Lead Technical Program Manager

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

Visa Direct is Visa's real-time payment platform that enables secure, instant, and global money movement across cards, accounts, and wallets. It supports a wide range of use cases including P2P transfers, B2C disbursements, cross-border remittances, and B2B transactions. Visa Direct is a strategic growth engine within Visa's Commercial & Money Movement Solutions (CMS) division.

As a Lead Technical Program Manager in the Visa Direct PMO, you will lead the execution of Visa Direct initiatives by managing cross-functional teams, driving complex integrations, and delivering scalable solutions that enhance speed, reliability, and user experience. You'll collaborate with product, engineering, and external partners to expand capabilities and advance Visa's mission to become the one-stop-shop for global money movement. You must possess a strong background in software development processes along with proven leadership, facilitation, and collaboration skills. This role is responsible for the end-to-end execution of assigned projects and scrum teams, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery from concept through implementation. The ideal candidate is adaptable and thrives in both Agile and traditional environments, with a growth mindset and a process-driven approach. Success in this role requires the ability to navigate ambiguity, embrace change, and continuously learn emerging technologies-including Gen AI and Agentic AI.

Essential Functions :

• Lead end-to-end execution of complex initiatives from concept through delivery, ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes.
• Develop and manage integrated plans and schedules to track progress and dependencies across internal and external teams.
• Drive program execution across geographically distributed teams using Agile, Scrum, and Lean methodologies.
• Partner with Product and Technology leads to drive Quarterly Execution Planning (QEP), leveraging Jira Align as the single source of truth.
• Facilitate prioritization of initiatives and epics aligned to organizational objectives (OKRs) and workforce capacity.
• Manage team rosters and resource data within Jira, Jira Align, and Polaris.
• Ensure effective participation across programs in QEP activities, collaborating with Operations, Cybersecurity, and other Visa Technology verticals.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies while maintaining transparency with stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with Visa's Agile Management Methodology (AM2), Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes.
• Support internal and external audits to ensure continuous audit readiness and process compliance.
• Provide clear, inclusive, and timely communication across all stakeholders to support decision-making and change adoption.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by promoting modern Agile, Lean, and design-thinking practices.
• Coach and mentor other program managers, fostering a culture of learning, inclusion, and collaboration.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required.

Who You Are

This is a hybrid position. Expectations of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Information

Work Hours : Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements : This position requires travel5-10% of the time.

Mental / Physical Requirements : This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY : The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 192,300.00 to 278,800.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. 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.