Product Program Manager London, England
Job description
Fascinated by the future and captivated by technology? Smart, driven and want to make a difference in the world? You will fit right in.
By joining one of our teams at Visa Payments Limited, a division of Visa Inc since 2019, you’ll have an opportunity to shape the payments experience globally. Being part of Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments technology, our mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive.
Visa Payments Limited is a financial technology business that provides cross-border payment processing services to banks and payments businesses across six continents through its global network.
Individuality fuels our brand and our global team – we are proud that we are a talented team of 18,000 individuals with unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Therefore, we understand that you are much more than your day job. We encourage quality of life both within and outside of the office, and whether it is taking advantage of agile work schedules or our wellness programmes, Visa Payments Limited and Visa Inc. respects and encourages meaningful work/life balance for everyone.
If you think you could support the Visa family by joining Visa Payments Limited as a Operations Analyst, we want to hear from you.
You're an individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.
We are looking for an experienced program or project manager to combine successful product development process experience with effective collaboration, facilitation, leadership, and technical skills. This role will be responsible for coordinating the launch and growth of the Visa Direct Payouts Service across a wide range of workstreams including Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Regulatory, Operations, Implementation, Client Service and Product. The Product Launch role is accountable for timely and high-quality execution and delivery from original concept through final implementation. This position requires working with teams that follow Agile practices as well as traditional methodologies. This is NOT a technical program management role. This role will work directly with the Visa Direct Payouts Global Product Leads to bring the product vision to life.
Develop integrated plans and schedules to track progress and dependencies with other functions and external parties
Drive the execution of deliverables across multiple teams and functions
Coordinate work for geographically distributed teams utilizing
Proactively identify and mitigate risks and issues, dependencies and impacts
Provide timely and accurate reporting on product launch progress to all stakeholders
Facilitate planning and execution of workstreams working in collaboration with workstream leads
Interact confidently and collaborate with various stakeholders including Management, Product teams, developers, architects, operation and security teams
Participate in continuous improvement efforts by providing input into a framework for program management aligned with modern agile, lean and design thinking practices
This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.
Prior hands on experience in a product development environment leveraging Agile practices and expert knowledge of Project Management and SDLC principles- Experience in a PMO environment strongly preferred
- Ability to function effectively in a fast paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to negotiate priorities across organizations as required, to plan and prioritize multiple tasks effectively, and to independently drive projects through to completion
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work well with other departments and varying levels of management. Must be able to dive deep into technical details with project teams and zoom out to understand and communicate the big picture.
- Strong executive presence and experience advising and interfacing business leadership on technology related issues, excellent executive level verbal, and written communication
- Strength in building partnerships, working collaboratively in a matrix with minimal guidance, proven influencing skills
- Payment domain or FinTech experience is a major plus
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.
