Government Engagement Director

**Company Description**
Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in 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 while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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The executive will report to the head of government engagement for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean and work closely with a wide range of in-country and regional functional teams. The position requires strong analytical capabilities and demonstrated experience successfully dealing with regulatory issues, excellent levels of communication and presentation skills to interact with national and sub-national government officials and developed skills coordinating multi-disciplinary groups to lead projects. It is highly preferred that the executive has experience working on Mexican financial sector issues, particularly in the payments or the banking arena, from either the private or the public sector. The main objectives of the position are to develop and implement a proactive agenda to ensure the country´s public policy priorities are aligned with industry and corporate objectives to grow financial inclusion and digital payments adoption, as well as to increase national and sub-national government’s participation in the digital payments space.

Essential Functions:
Develop and implement the government engagement strategy for Mexico in close coordination with the Head of Government Engagement for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and other Visa local and regional functional leaders to achieve agreed objectives.

Think strategically and provide sound advice and support on matters of legislative, policy, and regulatory interest to internal and external clients, in close coordination with other incumbent teams.

Monitor, analyze and coordinate efforts to mitigate potential regulation that might negatively affect the digital payments industry and Visa business.

Lead and coordinate Visa’s positions and advocacy strategies on regulatory and policy issues in Mexico.

Record and share best practices with government bodies, regulators, and industry stakeholders to promote digital payments.

Support Visa's regulatory information needs as a regulated entity and coordinate responses to regulatory consultations.

Build proactive, trusted relationships with key government officials, regulators, and lawmakers.

Collaborate with local GE professionals and industry associations to develop strategies and engagement plans to boost financial inclusion and digital payments.

Support partners (issuers, acquirers, fintechs, merchants) in understanding payments regulation, alongside the Head of Government Engagement for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Legal, and business teams.

Proactively identify strategic business issues and opportunities for Visa and its clients.

Identify potential business partnerships with national and sub-national government agencies in the delivery of social services, payment of taxes, and other potential government programs that may benefit from the adoption of digital payments.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.
**Qualifications**

Basic Qualifications:

- 8 years of work experience with a bachelor’s degree or at least 6 years of

experience with an advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA/JD/MD)
- At least 6 years of experience in a relevant corporate position, regulatory or

government agency, or consultancy on Mexico´s financial system, payments,
banking and/or technology issues.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret, communicate and explain complex

regulatory and legislative matters.
- Spanish required and fluent in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Proactive, pragmatic and results oriented.
- Combination of political and business acumen.
- Skilled in managing, organizing, and sharing data and insights from public

reports and industry papers.
- Strategic stakeholder advocacy skills.
- Superior inter-personal, presentational, and written communication skills.
- Ability to act independently but also within a team environment.
- Experience in a similar industry or sector is an important plus.
- Leads by example and able to generate respect and loyalty with a strong

commitment to collaboration.
- Impeccable ethics and high-level of integrity.

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