Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs

GROUP OVERVIEW

Government Affairs drives our business by shaping the policy and regulatory environment to accelerate digital payments ensuring Visa is the best way to pay and be paid for everyone, everywhere. We excel with clients, governments, and partners to enable everyone to participate fully in the digital economy, delivering economic growth, innovation, and positive social impact. We are diverse and inclusive committed to being a best in class global government affairs team.

Central America and the Caribbeans CARCAM government affairs team supports the ongoing growth of the companys business by proactively engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to promote Visas capabilities and contributions to public policy agendas and economic growth protect the business through shaping the policy environment to minimize regulatory risk inform internal and external clients on regulatory developments and partner with governments on their digital payments priorities including on government as client opportunities in tandem with other internal teams.

POSITION SUMMARY 

The executive will report to the head of government affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean and work closely with a wide range of in country and regional functional teams. The position requires strong analytical capabilities and demonstrated experience successfully dealing with regulatory issues, excellent levels of communication and presentation skills to interact with national and sub national government officials and developed skills coordinating multi disciplinary groups to lead projects. It is highly preferred that the executive has experience working on Central American and Caribbean financial sector issues, particularly in the payments or the banking arena, from either the private or the public sector. The main objectives of the position are to develop and implement a proactive agenda to ensure the CARCAMs public policy priorities are aligned with industry and corporate objectives to grow financial inclusion and digital payments adoption, as well as to increase national and sub national governments participation in the digital payments space.

Essential Functions

• Develop and implement the government affairs strategy for CARCAM in close coordination with the Head of Government Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean, and other Visa local and regional functional leaders to achieve agreed objectives.
• Think strategically and provide sound advice and support on matters of legislative, policy, and regulatory interest to internal and external clients, in close coordination with other incumbent teams.
• Monitor, analyze and coordinate efforts to mitigate potential regulation that might negatively affect the digital payments industry and Visa business.
• Lead and coordinate Visas positions and advocacy strategies on regulatory and policy issues in CARCAM. Record and share best practices with government bodies, regulators, and industry stakeholders to promote digital payments.
• Support Visas regulatory information needs as a regulated entity and coordinate responses to regulatory consultations.
• Build proactive, trusted relationships with key government officials, regulators, and lawmakers.
• Collaborate with local and regional government affairs professionals and industry associations to develop strategies and engagement plans to boost financial inclusion and digital payments.
• Support partners issuers, acquirers, fintechs, merchants in understanding payments regulation, alongside the Head of Government Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean, Legal, and business teams.
• Proactively identify strategic business issues and opportunities for Visa and its clients.
• Identify potential business partnerships with national and sub national government agencies in the delivery of social services, payment of taxes, and other potential government programs that may benefit from the adoption of digital payments.

Basic Qualifications

• 10 years of work experience with a bachelors degree or at least 8 years of experience with an advanced degree, e.g. Masters MBA JD MD
• At least 8 years of experience in a relevant corporate position regulatory or government agency or consultancy on any country within CARCAMs financial system, payments, banking and or technology issues.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret, communicate and explain complex regulatory and legislative matters.
• Spanish required and fluent in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proactive, pragmatic and results oriented.
• Combination of political and business acumen.
• Skilled in managing, organizing, and sharing data and insights from public reports and industry papers.
• Strategic stakeholder advocacy skills.
• Experience managing direct reports.
• Superior inter personal, presentational, and written communication skills.
• Ability to act independently but also within a team environment.
• Experience in a similar industry or sector is an important plus.
• Leads by example and able to generate respect and loyalty with a strong commitment to collaboration. Impeccable ethics and high level of integrity.

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.