VP, Head of Global

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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.

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Visa is seeking a Vice President, Global Benefits to lead the strategy, governance, design, and delivery of benefits and wellbeing programs for a global workforce of more countries. This executive will be responsible for shaping a benefits portfolio that strengthens Visa's employee value proposition, supports attraction and retention, advances employee wellbeing, and aligns with the company's business priorities.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Total Rewards, the Vice President will lead the Global Benefits Center of Excellence and serve as a key member of the Total Rewards Leadership Team. The role will establish the global benefits vision and operating model, set enterprise-wide priorities, and partner closely with regional People teams and cross-functional leaders to deliver programs that are globally consistent, locally relevant, financially sustainable, and compliant with applicable requirements.

This leader will bring strategic perspective, operational discipline, and strong executive judgment to a complex global portfolio. They will advise senior leaders, manage risk, guide major investments, oversee vendor and partner performance, and lead transformation efforts that modernize the benefits experience for employees while supporting Visa's long-term growth.

• Define and execute a comprehensive global benefits and wellbeing strategy aligned with Visa's business priorities, workforce needs, and People Team objectives.
• Establish enterprise-wide principles and standards that balance global consistency with regional flexibility and compliance requirements.
• Continuously evaluate market trends, workforce demographics, employee expectations, and competitive practices to inform program evolution and innovation.
• Ensure benefits and wellbeing programs contribute meaningfully to employee engagement, talent attraction, retention, and workforce productivity.

• Establish and oversee governance frameworks that enable effective decision-making, accountability, and compliance across Visa's global benefits portfolio.
• Provide oversight of regulatory requirements, fiduciary responsibilities, controls, audits, and risk management activities across all regions.
• Partner closely with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Tax, Payroll, Finance, Sourcing, Global People Solutions, and regional People leaders to ensure sustainable and compliant program administration.
• Anticipate emerging legislative and regulatory developments and proactively guide organizational responses.

• Lead financial strategy and stewardship for Visa's global benefits programs, ensuring effective management of investments and operating expenditures.
• Guide annual planning, forecasting, funding strategies, and long-range financial modeling.
• Evaluate investment opportunities, business cases, and trade-offs to optimize employee experience, organizational value, and financial sustainability.
• Partner with Finance and executive leadership on enterprise-level workforce investment decisions.

• Ensure operational…