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About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale - tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters - to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join Visa's Authorization & Network Connectivity team within the core network platform organization. This role will serve as the primary and sole Product Manager for Visa Cloud Connect, Visa's strategic cloud-based connectivity product enabling secure, scalable access to VisaNet from public and hybrid cloud environments.

In addition to owning Visa Cloud Connect endtoend, this role will work closely with senior product leaders across Authorization and AI-driven network decisioning platforms to learn, contribute to, and support advanced authorization products such as Smarter Authorization (Smarter Auth), Smarter Retry, and Smarter StandIn Processing (Smarter STIP).

This is a highly technical, platform-focused product role suited for a senior PM who thrives in cloud connectivity, network infrastructure, data-intensive systems, and AIdriven platforms, and who wants to grow deeper into authorization and AI product management over time.

What You'll Do

Product Ownership & Strategy

• Act as the sole Product Manager for Visa Cloud Connect, with endtoend accountability for product vision, roadmap, delivery, and adoption
• Own cloud connectivity enablement and integration patterns across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Drive partnership with Cloud, Network, Security, and Architecture teams to ensure secure, compliant, and performant cloud-based access to VisaNet
• Support for hybrid, multicloud, and regional deployment models
• Define success metrics tied to client adoption, latency, resiliency, and scalability
• Lead roadmap decisions balancing modernization, extensibility, regulatory requirements, and backward compatibility

Secondary Scope - Authorization & AI Products (Growth Area)

• Partner with senior product managers and technical leaders to support and progressively contribute to Visa's AIdriven authorization portfolio, including Smarter Authorization (Smarter Auth), Smarter Retry & Smarter StandIn Processing (Smarter STIP)
• Develop working knowledge of AI/ML concepts as applied to authorization, resilience, and network intelligence
• Support analysis of product performance, approval lift, model behavior, and client value using largescale data

Execution & Delivery

• Translate complex business and technical requirements into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Lead backlog prioritization and delivery planning across multiple parallel initiatives
• Collaborate effectively across Engineering, Network, Cloud, Security, Operations, Risk, Client Services, and Regional teams
• Support internal and external stakeholders with product documentation, enablement materials, and subjectmatter expertise
• Use strong analytical skills to inform product decisions and measure outcomes
• Work handson with data to analyze connectivity, authorization, and retry behavior using SQL, explore largescale transaction and authorization datasets using Hadoop / big data platforms

Network & Platform Focus

• Ensure products meet Visa's high bar for availability, latency, security, and compliance
• Support modernization initiatives including APIbased access, cloud connectivity, and scalable file/data exchange
• Understand and incorporate regulatory, localization, and regional requirements into product design

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

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
Preferred Qualifications

• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
• Strong experience owning platform or infrastructure-scale products as a senior individual contributor
• Prior work in one or more of the following areas:
• Network connectivity or integration platforms
• APIs, filebased data exchange, or B2B integrations
• Payments processing, authorization, clearing, or settlement systems
• Strong technical fluency and ability to work deeply with engineering and architecture teams
• Handson familiarity with AWS, GCP or Azure is a plus
• Strong data skills, including SQL; experience with Hadoop or bigdata platforms is a strong plus
• Exposure to or strong interest in AI/ML-driven products, especially in decisioning or realtime systems
• Proven ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, and drive outcomes in large, matrixed organizations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly
• Experience operating products in regulated, highavailability, missioncritical environments is a strong plus

U.S. Applicants Only

The estimated salary range for this positionis $169,100.00 to $ 270,800.00 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.

Work Hours

Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements

This position requires travel 5-10% 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 protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.