Company Description

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Job Description

Team Summary

The Director, Gaming Vertical Lead will be a part of the AP Growth Verticals team within the Merchant Sales and Acquiring (MS&A) hub organization. This is a team of thought leaders and execution-focused specialists who work with market teams to deploy acceptance growth initiatives, issuance opportunities, and seller-side solutions to catalyze growth across Asia Pacific. The team is also the regional co-ordination point and interface into the global verticals and segments and drives the overall strategy for multiple initiatives to grow Visa’s acceptance footprints.

As a key member of this team based in Singapore, you will be the subject matter expert for helping Visa’s market teams in identifying and delivering on opportunities within the Gaming vertical with client segments such as developers, publishers, console manufacturers and other gaming partners/enablers. This role will report to the Head of AP Co-brand & Growth Verticals in AP.

What a Gaming Vertical Lead does at Visa:

• Build, own and drive Visa’s Gaming segment strategy for merchants, acquirers, and enablers across the Gaming value-chain in Asia Pacific.
• Be the subject-matter-expert to Visa market teams to grow Visa acceptance, co-brands opportunities, acceptance solutions and various payment flows with gaming merchants (eg: game developers, online gaming platforms, console manufacturers) as identified in the regional Gaming strategy.
• Engage with ecosystem players including game developers, console manufacturers, gaming associations, digital distribution platforms and others to identify and build opportunities/partnerships to grow Acceptance in Gaming, update on trends and obtain industry feedback.
• Collaborate with key partners - both internal and external – in defining and executing Visa’s Gaming strategy in the region. Specifically, this includes building compelling sales collateral, developing a sales pipeline, co-pitching with respective Account Executives, partnering with Product teams to define appropriate products/services, Portfolio Optimization and building commercial arrangements where required.
• Front client engagements on relevant products/solutions such as Co-Brands, CyberSource, Tokenization etc and articulate Visa value proposition in Gaming customer-centric language.
• Increase Visa share of processed volume and grow Visa revenue (from core and Value-added Services) in the Gaming vertical.
• Be a thought leader and champion of innovation by staying current with industry trends, representing Visa in Gaming forums and market activities as a subject matter expert.

Why this is important to Visa

As a Gaming Vertical Lead at Visa, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our company's future in the burgeoning gaming industry in Asia Pacific. You will be at the forefront of building and driving Visa's Gaming segment strategy, actively shaping our presence in this rapidly expanding market.

This role provides an opportunity to be a part of an innovative and collaborative environment, where your subject matter expertise will be utilized to grow Visa's acceptance and create opportunities with gaming merchants. You'll have the chance to engage with key players in the gaming ecosystem, such as game developers, console manufacturers, and online gaming platforms, to forge strategic partnerships that can significantly contribute to Visa's growth.

Moreover, your work will have a direct impact on Visa's revenue as you increase our share of processed volume in the gaming vertical. You'll also have the platform to put forth Visa's value proposition in customer-centric language, enhancing our relevance and appeal in the gaming industry.

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.

Qualifications

• 12 or more years of work experience with a bachelor’s degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
• The successful candidate should have significant experience working in the Gaming Industry (either with game developers, publishers, console manufacturers, gaming associations, digital distribution platforms etc)
• Be an expert with the payment operations/setups and pain points with Gaming merchants. Ideally, the successful candidate should have experience working with payment gateways and acquirers, or on payment solutions in the travel space (eg: Co-Brand, Tokenization etc).
• Demonstrated track record in developing new strategies and business development in this vertical will be advantageous.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively across functions and geographies in a complex matrix environment.
• Team player who can develop strong internal and external relationships ensuring uptake and delivery of Visa solutions via effective influencing and communication skills to secure buy-in from clients and stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability and ability to manage and progress multiple projects concurrently.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience in working on business/value cases which prove ROI.
• Be open minded and excited about future technologies, willing to learn and work in a multi-cultural environment.

*What will also help:

• Experience in game developers, online gaming platforms, distribution platforms operational processing.
• Experience in working with gaming merchant acceptance.
• Candidate with commercial card and/or payments experience.

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.