Director, Strategic Network Expansion Lead Asia Pacific, Visa Direct Network and Operations

**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** Team Summary**

The Visa Direct Network and Operations team is charged with building a differentiated network with reach and scale, enabling and continually innovating value driving services and experiences that meet our clients and end consumer needs while also anticipating future requirements. Our network and operations are built for scale. We set the tone for best-in-class operational excellence, empowering client success. We act like owners, maintain strong cost discipline and the drive highest and best use of our talent and investments.

**Job Description and Responsibilities**
- and long-term strategies, while influencing leadership across the company to implement and execute.

This role will dual-report to the Head of AP Partner Network and the Head of Global Strategic Initiatives.

**Key responsibilities of this role will include**:

- Lead in-market engagement, stakeholder management and prioritisation of licensing, RTP Scheme and regulatory activities.
- Create market-specific landscape overview documents for current and future licensing markets, including Direct to RTP Scheme requirements, regulatory market considerations and operational considerations.
- Act as the liaison between the strategy team and regulatory team, noting key dependencies and providing guidance on meeting goals simultaneously.
- Collaborate with legal teams and chosen external consultancy / external counsel firms to ensure regulatory compliance with licensing-related activities.
- Inform operational execution teams of identified local regulatory nuances which may require impact assessments and associated strategy plans for new or impacted operational practices required for regulatory expansion

**Qualifications**
Basic Qualifications
- 12 years of more of relevant experience with strong understanding of the financial sector, regulatory environment, and emerging fintech trends.
- Proven experience in a strategic delivery role within the financial services industry, focusing on collaboration with central banks, commercial banks, regulatory authorities and fintech partners.
- Deep understanding and expertise across global regulatory, compliance and operational environments.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
- Excellent project management skills, with a track record of successfully leading and delivering complex projects.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior-level stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker with a proactive and results-oriented approach.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities

**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.