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Sr. Project Manager, Enterprise Business Architecture (Ref: 101307)
Sector, Sub Sector: Other
Compliance Type: Regulatory/Compliance
Expertise: -
Company: VISA
Location: Foster City , California Americas, United States
Employment Type: Permanent
Job Description:


Visa Inc. is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks. 

 

Visa does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations enable its bank customers to offer consumers choices: Pay now with debit, ahead of time with prepaid or later with credit products. From the world's major cities to remote areas without banks, people are increasingly relying on digital currency along with mobile technology to use their money anytime, make purchases online, transfer funds and access basic financial services. All of which makes their lives easier and helps grow economies.

  

Behind the Visa brand are more than 5,000 talented employees who continuously raise the bar with innovative solutions and products that deliver the convenience and security of digital currency to more people all over the world.

 

The mission of the Technology Office is to improve decision-making through collaboration with management, staff, and clients on technology strategy, enterprise architecture, and investments in strategic technology.  The Senior Project Manager is responsible for project planning and budgeting and for successful cross-divisional execution of multiple, concurrent, enterprise-wide projects sponsored by the Technology Office.

                                                                                                   

Responsibilities:


  • Work with business and technology subject matter experts to define scope, create estimates, develop budgets and project plans, and produce Statements of Work and other documentation needed for funding approvals.

  • Direct project activities, conduct reviews, manage risk mitigation and change control processes, and communicate status to senior executives within the Technology Office and within development and business partner organizations.

  • Provide project teams with expertise, direction, motivation, and encouragement.

  • Achieve project goals by engaging effectively with stakeholders at all management levels across Visa, including Technology Office architects and strategists, technical subject matter experts in the Global Systems development groups and Global Operations, business partners, vendors, and Visa senior management.

  • Assist as needed with coordination and continuous improvement of various Technology Office initiatives and programs, such as IT investment planning, architecture governance, and partner management.

  • Ensure that all Technology Office projects are in compliance with Visa's Project Management Methodology and Key Controls and that accurate and timely information is collected and reported regularly on project progress and financial status.



  • Eight to ten years of proven experience managing technically and politically complex cross-organizational projects.  Previous project management experience at Visa is preferred.

  • PMP certification is required.

  • A BA/BS or equivalent work experience is required.  Concentration in Computer Science or a related technical discipline and/or an MS/MBA is a plus.

  • Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.  In particular, a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate technical and business issues and solutions to multiple organizational levels internally and externally as needed to support the Technology Office's strategic goals.

  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

  • Solid analytical skills and ability to think strategically.

  • Financial services and card payments experience is a plus.

  • Strong leadership qualities and organizational skills as well as the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, assignments, and roles.

  • Demonstrated ability to succeed in a complex organization where the ability to discover and internalize diverse stakeholder goals is critical to brokering solutions that are in the best interest of Visa as a whole.

  • Independent judgment and mature decision making skills to deal with Technology Office projects that often have enterprise-wide scope and may have significant cost and time-to-market impacts.

  • Ability to work independently, yet seamlessly integrate activities with other teams when needed.

  • Strong process orientation and a solid understanding of project management techniques, methodologies, and best practices.
Job Ref No: 101307