San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$216k–$401k/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: Executive Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Strategic Leadership, Succession Planning, Global Talent Strategy
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 development, Sales, Fintech, Payments, Relationship building
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: Consulting, Payment Systems, Project Management, Data Analytics, SDLC
Bucharest, Romania · 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: B2B Sales, Strategic Stakeholder Engagement, Business Development, Digital Payments, Public-sector Sales
Foster City, California, United States · Hybrid
$124k–$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: Product Management, Digital Wallets, Ecommerce, Go-to-market Strategy, Commercialization
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil · 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: Account management, Business development, Sales, Consulting, Banking operations
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: Sponsorship management, Strategic planning, Project management, Stakeholder management, Contract governance
Miami, Florida, United States · Hybrid
$72k–$112k/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: Administrative support, Operational support, Budget management, Expense reporting, Vendor management
California, United States · Remote OK
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, Negotiation, Financial Services, Acquiring Industry, Strategic Planning
Almaty, Kazakhstan · 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: Legal advice, Contract drafting, Contract negotiation, Regulatory compliance, AI tools
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: Financial Planning, Financial Analysis, Economic Research, Financial Modeling, Accounting Standards
Hà Nội, 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: Consulting, Analytics, Payments Technology, Strategic Planning, Project Management
Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Hybrid
$110k–$176k/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: Talent Acquisition, Full Cycle Recruiting, Consultative Skills, Workforce Planning, Candidate Assessment
Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Hybrid
$127k–$204k/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: Dispute operations, Analytics, Consulting, Transaction processing, Authorization
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: Contract management, Team leadership, Contract negotiation, Compliance, Financial services
Foster City, California, United States · Hybrid
$179k–$369k/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, Operating Model Design, Organizational Transformation, Performance Management, Stakeholder Management
Austin, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$132k–$210k/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: Java, Python, Microservices, REST APIs, Kubernetes
Ashburn, Virginia, United States · Hybrid
$111k–$172k/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: Python, Generative AI, AWS, React, TypeScript
Bellevue, Washington, United States · Hybrid
$88k–$137k/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: Generative AI, Full-stack Development, Python, Java, TypeScript
Austin, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$173k–$277k/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: Model Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, Governance Frameworks, Incident Management, Audit Readiness
San Francisco, California, United States • Hybrid
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The Vice President, Global Head of Executive Recruiting will architect and lead Visa's global executive search strategy, overseeing talent acquisition for VP and C-suite roles across all regions. This leader will partner with senior stakeholders to drive succession planning, executive assessment, and the implementation of data-driven recruiting methodologies.
Candidates must have at least 12 years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 10 years with an advanced degree, including significant experience leading global executive search functions. Proven success in managing geographically distributed teams and building credibility with C-suite executives is essential.
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
Visa's Global Executive Talent Acquisition function is seeking an exceptional executive talent leader to serve as Vice President, Global Head of Executive Recruiting. This is one of the most strategically critical roles within Talent Acquisition with full global ownership of executive talent acquisition from strategic sourcing to delivery across all five regions: North America, Latin America & Caribbean (LAC), Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEMEA), Europe and Asia Pacific (AP) and the Technology Organization.
Reporting directly to the Global Head of Talent Acquisition, this individual serves as the chief architect of Visa's enterprise executive search model overseeing a geographically distributed team with regional coverage for recruiting VP, SVP, and C-suite-level talent globally. This leader partners directly with senior stakeholders to shape and execute the talent strategies that define Visa's future leadership. This role demands a blend of strategic vision, operational rigor, executive presence, and deep global market expertise.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications 12 or more years of work experience with a bachelor’s Degree or at least 10 years of experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 8 years of work experience with a PhD Preferred Qualifications 15 or more years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, PhD) Demonstrated success leading and closing VP, SVP, EVP, and C-suite level executive searches in large, highly matrixed, global enterprises. Significant people leadership experience, with a track record of building, developing, and inspiring geographically distributed executive recruiting teams across multiple regions and cultures. Proven experience designing and elevating a global executive search operating model, including process and governance frameworks, executive talent assessment practices, and technology enablement. Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to partner, advise, influence, and build lasting credibility with C-suite executives. Strong capability in advanced data analytics, executive hiring metrics, talent intelligence platforms, and AI-enabled recruiting tools to drive continuous improvement and evidence-based decision-making. Extensive executive TA or executive search leadership experience spanning multiple global regions and functions. Deep understanding of cross-border executive hiring, international labor markets, regulatory considerations, cultural talent dynamics, and executive compensation frameworks across diverse geographies. Background in financial services, payments, fintech, or technology industries strongly preferred, experience in similarly complex, global, regulated enterprises also considered. Demonstrated commitment to inclusive hiring practices, diverse talent pipelines, and creating equitable executive assessment processes. Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and elevating the standard of executive talent acquisition as a strategic business function This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Information for US Applicants
Work Hours
Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements
This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements
This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
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 protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.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
