The successful candidate will lead the VisaNet Clearing, Settlement & Treasury Development team which is part of the Payments Product Development organization. This team is responsible for the ownership and development of the Clearing, Settlement, & Treasury applications for the VisaNet system. The CAS applications apply business logic to Clear, Settle, Assess Fees and delivery transaction details to acquirers and issuers globally.
The technical leader will be responsible for:
Lead and manage a development team, leverage the expertise of the staff and integrate activities, she or he will serve as key liaison between business, project management, and technical development staff to ensure that specifications and standards meet requirements
Collaborate with development and analysis staff in remote locations, set clear, aligned goals and direction, delegate and provide candid feedback and coaching to maximize team competency
Work with Payment Product Development management team to formulate, plan and execute strategic initiatives
Work with other managers within the department to build seamless workflow and processes that will ensure efficient management of resources and the timely deliverable of projects and work units
Collaborate and consult with other managers in other parts of the organization to ensure that project’s objectives are aligned with quality standards, strategies, and goals
Manage relationship with Product, Client Support Services and various PMO offices to ensure collaborative, smooth, healthy and open working relationship is maintained
Keep senior management informed of progress and any obstacles impeding the successful implementation of projects
Handle routine daily activities such as logistics, coordination, coaching, mentoring, recruiting, planning, delivery, quality, customer/vendor relationships, performance metrics, operations, efficiency and other services
Mentor and lead other members of the department in the area of development best practices
Be accountable for the end-to-end planning and execution of one or more projects and/or Agile teams
Responsible for overseeing the completion of requirement definitions, functional and technical specifications, architecture definition, technical implementation, unit and integration testing of systems for product development and delivery
Facilitate sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-up meetings, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and other scrum ceremonies
Coach team members to understand and adopt Scrum and the Agile Principles
Influence change that increases team performance at a sustainable pace
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.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science (or equivalent technical degree) is
required.
• 10-14 or more years of working experience in IT industry with at least 5 years
of experience in development, customer support and tool automation.
• Minimum of 3 years in a leadership and resource management capacity.
• 4+ Years of work experience in running agile projects to deliver software
products which are highly scalable and highly available complex systems,
preferably in payments or financial services industry.
• Solid understanding of Scrum events, including cadence, purpose, and
attendees of each event.
• Strong understanding of various development methodologies and their
respective best practices.
• Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker a plus.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, preferably RedHat OpenShift a plus.
• Familiarity with SQL and No-SQL databases including in-memory DBs such
such as Redis and Hazelcast a plus.
• Familiarity with the fundamentals of CI/CD a plus.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of assessing risks and recommending
risk mitigation.
• Demonstrates thorough abilities as a successful team leader, leading teams
to generate a vision, establish direction and motivate members, create an
atmosphere of trust, leverage diverse views, coach staff, and encourage
improvement and innovation.
• Proven ability to collaborate and work horizontally throughout a complex
organization.
• You must be a self-starter and a team player interested in joining and
maintaining a collegial work environment.
• Excellent inter-personal and communications skills.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Process oriented and able to work independently with very minimal
supervision.
• Communicate with members of the department to set project timeline and
deliverables.
• Timely escalation to management or senior management.
• Accurate reporting of status to project management, product office and
resource management.
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.
