Director of Core Products

Company 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.

We are seeking a strategic, innovative, and highly skilled Director of Core Products to lead the end-to‑end product strategy, roadmap, and performance of the Credit, Debit, Pre‑Paid, and New Products & Solutions portfolio across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This role is central to Visa’s mission of driving consumer payments growth, accelerating product modernization, and expanding access to new payment solutions across the region.

The ideal candidate is a visionary product strategist with deep expertise in payments, a strong commercial mindset, and the ability to translate market needs into compelling, scalable product strategies. You will set the strategic direction for multiple product pillars, orchestrate cross‑functional execution, and ensure the portfolio delivers measurable business impact aligned with Visa 2030 Strategy.

• Own the end‑to‑end product strategy for Credit, Debit, Pre‑Paid, and New Products & Solutions
• Develop and maintain a multi‑year product roadmap that advances Visa’s market position, drives portfolio performance, and aligns with regional and global priorities.
• Define product value propositions, segmentation strategies, pricing & economics frameworks, lifecycle plans, and competitive positioning.
• Integrate modernization initiatives across products.

• Translate strategy into clear, operational delivery plans, ensuring execution through PLM, GTM readiness, and cross‑functional alignment.
• Oversee and continuously improve regional product governance, including prioritization frameworks, product readiness criteria, and launch processes.

• Own product‑level P&Ls, ensuring accurate visibility into revenue, costs, margins, and drivers of business performance.
• Evaluate portfolio health using insights, market analytics, and performance KPIs to inform roadmap adjustments and optimization decisions.

• Develop tailored go‑to‑market strategies, ensuring alignment with client needs, regulatory contexts, and market maturity.
• Lead cross‑market reviews to identify opportunities for portfolio distribution, dormant portfolio activation, and new product adoption.

• Partner with Technology, Client Services, Sales, Risk, Finance, Marketing, and Global Product teams to drive high‑quality execution.
• Serve as the central owner of product strategy, ensuring teams across the organization are aligned and delivering against a unified vision.

• Champion the design and commercialization of new product constructs for LAC.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies, partnerships, and payment solutions that support Visa’s growth objectives.
• Ensure new product initiatives are grounded in robust business cases, P&L logic, and scalable execution plans.

• Stay ahead of evolving customer needs, regulatory trends, competitive shifts, and emerging technologies.
• Continuously refine product strategy and execution models to maintain market leadership and accelerate long‑term growth.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the 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 experience with a PhD

• 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8-10 years…