Director - Consumer Products at Visa

Job Description

• Product leadership for core consumer products (Debit, Credit, Prepaid) across markets in South Africa
• Work with Visa’s clients and Business Development teams to ensure the product requirements of clients and Visa cardholders are clearly understood and prioritized
• Drive product-related and strategic initiatives with Visa’s clients, in collaboration with Business Development, Marketing and other functional teams
• Pro-actively identify opportunities for growth and/or improvement
• Provide input to new business opportunities and formal proposals (e.g. RFP’s)
• Develop and manage products relevant to South Africa
• Manage the introduction, communication and general implementation of product and service releases, new products and enhancements of services in South Africa
• In cases where new products or capabilities are deployed in South Africa, work with cross-functional stakeholders and clients to understand local requirements and adapt products as required
• In cases where localized products, benefits or platforms are required to serve the needs of South African clients, take end-to-end accountability to develop and launch such capabilities, including competitor analyses, business cases, project and vendor management and cross-functional collaboration
• Accountable for performance of Consumer products across South Africa
• Review performance, available reporting and request additional management information as required for all products within the region
• Manage expenses and budgets
• Manage expenses and forecasts to ensure that budgets are appropriately allocated and spent
• Follow Correct Governance To Maintain An Exemplary Control Environment

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification with a business, marketing, or other relevant degree
• Post-graduate qualification will be advantageous, but not an absolute requirement
• More than 8 years’ experience in payments, banking or financial services
• Experience in product management, and/or marketing management, and/or consulting
• Strong project management and execution skills
• Insight and understanding of analytics, segmentation and other product management principles
• Experience of management and/or business strategy will be advantageous
• Exposure to digital products and digital product management will be advantageous
• Strong conceptualization and problem solving skills
• Good networker with experience at senior levels

Additional InformationProduct Development & ManagementSouth AfricaVisa