Finance Director - NA VAS Finance

Visa is seeking a senior strategic finance director to join the North America (NA) Value‑Added Services (VAS) Finance team. As a Director within NA VAS Finance, this role will partner closely with senior NA VAS executive leadership, sales, product, and operations to shape our financial strategy. This role’s responsibilities include management of our financial planning and analysis (FP&A) rhythms, developing a value-in-kind (VIK) financial strategy, and delivering thoughtful financial insights.

This position requires a candidate who excels at influencing stakeholders and can operate across a highly matrixed environment. Moreover, this role involves strategic planning, assessment, and oversight of VIK and non-cash contributions transactions to ensure they align with the company’s financial goals. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in strategic finance, investment analysis, and business partnering, with a proven ability to translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.

• Lead annual operating plans, forecasts, and outlooks across a globally matrixed organization
• Evaluate business performance, investments, and resource allocation, synthesizing insights for senior leadership
• Deliver timely, accurate, decision‑relevant financial information
• Identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities; recommend actions to improve performance and ROI
• Continuously improve scalable processes for monthly and quarterly performance reporting and executive reviews
• Partner with Financial Systems and Analytics teams to enhance and scale investment and cost analysis capabilities
• Drive finance thought leadership to improve analytical standards, efficiency, and decision quality

• Develop and implement strategies to maximize the value of VIK partnerships and contributions
• Liaise with Sales Ops, AEs, product leads across the company, and others as needed to budget and forecast VIK creation, inventory, and consumption (annual and multi-year plans)
• Partner and consult with deal teams to model and review VIK terms in client contracts
• Oversee the accurate recording and reporting of VIK transactions in accordance with accounting standards and regulations
• Provide trainings to key stakeholders to drive awareness, support change management, drive process effectiveness as needed.

• Act as a trusted finance partner to NA VAS leadership, delivering rigorous insights to inform long‑term strategy and enterprise decisions
• Maintain deep understanding of NA VAS strategies, priorities, and performance drivers across products, regions, and functions
• Provide forward‑looking analysis that links financial outcomes to business objectives
• Align financial frameworks and priorities with broader NA VAS, Global VAS, and Visa‑wide initiatives
• Build strong, credibility‑based relationships across Finance, Product, Technology, and Operations

• Support senior leaders on investment proposals, business cases, and strategic initiatives
• Deliver tailored, executive‑ready analysis and recommendations for diverse stakeholders
• Provide clear perspectives on performance, investment trade‑offs, and resource allocation
  
  Facilitate informed discussions on budgets, spend, and investment prioritization to reinforce ROI discipline
• Develop and maintain financial tools and frameworks to support management decision‑making

• Mentor and coach finance team members to strengthen analytical rigor and professional growth
• Collaborate across finance to promote best practices, consistency, and high standards
• Contribute to a strong finance community by sharing expertise, frameworks, and insights

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

• 10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work…