Company Description
Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
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Job Description
What’s it all about?
The Strategic Initiatives Team is a critical, high-profile team with direct reporting line to the Regional Managing Director within the CEE Cluster.
This team is primarily accountable for:

• Leading the CEE Cluster portfolio of strategic initiatives, in partnership with the Leadership team and local market team
• Supporting the organization in meeting its strategic objectives via the execution of cross functional transformation and change initiatives
• Strengthening Visa's cross functional delivery capabilities and driving the development and adoption of best practices across Europe
• Focus on specific long-term initiatives accountable for strategy and execution of non-card payments, e Commerce and partnerships

What we expect of you day-to-day:
The Senior Manager in Strategic Initiatives Team will be based in Bucharest in Romania accountable for driving the CEE Cluster portfolio of strategic initiatives for the RCSB Sub-Cluster. This position will be responsible for defining and operationalizing the medium and long-term agenda for CEE Cluster strategic Initiatives within assigned market. The Senior Manager will collaborate across RCSB Sub-Cluster and the Cluster Leadership Team to drive alignment on strategic priorities, identify and assess new growth opportunities, and support strategic planning activity. This role reports into the Head of Strategic Initiatives in CEE Cluster.


Key focus areas:


Non-Card Payments Strategy & Execution:

• Strategy Implementation: Deliver on the CEE strategy for non-card payments by executing agreed initiatives aimed at securing our market position
• Market Participation: Explore opportunities for direct participation in non-card transactions in relevant markets
• Revenue Generation: Develop and implement plans to generate new revenue streams from non-card payments

CEE e Commerce Business Growth:

• Transaction Volume Increase: Achieve targeted increases in CNP transactions and volume across assigned markets
• Operational Excellence: Ensure best-in-class transaction experiences by delivering on operational KPIs
• Initiative Development: Identify and drive new CNP initiatives with high incremental revenue potential

Strategic Partnerships:

• Long-term Cooperations: Deploy long-term cooperations with significant revenue impact supporting the execution of our long-term strategy
• Strategic Alliances: Create and nurture strategic partnerships with investment commitments
• Framework Development: Build new frameworks for effective partnerships cooperation and support local markets

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Qualifications
Additional Information
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.