Director, Product Development

The role is responsible for leading Visas strategic product and innovation agenda in Peru ensuring highimpact deployment of our solutions technologies and capabilities. The position requires a deep understanding of Perus evolving payments ecosystem and close collaboration with specialized and regional teams (core products digital noncard rails innovation) to accelerate adoption and unlock new growth opportunities.
 

Nature of the Role

The ideal candidate is a strategic proactive and analytically strong product leader capable of connecting Visas product capabilities with the specific needs of the Peruvian market.

The role demands high autonomy strong business vision and the ability to influence the agendas of clients and ecosystem playersboth established and emerging.

This position reports directly to the VP of Products (based in Bogotá Colombia) and works in close alignment with hub and country teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Product Leadership

• Develop and execute the strategic product roadmap for Peru aligned with regional priorities client needs and market opportunities.
• Deeply understand the Peruvian payments ecosystem including new and emerging transactional flows to anticipate market shifts and design highvalue strategic actions.
• Provide thought leadership by analyzing market trends regulatory evolution and competitive dynamics creating insights that reinforce Visas role as an innovation leader in Peru.

2. Deep Client and Ecosystem Engagement

• Work closely with existing and emerging playersissuers acquirers fintechs wallets and new payment platformsto understand their strategies priorities and pain points at a granular level.
• Use these insights to increase Visas relevance shaping a product offering that strengthens partnerships and drives growth.
• Align Visas product vision with each partners business objectives ensuring faster and deeper adoption of the Visa product portfolio.  

3. GotoMarket and Commercial Acceleration

• Lead the introduction of new products capabilities and innovations leveraging regional and specialist teams.
• Build strong commercial narratives business cases and enablement materials to drive product deployment at scale.

4. Execution Monitoring and Performance Management

• Oversee the implementation of products and solutions ensuring operational excellence and alignment with defined objectives.  
• Identify operational risks challenges and optimization opportunities across functions (client services risk marketing etc.).

5. Innovation CoCreation and New Flows Development

• Drive cocreation initiatives pilots and proof of concept projects with clients and ecosystem partners.  
• Maintain a sharp understanding of how new transaction flows (A2A QR wallets disbursements online commerce P2P etc.) are evolving in Peru identifying opportunities and leading initiatives that enhance Visas positioning in these emerging spaces.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. 

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:

• 10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 6 years of work experience with a PhD
• Excellent verbal written and presentation skills in Spanish and English.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast paced environments.
• Strong capability to articulate complex business and technical concepts clearly.
• Solid understanding of business cases revenue models and financial analysis.
• Strong project management and stakeholder coordination skills.
• High degree of independent thinking collaboration and influence across teams.
• Ability to lead across multidisciplinary environments and drive outcomes without formal authority.

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