Team Summary
A unique opportunity exists to join Visa and the IPVMC (Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar & Cambodia) cluster, one of Asia Pacific's, and the world's, fastest growing commerce and digital payments ecosystems. Strong economic growth, rapid social and demographic change, complex payments regulation, intense competition and rapid acceleration of digital commerce make these markets some of the most exciting in the world.
The Strategy and Business Transformation function oversees medium to long term strategy development, supports cross-functional teams in executing that strategy, drives thought leadership and ensures successful ongoing business operations. The team also partners with corporate functions within Visa to develop and enhance best practices leveraging the full suite of expertise that the business requires, such as Marketing, Legal, Finance, Technology, Risk, People, Client Services and Communications.
What a Director, Strategy and Business Transformation - Philippines does at Visa:
The Director will be entrusted with a broad portfolio of responsibilities to accelerate growth, drive and mitigate both short and long-term opportunities and challenges to ensure the country’s business performance is optimized.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Country and Functional leadership teams within the Philippines, as well as their broader teams across the region, to understand market landscapes, Visa Strategy, and assist with Go-to-Market (GTM) priority initiatives that can help accelerate growth in their respective markets, and execute on those key strategic initiatives, including but not limited to: business/market expansion, organizational re-design, multi-year strategic planning, capability building and GTM plans.
The successful candidate will also work in close collaboration with the corporate functions, to develop and manage scorecards and targets, performance management measures and metrics, and develop reporting and executive communication formats and cadences, therefore validating the efficacy of our strategy and its execution. This position will report to the Vice President (VP), Head of Strategy and Business Transformation, IPVMC.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the country’s strategic plans through thoughtful analysis of market developments, opportunities & threats and recommendation of key strategies to be implemented
- Drive the overall country’s strategy execution by leading the annual prioritization process and implementing a strategy PMO framework to enhance execution discipline of defined priorities and account plans
- Lead the strategic dissemination of objectives across country and account levels, ensuring alignment with organizational vision
- Maintain a strong understanding of the business and the local market landscape to provide solid foundational context for critical strategic projects
- Oversee monthly performance tracking through the development and monitoring of comprehensive scorecards to drive accountability, strategic insight, and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with the Sales Excellence team to ensure optimal client coverage, world-class sales discipline/performance management and an effective sales operating model within the location
- Partner with Finance and People teams on business planning, including workforce/location planning, budget management, KPI monitoring, operational and process improvements
- Establish and maintain the appropriate governance for evaluation of investments and expense management in general, assuring profitable growth and optimal resource allocation
- Work cross-functionally, ensuring close coordination with AP and market BPOs. This includes development of market visit materials, curation of updates from the cluster for Visa's quarterly Earnings calls and other forums (All Staffs, EC Reports, Board Notes, etc.)
Why this is important to Visa
This role is critical in ensuring the country is equipped with the right data, tools and resources to optimize and mitigate both short and long-term opportunities and challenges. Playing a large part in the efforts to drive rigorous, fact-based recommendations for business leadership design, the role is key in achieving strong location and business performance.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.