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 About Visa Direct Visa Direct is Visa's real-time money movement platform that enables financial institutions, fintech's, businesses, and governments to send and receive funds quickly and securely to eligible cards, accounts, wallets, and other endpoints around the world. Visa Direct supports a broad range of consumer and commercial use cases, including person-to-person (P2P) payments, account-to-account transfers, merchant and marketplace payouts, gig-worker and earned wage access disbursements, insurance claim payments, loan disbursements, government benefit payments, real-time treasury and business payments, and cross-border remittances. By enabling near real-time money movement, Visa Direct helps clients improve customer experiences, enhance cash flow, reduce reliance on legacy payment methods, and compete more effectively in an increasingly real-time payments ecosystem. Responsibilities: The Senior Manager, Visa Direct FI Sales will be responsible for driving Visa Direct growth through the acquisition, expansion, and management of financial institution relationships. This role will manage the sales lifecycle from client discovery and opportunity identification through solution development, commercial negotiations, implementation planning, and ongoing relationship management. The successful candidate will work closely with Visa Account Executives and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, develop client-specific money movement strategies, and help financial institutions accelerate adoption of Visa Direct solutions. The role requires strong relationship management skills, commercial acumen, and deep knowledge of the evolving payments landscape. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with Account Executives and cross-functional stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and pursue Visa Direct opportunities across regional and community financial institutions. Execute sales strategies and account plans designed to grow Visa Direct adoption and transaction volume among financial institutions. Consult with clients to understand strategic objectives, payment challenges, customer needs, and money movement priorities. Serve as a trusted advisor on payment trends, competitive dynamics, real-time payments, digital wallets, account-to-account solutions, and cross-border money movement. Develop and present compelling business cases, value propositions, and commercial recommendations that demonstrate the benefits of Visa Direct. Structure, negotiate, and support the closing of commercial opportunities while balancing client requirements, Visa objectives, and long-term partnership goals. Partner with product, finance, legal, risk, technology, marketing, and client services teams to advance opportunities and support successful client onboarding. Collaborate with processors, fintech's, payment enablers, and ecosystem partners to help deliver scalable money movement solutions. Maintain an active pipeline of opportunities, provide accurate forecasting, and support regional revenue and growth objectives. Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships through additional Visa Direct capabilities, use cases, and payment flows. Present Visa Direct capabilities and recommendations to client stakeholders, industry events, and internal teams. Leverage market insights, client feedback, and competitive intelligence to help inform sales strategies and