Svp, Government Engagement, Cemea

2 days ago

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visa Full time

Company Description

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.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging - where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world - helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

**Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.**

**Job Description**:
The Position

**Position Title**

SVP Government Engagement, CEMEA

**Location / Travel**

Dubai (UAE), with extensive travel across the CEMEA region

**Reporting Relationship**
- Global Head, Government Engagement
- Regional President, CEMEA

**Key Relationships / Stakeholders**
- CEMEA Leadership Team
- Global Government Engagement Team
- Regional Business Leaders (Regional Managing Directors and Country Managers)
- Regional and Global key business and corporate functions (incl. legal, marketing, sales, communications, Inclusive Impact & Sustainability)

Function Overview

Global Government Engagement drives Visa’s business by shaping the policy and regulatory environment to accelerate digital payments - ensuring Visa is the best way to pay and be paid for everyone, everywhere. We excel with clients, governments, and partners to enable everyone to participate fully in the digital economy, delivering economic growth, innovation, and positive social impact. We are diverse and inclusive - committed to being a best-in-class global government engagement team.

Throughout the Central Europe Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region, the existing team of highly qualified government engagement professionals support the ongoing growth of the company’s business by proactively engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to promote Visa’s capabilities and contributions to governments, protect the business through shaping the policy environment to minimize regulatory risk, and partner with governments on their digital payments priorities.

Role Overview

Along with leading the Government Engagement team in CEMEA, the Executive will work closely with Visa’s regional business leaders as a member of the CEMEA leadership Team to ensure the company’s public policy priorities and interactions with national and sub-national government officials align with corporate objectives and regulatory requirements to drive business impact.

Specific Responsibilities

**Strategic Advisory and Subject Matter Expertise**
- Serve as a member of Visa’s CEMEA leadership team, providing both strategic advice and direct support on matters of legislative and regulatory interest
- Build strategic engagement plans for Visa’s executive leadership in the region with key government stakeholders across CEMEA

**People Leadership**
- Provide strong people leadership for our CEMEA Government Engagement colleagues, focused on talent development and supporting and attracting a best-in-class team

**Drive Business Outcomes with Engagement & Thought Leadership**
- Promote Visa’s reputation and profile by representing the company at public events, policy forums, industry conferences, association committees and roundtables, etc.
- Regularly engage directly with lawmakers, regulators, and other external stakeholders that may impact Visa’s business to enhance Visa’s reputation and competitive position
- Develop and deliver compelling government engagement narratives about the value of Visa and the payments industry in alignment with Visa’s business priorities

**Partnership, Collaboration, Influence**
- Partner and collaborate with the CEMEA leadership team, country management throughout the region as well as global key stakeholders to drive Visa’s local and regional policy priorities
- Manage compliance with all relevant corporate policies and legal requirements related to political participation and activity throughout the region, ensure utmost respect for and adherence to ethical behavior standards within the CEMEA government engagement team and broader CEMEA business
- Establish and maintain appropriate contact with counterparts and other industry participants (incl, client institutions, FinTechs, and other payment sector stakeholders)
- Coordinate management of any potential global, local and regional issues

**Qualifications**:
Ideal Background and Qualifications
- A minimum of 20 years in a relevant corporate position, regulatory or government agency, and/or consultancy providing related services to multinational corporate clients
- Deep experience in global go

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