Senior Manager, AI Practice, Visa Consulting & Analytics

This role is designed for a hands-on AI technologist who can independently design prototype and demonstrate Agentic AI solutions while also operating in a consulting environment. You will personally build proof-of-concepts and demos translate client problem statements into agentic AI architectures and then lead full solution builds in collaboration with market teams data engineers AI engineers and third-party vendors.

In this role you are expected to provide:

Hands-on AI Solution Development & Prototyping:

• Architect prototype and develop end-to-end agentic AI use casesincluding data pipelines LLM workflows tools and agentsculminating in working demos and proof-of-concepts that can be used with clients and internal stakeholders
• Design and implement MLOps patterns in partnership with data science data engineering and Global AI teams including model versioning evaluation monitoring and deployment workflows
• Independently build AI prototypes and demos (e.g. agentic workflows RAG systems multi-agent orchestration) to validate concepts before scaling with engineering teams

Cross-functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Act as the AI SME representing VCA AP to collaborate with technology data science organization to create the right Agentic AI solutions for the FI and merchant clients
• Partner with AP market teams to co-create validate and scale AI solutionsserving as the technical lead who bridges client needs market context and engineering execution
• Manage and guide third-party AI vendors or platform partners as part of solution delivery when applicable

End-to-End Agentic AI Solution Delivery & Quality Ownership:

• Lead end-to-end Agentic AI solution buildsfrom client problem framing through concept design prototyping and production handover.
• Translate client business problems into agentic AI architectures defining agents tools workflows evaluation metrics and deployment patterns.
• Act as the technical lead working with data engineers AI engineers platform teams and third-party vendors to deliver production-grade solutions.
• Ensure solution quality across performance scalability security cost efficiency and responsible AI considerations.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications :

We are looking to hire candidates that have already accumulated a variety of experience you will be curious about the payments industry results-driven and client-centric. As a candidate you should have both technical and business acumen

• 10 years of relevant professional experience in applied AI analytics or software-based solution development with a strong track record of hands-on delivery of AI or Generative AI solutions.
• Experience building end-to-end AI solutions that integrate data ingestion model inference orchestration and user-facing interfaces (e.g. APIs dashboards lightweight UIs).
• Demonstrated ability to independently design and build working AI prototypes and demos not just conceptual architectures.
• Ability to communicate complex AI concepts through live demos prototypes and walkthroughs with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to develop LLM-based agentic workflows to support suitable business use cases. Essential for applying AI to real-world problem
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and SQL
• Expertise in Generative AI frameworks and libraries e.g. LangChain LlamaIndex AutoGen CrewAI Langraph llamacpp & OpenAI. Specific expertise relevant to the job role
• Good knowledge on Prompt engineering techniques and cost optimization strategies for Closed Source LLMs.
• Proficiency in developing LLM-based RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across data model prompt and orchestration layers.

What will also help:

• Understanding of Payments and Banking Industry including Consumer Credit Consumer debit Small Business Commercial Co-Brand and Merchant
• Prior consulting experience is beneficial but not mandatory; candidates from strong engineering AI product or applied research backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply
• Experience using demos as a consulting tool to drive client understanding alignment and decision-making.
• Willingness to travel

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