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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailWe are seeking a dynamic and innovative leader with a proven track record of delivering modern large-scale and complex services and products powered by transformative technologies. The ideal candidate excels at leading through influence inspiring high-performing and diverse technical teams at all levels of the organization. You will drive to success by fostering strong collaboration with product teams to achieve ambitious business goals.
In this role you will provide hands-on technical leadership for multiple development teams focusing on defining executing and delivering both functional and non-functional features on a scale. You will cultivate a culture of cross-functional collaboration and engineering excellence championing new ideas and introducing industry best practices to benefit both the team and the broader organization. This position requires balancing business needs and innovative solutions with operational excellence all while adhering to regulatory security and privacy standards.
You will be expected to rapidly evaluate and integrate new ideas and technologies from internal and external sources aligning them with emerging business opportunities. By doing so you will help build a culture of innovation and a relentless drive for excellence.
Visa is rapidly expanding our Value Added Services product portfolio globally and the VAS Architecture and Platform organization sits at the intersection of numerous technologies platforms and solutions that enable this growth.
Bangalore is a key technology hub for Visa driving innovation generative AI and platform modernization initiatives. As the organizational lead for this site you will oversee diverse engineering teams guiding them as they deliver results for their respective product partners. Your teams will participate in complex multi-stakeholder initiatives where innovative integration patterns and emerging technologies are leveraged to enhance functionality and deliver greater value to the market.
We are looking for a proven technology innovation leader with exceptional communication and organizational skills to drive both immediate modernization and the definition of long-term strategic solutions. Expertise in agile delivery building purpose-driven teams and managing complex integration projects involving multiple internal applications and third-party solutions is critical. Experience with Generative AI and Machine Learning is essential. Prior background in payments and AI is a strong plus.
The successful candidate will thrive in the dynamic payments space and be comfortable leading global teams responsible for platform transformation. You will play a pivotal role in expanding our VAS solutions footprint exploring new paths to revenue by building modular open solutions that will scale with our business.
Essential Functions
Innovation and Technology Leadership
Spearhead the design development and implementation of innovative technologies and solutions including generative AI and modern integration patterns.
Foster a culture of innovation by encouraging experimentation knowledge sharing and the adoption of emerging technologies within the engineering team.
Champion the design and development of APIs that integrate Value-Added Services applications platforms and solutions to drive incremental business value.
Strategic Vision and Execution
Develop and execute a strategic vision for the VAS platform that aligns with Visas business goals and market opportunities.
Identify new market opportunities and enhance existing products to support business growth and platform modernization.
Lead the execution of the product modernization roadmap ensuring scalability reliability and alignment with industry best practices.
Engineering and Operational Excellence
Own the end-to-end software development lifecycle ensuring timely delivery of quality secure and high-performing solutions with significant business impact.
Promote engineering excellence by driving best practices in quality security performance scalability and resilience.
Manage technical debt optimize development costs and oversee the prioritization and delivery of enhancements and maintenance activities for multiple services.
Drive automation in software development testing and deployment processes to enhance productivity and time-to-market.
Ensure effective incident change and problem management within the platform.
Team Leadership and Talent Development
Hire retain and develop high-performing diverse global engineering teams.
Invest in career development through mentoring coaching and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Build purpose-driven teams with a strong focus on accountability collaboration and innovation.
Stakeholder and Client Engagement
Collaborate cross-functionally with geographically distributed development product operations infrastructure cybersecurity and support teams to deliver complete solutions.
Engage directly with clients and key stakeholders to understand needs gather feedback and ensure the VAS platform delivers exceptional value and innovation.
Operational Management
Oversee daily operations including budgeting planning resource management delivery tracking quality assurance partner relationships and performance metrics.
Ensure compliance with regulatory security and privacy standards across all development activities.
Continuous Improvement
Continuously assess and improve technology stacks development processes and methodologies to enhance productivity quality and efficiency.
Lead initiatives to modernize and scale the VAS platform expanding market reach and client base through best-in-class technology solutions.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related engineering field with 15 years of relevant work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters or PhD) with 14 years of relevant experience with highly technical and hands-on.
- Hands-on experience with emerging technologies including Generative AI and Machine Learning.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience building microservices using HTTP REST JSON and XML.
- Demonstrated experience as an innovation leader successfully guiding engineering teams to deliver new products or features to the market.
- Proven track record in managing software development teams delivering highly available enterprise-level distributed applications using languages such as Java Python C Golang or similar.
- Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and software development lifecycle.
- Experience working in complex organizational environments interpreting business and customer needs and delivering optimal solutions.
- Ability to articulate technical and business issues and solutions to various internal and external stakeholders to support organizational objectives.
- Skilled in establishing technical goals for projects defining actionable success metrics and tracking progress.
- Strong experience in coordinating multiple product and technical teams adept at removing roadblocks and collaboratively solving complex problems.
- Exceptional verbal written presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
- Experience delivering integrated solutions composed of both internally developed applications and third-party commercial offerings.
- Proficient in measuring services from the user experience perspective setting and monitoring SLAs and KPIs.
- Payment industry experience is highly desirable.
Additional Information :
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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Full-time