Vice President, Global Data & AI Governance

Job Description

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world.

Progress starts with you.

With data being the fuel that drives our future - our strategies, policies, and business successes around data will define our future growth prospects. Unlocking the value available through the innovative use of data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) on behalf of consumers, businesses, and communities is key to our future. With our ongoing commitment to Visa’s Data Values and the responsible use of data, we at Visa have a bold vision to continue to grow and accelerate our data-related businesses and capabilities.

The executive ensures Visa’s data and AI practices meet the highest standards of security, ethics, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence—supporting the company’s mission to enable secure, trusted digital payments worldwide. With the fast evolution of data and AI, the leader must set a vision and process that evolves and anticipates the pace of innovation.

• Define and execute Visa’s global strategy for data and AI governance, ensuring compliance with Visa’s Data Values and AI Principles, evolving regulatory requirements and alignment with business priorities.
• Serve as Visa’s most senior authority on data governance, emerging AI regulation, and best practices for trustworthy AI.
• Present program updates, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to executive forums, including the Operational Risk Sub-Committee (ORS) and Corporate Risk Committee (CRC).

• Lead development and enforcement of global policies for data quality, metadata, lineage, classification, retention, access, and usage.
• Oversee enterprise data standards and operating models, including Data Stewardship networks and data domain ownership.
• Drive adoption of data and AI controls across business units and platforms, ensuring consistency and auditability.
• Integrate data and AI governance by harmonizing policy and governance practices across functions.

• Build Visa’s AI governance operating model, including risk assessments, model oversight committees, monitoring, and controls.
• Implement frameworks for ethical, transparent, and fair AI, aligned with evolving global regulations and industry standards.
• Partner with product, engineering, and data science teams to enable compliant, secure AI development and deployment.
• Establish mechanisms for model lifecycle management, testing, documentation, and explainability.

• Serve as a senior stakeholder with Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs on data- and AI-related supervisory matters.
• Engage directly with regulators, clients, and external partners, responding to inquiries, managing audits, and coordinating cross-functional remediation plans.
• Monitor global regulatory trends (e.g., EU AI Act, U.S. federal/state rules, other market-based requirements) and translate them into actionable controls.
• Support regulatory examinations, audits, and external reporting.

• Chair or co-chair enterprise governance forums across data and AI.
• Lead enterprise-wide change management campaigns, training programs, and awareness initiatives to strengthen Visa’s data and AI culture.
• Develop communications, learning tracks, and incentive programs for policy adoption.
• Partner with Privacy, Cybersecurity, Legal, and Risk teams to create unified governance programs across responsible data and AI and resolve strategic blockers.

• Lead the implementation of enterprise data and AI…