Sr. Manager, Visa Crypto Account Management

Are you passionate about the intersection of payments and blockchains Are you excited about the challenge of leading partnerships with the most strategic crypto and stablecoin players 
As a strategic partnership lead in Visas Crypto organization you will be responsible for managing and growing relationships with leading crypto-native wallets exchanges ramps orchestrators and enablers globally. You will act as the primary point of contact for these accounts driving commercial success solutioning and partnership expansion. This role sits at the intersection of payments blockchain innovation and go-to-market execution requiring both strategic vision and hands-on client management. You help lead Visa as the bridge between new digital currency wallets and 150 million merchants financial institutions and other key partners to successfully expand our business into this high growth vertical. 

Key Responsibilities

Account Ownership & Relationship Management:

• Serve as the global relationship lead for a portfolio of high-impact crypto-native accounts.
• Build and nurture multi-level relationships with client executives and internal stakeholders (product engineering risk legal and regional teams).
• Act as a trusted advisor providing market insights thought leadership and guidance on the evolving payments and digital asset landscape.

Commercial Leadership & Solutioning:

• Lead end-to-end deal cycles: identify opportunities structure and negotiate commercial agreements and oversee execution.
• Deliver tailored solutions for clients collaborating with product and technical teams to integrate Visas crypto offerings.
• Drive revenue growth and adoption of Visas products and solutions tracking and reporting on key metrics.

Strategic Collaboration & Ecosystem Engagement:

• As the global lead coordinate closely with regional teams to ensure seamless execution and alignment on priorities.
• Collaborate closely with Visa crypto product technical and engineering teams to execute on client priorities.
• Represent Visa at industry events client meetings and in the broader crypto ecosystem as a subject matter expert.

Market & Product Strategy:

• Stay ahead of market trends regulatory developments and competitive dynamics in the crypto and payments space.
• Provide feedback to product and leadership teams influencing roadmap and go-to-market strategies.
• Co-create and pilot new use cases with clients leveraging Visas capabilities to unlock mutual growth.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office 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
• Current or former experience in payments or crypto industry are strongly preferred
• 6 years work experience in investment strategy GTM product BD or sales in the financial sector with a Bachelors Degree or a 4 years work experience with Masters Degree
• Proven track record in account management business development or sales ideally with complex multi-stakeholder deals
• Deep understanding of blockchain stablecoins and the broader digital asset ecosystem
• Strong analytical problem-solving and project management abilities
• Entrepreneurial mindset comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving initiatives from concept to execution
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal ability to communicate with key stakeholders and present to senior leadership team
• Sales experience including running a deal cycle end-to-end and negotiating is strongly preferred
• Ability to successfully build strong partnerships with cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization

Additional Information :

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 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 this position is 153700.00 to 246200.00 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 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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time