Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Corporate Communications, Media Relations, Strategic Storytelling, Crisis Management, Content Development
Singapore · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: SQL, PySpark, GenAI, RAG, Power BI
Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Interpersonal Skills, Written and Verbal Communication, Team Leadership, Time Management, Organizational Skills
San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$181k–$289k/yr
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Business Development, Strategic Leadership, Solution Selling, Relationship Management, B2B Payments
San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$305k–$535k/yr
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Strategic Leadership, Account Management, B2B Payments, Solution Selling, Contract Negotiation
San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$154k–$246k/yr
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Strategic Account Leadership, Commercial Negotiation, Deal Execution, Cross-Functional Orchestration, Payment Technology
San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$208k–$332k/yr
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Partnership Management, Business Development, Product Solutioning, Strategic Planning, Account Management
Bellevue, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$145k–$233k/yr
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Cloud Security Engineering, Python, GenAI, Autonomous Agents, API-driven Architecture
San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$218k–$348k/yr
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Strategic Partnerships, Cross Border Strategy, Consumer Strategy, Market Analysis, Project Management
San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$146k–$234k/yr
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Strategic Planning, Quantitative Analysis, Financial Modeling, Project Structuring, Stakeholder Communication
Tokyo, Japan · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Sales, Business Development, Product Management, Strategy Deployment, Contract Negotiation
Milan, Lombardy, Italy · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Business Analysis, Commercial Acumen, PowerPoint, AI Tools, Report Writing
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Customer Success Management, Account Management, Payment Technology, Client Onboarding, Risk Management
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Contract Management, Revenue Recognition, Financial Analysis, Stakeholder Collaboration, Microsoft Excel
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Contract Review, Billing, Revenue Recognition, Financial Analysis, Stakeholder Management
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland · On-site
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Python, Unix, Bash, Shell Scripting, API Monitoring
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: .Net, Python, Angular, React, GenAI
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Sales Enablement, Training Design, Project Management, Content Creation, Sales Acumen
London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Payments, Fintech, Program Management, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management
Singapore, Singapore · Hybrid
About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to …
Skills: Business Planning, Strategic Execution, Performance Management, Financial Analysis, Project Management
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Lead the external communications strategy for Visa in the UAE to enhance corporate reputation and advance business objectives. This includes managing media relations, developing multi-channel content, and providing strategic counsel to senior stakeholders across the GCC region.
Requires over 8 years of experience in corporate communications or PR with full professional fluency in both English and Arabic. Candidates must possess strong storytelling skills and a deep understanding of the payments, fintech, and digital media landscape in the UAE.
About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.
Job Description
Overview:
We are seeking a highly strategic and results-driven Corporate Communications Senior Manager to lead communications in the United Arab Emirates and contribute to broader GCC priorities. This role is responsible for shaping and executing Visa’s external communications strategy to advance business objectives, strengthen corporate reputation, and deliver high-impact campaigns.
The role combines hands-on leadership in media relations and campaigns with strategic counsel to senior stakeholders. The candidate will also contribute to internal communications and cross-market initiatives as part of the wider GCC communications team, ensuring alignment with regional priorities and consistency of narrative across markets.
This position is based in Dubai, UAE, and reports to the Senior Director, Corporate Communications – GCC.
Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate is a well-rounded communications professional who combines strategic thinking with strong execution capabilities and is confident operating as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders while remaining actively engaged in media relations, campaigns, and content delivery. They bring a strong storytelling mindset, sound business judgment, and a modern, data-informed approach to communications—leveraging digital platforms and scalable content strategies to drive impact and ensure consistency across markets.
They demonstrate the ability to translate complex business priorities into clear, compelling narratives, linking communications activity to measurable business outcomes and moving beyond output-based metrics toward real impact. The candidate is highly collaborative and effective in influencing without authority, building trusted relationships across media, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams, and driving alignment in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
They operate with clarity, sound judgment, and integrity, and are comfortable navigating complexity, including reputational risk and high-stakes communications, while maintaining a strong understanding of the regional media landscape and evolving communications environment.
Principle Responsibilities / Key Results Area:
UAE Communications Strategy & Execution:
Content Development & Storytelling:
Media Relations & External Positioning:
Agency & Budget Management:
Media Monitoring, Reporting & Measurement:
Centers of Excellence (Campaigns & Narrative):
Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
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.
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Learn more at Visa.com.
Offices: 900 Metro Center Blvd, Foster City, California, US · 12301 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78759, US · 1004 NW 65th Ave, Miami, FL 33126, US · 1 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105, US · 900 Metro Center Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404, US
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Learn more at Visa.com.
Offices: 900 Metro Center Blvd, Foster City, California, US · 12301 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78759, US · 1004 NW 65th Ave, Miami, FL 33126, US · 1 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105, US · 900 Metro Center Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404, US
