Communications Manager
5 days 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**
This is a key role within SSA CR organization, advancing Visa’s business interests across South Africa via the deployment of effective internal and external communications. The Communications Manager will actively contribute to the overall development of the Regional CEMEA CR function and agenda.
**Principle Responsibilities/Key Results Area**
- Proactively create and execute efficient and timely communications strategies that align to and support the regional business development priorities
- Build and maintain relationship with key media outlets across SA, in accordance with CR strategy and protocols with a particular focus on Tier1 outlets. Become a key contributor to crisis/issues management in market/regions of responsibility.
- Participate actively as a core member of the CEMEA CR team and advocate to the SA leadership teams the overall communications agenda and function priorities. Ensure CR plays an active role in shaping the business agenda locally.
- Raise awareness of the company and improve its corporate reputation among critical audiences in each market as measured by media coverage, message pull-through and, where possible, perception audits.
- Build and grow new external partnerships in line with our global purpose agenda.
- Build and implement product communications plans, with particular focus on digital payments and innovation
- Effectively manage agency/partner suppliers and coach them to excellence. Set goals for self and the agency team to deliver against the CR strategy.
- Develop effective integrated communication’s programs joint with the marketing teams on major projects.
- Participate as a key advisor on effective regional employee engagement programs.
- Operate as a flexible team member within the wider SSA communications team
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 two days a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% of the time based on business needs.
**Qualifications**:
**Preferred Qualifications**:
- 6-8+ years of work experience with 5+ years specializing in Corporate Communications in a senior management role
- Bachelors Degree or Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
- Agency experience beneficial
- Fluency in English (French a bonus)
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.
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