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Job Description

• Managers in Product Development/Management at the Consultant / Manager level are responsible for driving product strategy from conception through implementation. The role focuses on identifying new business and market opportunities, creating business plans, and ensuring product consistency with organizational objectives. As a central resource, the manager interacts with systems, marketing, and sales during product development, formulates and executes long-term plans for cost and profit control, and promotes the use of new technologies and industry-leading trends.

All roles require digital fluency, including the ability to work with emerging technologies such as Generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot) to support everyday work.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct product strategy from conception and definition through implementation.
• Identify new business and market opportunities and create appropriate business plans.
• Determine market requirements and ensure product alignment with organizational image and objectives.
• Serve as a central resource interacting with systems, marketing, and sales during product development.
• Formulate and execute long-term plans for cost and profit control.
• Promote adoption of new technologies and industry-leading trends.

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD.
• Experience in creating vision statements and setting product goals.
• Experience in defining product strategy.
• Experience in product design.
• Experience in customer discovery and designing new products based on that discovery.
• Experience in product execution.
• Experience in defining and leading plans to achieve product goals.
• Experience working within matrixed, ambiguous environments and understanding the issuing dynamic within the broader payments ecosystem.
• Experience working in Agile frameworks and comfortable working in matrixed organizations.
• Experience in process or core banking best practices and passion to implement these across teams.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, grow, retain, and lead high-caliber technical talent.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD.
• Senior product management experience in Digital, Payments, and Financial Services.
• Proven track record of successfully launching and managing digital products for issuers.
• Deep background in issuing institutions and needs when growing/managing large card portfolios.
• Strong expertise in defining and executing product strategy, product roadmaps, and go-to-market plans leveraging data to inform decision making and secure influence.
• Solid understanding of software development processes and technologies to collaborate effectively with engineering and design teams.

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Position Summary

• This role is responsible for driving the achievement of Visa’s regulatory and policy objectives through strategic engagements with key government officials, policymakers, public influencers, and regulators in anglophone West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia).

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a West African Government Affairs strategy, with clear objectives, timelines, and actions aligned to Visa’s global policy and regional priorities.
• Manage operations including budgets, reporting, and timely delivery of high-quality position papers, policy briefs, analyses, and engagement plans.
• Align policy initiatives with business goals and provide guidance to support market growth and innovation.
• Monitor and influence legislation, regulation, and policy affecting Visa’s interests, advocating for favorable outcomes.
• Build and sustain relationships with government bodies, industry groups, NGOs, and multilaterals. Represent Visa in strategic forums to shape payment policies.
• Implement best practices in advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory monitoring, refine processes for efficiency and impact.
• Promote internal awareness of Government Affairs through training, briefings, and updates.

Key Competencies

• Understanding of the digital payments industry and its economic and social impact.
• Strong ability to analyze, interpret, and anticipate regulations and policy frameworks impacting digital payments and fintech ecosystems.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing stakeholder relations strategies.
• In-depth knowledge of business and political environments in Nigeria.
• Strong political and business acumen.
• Creative and innovative thinking.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Budgeting and financial management experience.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Motivated self-starter, able to work independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision.
• Strong teamwork and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Computer literacy.

Job Scope

• Reports to the Senior Director and Head of Government Affairs for Western and Central Africa.
• Works closely with country, CEMEA hub-level, and global colleagues, including teams in Country Management, Corporate Communications, Legal, Marketing, Strategy, Risk Management, Social Impact, and Products.
• Collaborates with Government Affairs colleagues globally to develop and refine best practices.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on policy, regulatory issues, and government relations for cross-divisional business teams.

The role involves frequent travel within anglophone West Africa.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or at least 7 years of experience with an advanced degree (e.g., Master’s, MBA, JD, MD), or 3 years with a PhD.

Preferred Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 9+ years with an advanced degree, or 5+ years with a PhD.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Public Policy, International Relations, Law, or related fields.
• 10–12 years’ experience in government relations, regulatory, or public policy roles.