Role Purpose:

The role is responsible for driving Visa’s strategic product and innovation agenda in Ecuador, ensuring an efficient and high‑impact deployment of our solutions, technologies, and capabilities. This position will collaborate closely with specialized and regional teams (core products, digital, non‑card rails, innovation) to accelerate product adoption and enable business growth with issuers, acquirers, fintechs, and ecosystem partners.

Nature of the Role:

The ideal candidate is a proactive, analytical, and detail‑oriented leader with the ability to deeply understand Visa’s product portfolio and strategically connect these capabilities to the specific needs of the Ecuadorian market.

The role requires strong business orientation, high autonomy, and the ability to influence client agendas and ecosystem partners.

This position reports directly to the VP of Products (based in Bogotá, Colombia) and works in close alignment with hub and country teams.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Product Leadership:

• Develop and execute the strategic product roadmap for Ecuador, aligned with regional priorities and market opportunities.
• Anticipate market trends, regulatory developments, and competitive dynamics, producing insights and proposals that position Visa as an innovation leader in the country.

Proactive Client Engagement:

• Work directly with issuers, acquirers, fintechs, and strategic partners to identify opportunities, design roadmaps, and co‑develop high‑value solutions.
• Align Visa’s product vision with each client’s business objectives, driving deeper and faster adoption of the Visa product portfolio.

Go‑to‑Market and Commercial Enablement:

• Lead the introduction of new products, functionalities, and innovations, in coordination with regional and specialist teams.
• Build value propositions, business cases, and commercial materials that accelerate market deployment and adoption.

Execution and Performance Management:

• Support the implementation of products and solutions, ensuring alignment with objectives, operational excellence, and a strong client experience.
• Identify risks, operational challenges, and areas for improvement, coordinating effectively across functions (client services, risk, marketing, etc.).

Innovation and Co‑Creation:

• Drive co‑creation initiatives, pilots, and proof‑of‑concept projects with clients and local fintechs.
• Maintain an updated perspective on Ecuador’s payments and commerce ecosystem, proactively putting forward ideas and new business models.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

• 8+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills in Spanish and English.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure in fast paced environments.
• Strong capability to explain complex business and technical concepts in an accessible and compelling manner.
• Solid understanding of business cases, revenue models, and financial analysis.
• Strong project management and stakeholder coordination skills.
• High degree of independent thinking, cross functional collaboration, and partner management.
• Ability to operate effectively in multidisciplinary teams and lead without formal authority.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.