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Sr. Risk Management Manager

Visa
San Francisco, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
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What you will do:

  • Partner with emerging product teams:
  • Build trusted relationships across Product, Technology, Treasury, Legal, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data and AI Governance, Client Services and regional teams.
  • Engage early in product roadmaps, design choices, partner models and market launches so material risks can be addressed before options narrow.
  • Translate complex product, technology, regulatory and ecosystem questions into clear decisions, actions and leadership asks.
  • Lead product risk decisions:
  • Lead product risk reviews for new products, pilots, feature changes, partnerships and market launches. A product risk review is Visa’s structured process for identifying material risks and required mitigations before a product or significant change moves forward.
  • Determine the right level of risk review, risk acceptance, control assessment and escalation for each initiative, based on materiality and product maturity.
  • Document material risks, mitigations, accountable owners, decision points and post-launch monitoring expectations.
  • Strengthen operational and enterprise risk management:
  • Lead or support Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs), including process scoping, risk identification, control design, issues and remediation plans.
  • Assess whether controls are practical and fit for purpose by reviewing ownership, frequency, evidence, escalation and effectiveness.
  • Maintain a forward-looking portfolio view of risks, control gaps, key risk indicators, risk acceptances, mitigation commitments and emerging themes.
  • Keep enterprise risk records current and drive timely follow-through on mitigation actions.
  • Apply judgment to new and evolving risks:
  • Evaluate emerging payments, digital assets, AI-enabled commerce and related technologies by separating material exposure from theoretical concern.
  • Connect strategic and ecosystem implications with the detailed operating processes and controls needed for safe execution.
  • Reuse effective risk and control patterns across products while adapting the approach to the maturity, scale and context of each initiative.
  • What will help you succeed:
  • We are interested in high-potential leaders from risk, fintech, payments, digital assets, product, technology, consulting or other relevant backgrounds. You do not need to have followed a traditional risk career path.
  • ATTRIBUTE:
  • WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:
  • Curiosity and learning agility: You can get smart quickly on unfamiliar products, technologies, regulations and business models, then ask the questions that move the work forward.
  • Product and commercial mindset: You understand how products are designed, launched and scaled, and you connect risk recommendations to customer and business outcomes.
  • Practical risk judgment: You focus on material exposure, proportionate controls and clear decisions rather than applying process for its own sake.
  • Influence and collaboration: You can challenge constructively, build alignment across disciplines and move work forward without relying on formal authority.
  • Clear communication: You can turn complex issues into concise, decision-oriented narratives for product teams and senior leaders.
  • AI-forward approach: You are willing to use AI and automation responsibly to improve analysis, documentation, reporting and day-to-day effectiveness.
  • This role is a Hybrid position to be located in our San Francisco, CA office location. Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

  • Basic Qualifications:
  • 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
  • Experience evaluating complex business, product, technology or operational risks and translating findings into clear recommendations.
  • Demonstrated ability to work across functions and influence stakeholders at different levels.
  • Experience creating or improving frameworks, governance, controls, operating processes or decision mechanisms in an evolving environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience working in a regulated, global or highly cross-functional environment.
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
  • Degree in business, Finance, Risk Management, Technology, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 or more years of relevant experience in product, risk, payments, fintech, digital assets, technology, financial services, consulting or a related field.
  • Experience with one or more of the following: digital payments, stablecoins or crypto, blockchain, AI or agentic systems, fintech platforms, APIs, fraud, disputes, treasury or regulated product launches.
  • Familiarity with product risk reviews, enterprise or operational risk management, Risk and Control Self-Assessments, control design, issue management or risk acceptance..
  • Information for US Applicants
  • Work Hours
  • Varies upon the needs of the department.
  • Travel Requirements
  • This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
  • Mental/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.
  • Visa is an EEO Employer

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