Senior Policy Manager

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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. This is a key full-time role focused on Visa's regulatory affairs in Central Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtensetin and the Netherlands). The Senior Policy Manager – CE will have strategic oversight of, and responsibility for working with the Senior Director Government Engagement to craft and sustain Visa’s governments and regulatory operations. The role entails developing and driving Visa's government engagement strategy by analysing the regulatory environment Visa operates in, understanding potential scenarios, assessing their implications for Visa, prioritizing issues, developing Visa's positions and relevant argumentations and effectively engaging with regulatory bodies, policymakers, public sector agencies, trade associations and other key decision-makers. The Senior Policy Manager will be responsible for the development and execution of Visa’s government engagement strategy and the day-to-day management of government relations. This role entails the management of a network of key policymakers, regulators, government affairs advisors, industry associations and think tanks.