Global Brand - Consumer Products - Director, Strategic Initiatives & Operations

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$178K/yr – $286K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead Visa's premium product, e-commerce, and travel-led growth marketing to unify strategy, execution, and measurement across global product, cross-border, and regional teams.

  • Own cross-functional marketing strategy and multi-year investment planning across the Office of the CMO and business units.
  • Must-have: 10+ years in global brand strategy or marketing with senior leadership.
  • Standout: Proven ability to lead executive steering, KPI tracking, and cross-BU alignment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Set annual and multi-year marketing plans and business case for multi-year investments, across function to support capital allocations for the Office of CMO as well as Product and cross border business units.
  • Lead operational strategy to form 'central hub' for Global Product and Global Business units to orchestrate marketing functional responses across B2C, B2B, sponsorships, and marketing services teams.
  • Operate as Visa’s single point of ownership for premium product marketing, e-commerce marketing, and travel‑led growth marketing, unifying strategy, execution, measurement, and partner enablement across Global Product, the Cross‑Border Business Unit, Global Marketing, and Regions.
  • Drive cross‑functional coordination (QBRs, operating model, resourcing, communications, OKR setting and cadence) with the Affluent Product and Benefits Team, Cross Border Business Unit, and E‑commerce product teams, whom Global Brand - Consumer Products are accountable to.
  • Operate Executive Steering Committees to ensure transparency, pacing, resourcing and expectations are met for enterprise.
  • Partner with Insights and Analytics to establish, track, and readout KPI and Measurement Progress with business unit groups.
  • Support cross‑initiative planning, product launch sequencing and integration of seasonality travel calendar with benefits amplification of Infinite proposition.
  • Integrate A.I. across the team activities, drive innovation pilots that bridge the marketing portfolio under Consumer Products, and lead special projects as determined by the VP of Brand Marketing - Consumer Products.

Requirements

  • 10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred

  • 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in global brand strategy, brand marketing, or related field - financial services or technology experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong executive presence with highly effective written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present with impact.
  • Strong planning, organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Resourcefulness with strong sense of accountability and results-oriented drive.
  • Role models and influences aspirational behaviors of leading courageously, obsessing about customers, collaborating as one Visa, and executing with excellence.
  • Ability to initiate and drive opportunities independently across multiple complex projects that have strategic implications for the brand and company, while operating in an environment that changes quickly.

Benefits

  • Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.
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Visa

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Learn more at Visa.com.

Founded in 2011
Foster City, California, USA
29K employees (1,634 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$113.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.8%
Direct
47.1%
Referral
8.8%
Social
1.2%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~29.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,328 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
19 years
Median Tenure
6.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
16

Funding

Last Raise
Post IPO Equity, 10 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2016
    Post IPO Equity

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