Senior Director, Software Engineering

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead teams in the development of Visa Issuing Solutions products
• Deliver high-quality products and features, managing the process from idea to final delivery, including design, development, testing, and release deployment
• Timely delivery of assigned modules within an agile team setting
• Accurately scope efforts, identify risks, and communicate trade-offs with team members and stakeholders
• Cook up and participate in Continuous Integration activities
• Communicate status updates, issues, and potential risks promptly and accurately
• Perform tasks related to data governance and system infrastructure as required

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA /JD/MD), or a minimum of 5 years of work experience with a PhD
• Preferred Qualifications: 15 or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 12 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD), PhD with 9+ years of experience
• 12+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree, OR 15+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience in leading software engineering teams in the development and delivery of complex applications
• Experience in managing end-to-end product lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and support
• Experience in agile methodologies and continuous integration practices
• Experience in risk assessment, effort scoping, and stakeholder communication
• Experience in automation frameworks and core product code contribution
• Experience in driving innovation and adaptability within engineering teams
• Experience in post-deployment support and release management
• Experience in data governance and system infrastructure
• Experience in communicating technical status and risks to diverse stakeholders

Pay

The estimated salary range for this position is $194,700.00 to $ 340,800.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable).

Schedule

Visa will accept applications for this role until at least June 29, 2026. If this is posting, we are still accepting applications.

Work Hours

Variates 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.