Solutions Management, Vdp-ssa Product, Director
3 weeks ago
Company Description
Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging - where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world - helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
**Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.**
**Job Description**:
**Purpose**
Support the strategic development of Visas business in South Africa covering initiatives related to Core Consumer Products (Debit, Credit, Prepaid), value added services and innovations across South Africa and its surrounding clusters.
This role will also be responsible for working closely with cross functional teams in the sell in and optimization of Visa’s product suite to key fintechs and non-traditional players.
Key Responsibilities
- ** Scope**:South Africa cluster & key non-traditional partner accounts in Sub-Saharan Africa, based in Johannesburg.
**Key Result Areas**
- Provide product support of strategic initiatives for South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, and strategic accounts.
- Assess and leverage appropriate business models, products, solutions, and successes throughout Visa regionally and globally.
- Have a good understanding of the industry in which Visa operates. Assess and develop plans which identify and address Visa’s position with competitors, threats, and development opportunities for the Visa business.
- Take an active role in the engagement of Clients in accordance with the strategic initiatives of the market.
- Provide general support of Visas products to Clients - particular emphasis on core products, digital products, and value-added services in addition to marketing efforts.
- Prepare and execute product development, support plans and their implementation within Visa.
- Work with the local Product Management teams to ensure the needs of the South Africa market is highly prioritized.
- Help to build the strategy and approach to drive the go to market and business results for strategic non-traditional partner accounts.
**Key Performance Indicators & Decision Making**:
- Manage expenses and budgets. Support with financial management of Product budget and allocation of funding to ensure spend is maximized & tracked to achieve key business goals that drive business growth.
- Provide support for product strategy and benefit platform value proposition development.
- Follow correct governance to maintain an exemplary control environment.
- Support with South Africa product strategic business plans & initiatives in conjunction with local and regional management.
- Development of strong influential and respectable relationships with Local and Regional Product Development counterparts.
- Support with achievement of country business targets.
- Anchor the execution of Data Product related initiatives.
- 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**:
Professional
Tertiary qualification with a business, marketing, or other relevant degree
post-graduate qualification will be advantageous, but not an absolute requirement
6 years’ experience in payments, banking, or financial services
Experience in product management, and/or marketing management
Technical
Analytical experience with insight and understanding of segmentation and modelling consulting principles and other product management principles
Ability to support and develop business case financial models
Exposure to digital products and digital product management will be advantageous
An in-depth understanding of the payment landscape in South Africa and its environs
Extremely competent with computer based programs including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook and the Internet
Strong project management and execution skills
Business
Good networker with experience at senior levels
Strong conceptualization and problem solving skills
Superior people skills
Good business analytical skills
Strong relationship management skills
Confidence and ability to sell and negotiate with others
Entrepreneurial skills and ability to take initiative
Self-driven, highly motivated team player
Execution driven
Additional Information
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive con
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