Overview

About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale - tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters - to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you. Job Description The Director, Strategy & Business Operations will serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the SVP, Platform Products. The role will help the Platform Products Leadership Team develop, communicate, and execute its strategy, translate priorities into measurable outcomes, and maintain alignment across a complex global portfolio. This role combines strategic planning, business operations, executive communications, and cross-functional execution. The Director will support the articulation of the Platform Products strategy, organize structured deep dives with initiative owners, establish a disciplined operating rhythm, and provide clear, data-driven updates to senior leaders. Working across Product, Technology, Design, Finance, People, and regional teams, the Director will help connect Visa's enterprise priorities to execution while advancing practical, AI-enabled ways of working that improve the quality and speed of planning, analysis, and communication. Essential Functions Strategic Planning & Execution Partner with the SVP and Platform Products Leadership Team to develop, refine, and communicate the organization's strategy and priorities. Ensure strategic priorities are clearly linked to evidenced client needs, business outcomes, and Visa's enterprise objectives. Translate strategy into a focused set of outcomes, measures, and actions, with clear ownership and follow-through. Support annual planning, quarterly business reviews, OKR development and review, and investment prioritization. Strategy Deep Dives Design and facilitate structured deep dives on the organization's most important strategic initiatives. Partner with initiative owners to define the questions to resolve, assemble relevant facts, and develop clear options and recommendations. Ensure reviews focus on client and business outcomes, strategic choices, execution confidence, dependencies, and decisions rather than activity reporting. Synthesize discussions into clear decisions, actions, owners, and follow-up. Executive Updates & Communications Establish a regular cadence of concise executive updates covering progress against outcomes, material risks, key decisions, and areas requiring intervention. Develop high-quality narratives, briefing materials, and presentations for senior leadership forums, business reviews, town halls, and other critical organizational moments. Translate complex product, platform, and technology topics into clear, decision-oriented communications for varied audiences. Support leadership messaging that strengthens organizational clarity, alignment, and engagement. Business Management & Operating Rhythm Lead key business management cadences, including strategy reviews, quarterly business reviews, OKR reviews, leadership meetings, off-sites, and planning processes. Coordinate with Finance and People partners on workforce planning, budget management, organizational priorities, and performance measures. Organize and prioritize critical information, issues, and data to support timely leadership decisions. Drive follow-through on leadership decisions and time-sensitive deliverables, ensuring clear ownership and completion. Continuously simplify processes, eliminate low-value activity, and improve organizational effectiveness. AI-Enabled Ways of Working Identify and apply AI-enabled tools and practices that improve strategy development, synthesis, planning