Sr. Director, Canada Government Engagement - Fixed term Contract

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Company Description
Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.
Job Description

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to travel for work approximately 20 % of the time.

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, and reach with hands and arms.

VISA WELCOMES AND ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FOR CANDIDATES TAKING PART IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE SELECTION PROCESS.

Qualifications

• 10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA /JD/MD) or a minimum of 5 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD) PhD with 9+ years of experience
• Relevant experience with payments policy in Canada and/or public sector experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required advanced degree preferred.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Proven ability to develop and articulate positions on complex public policy issues.
• Capable of building and strengthening Visa’s relationships with government officials, and other key financial regulators and policy makers.
• Outstanding professional poise and maturity when interacting with internal or external colleagues at every level, all the time.
• Combination of political and commercially robust business acumen understanding of both corporate and political environments.
• Self-starter with proven ability to achieve results. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), SharePoint, and demonstrated strength in developing presentations and collateral materials for use with key stakeholders.

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

• Manage and support a set of policy issues for Visa, including developments relating to real-time payments, fintech, open banking, consumer protection and emerging issues affecting the payments industry.
• Establish and nurture relationships at senior levels across governments and other key stakeholder groups in Canada. Regularly engage directly with lawmakers, regulators, and other external stakeholders to enhance Visa’s brand, reputation, and competitive position.
• Recommend and support appropriate engagements between Visa’s global and Canada executive leadership and senior government officials.
• Facilitate regular face-to-face briefings with relevant regulators and government officials, leveraging Visa’s regional and global business subject matter experts.
• In close coordination with the Head of Corporate Affairs, develop Visa’s positions and advocacy strategies on priority legislative and policy issues.
• Leverage insights and policy developments impacting Visa and our clients to provide analysis of key developments that could affect the payments industry.
• Drafting reports and submissions for a business and government audience.
  The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the financial services and payments industry in Canada. Experience in payments policy is preferred. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with extraordinary organizational and writing skills, comfortable covering multiple assignments at once, and capable of quickly and efficiently producing high-quality deliverables on a timely, and often daily basis. Experience in government and/or in the financial services sector is preferred.