Head of Technical Programme Management

Technical Program ManagerVisa Commercial Solutions (VCS) is a key portfolio within the Commercial and Money Movement Solutions (CMS), delivering payment solutions and associated services to clients around the globe. The VCS PMO team works collaboratively with Product Development, Product Management, Operations & Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Client Services, and other enterprise teams across global and regional stakeholders, ensuring alignment, governance, execution, and delivery of strategic initiatives. The Technical Program Manager will act as a key PMO leader responsible for driving the successful planning, coordination, and execution of complex programs composed of multiple interdependent initiatives across product and technology teams. This role requires a highly proactive, execution-driven leader who can operate effectively in a fast-paced, highly matrixed, and ambiguous environment. The candidate will play a critical role in aligning teams, managing dependencies, and ensuring delivery of high-impact initiatives tied to business and technology outcomes. This position combines program-level leadership with the ability to step into hands-on project execution when needed, ensuring continuity, momentum, and delivery under changing priorities or resource constraints. The ideal candidate is not just a facilitator or tracker, but a strong driver of execution who ensures commitments are delivered, demonstrates ownership, and brings structure to complex environments.Essential Functions:Lead and coordinate large-scale programs composed of multiple interdependent initiativesOrchestrate execution across Product, Engineering, Operations, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Client Services teamsManage cross-program dependencies, risks, and trade-offsDrive accountability across stakeholders without direct authorityEnsure end-to-end readiness for key milestones, releases, and program deliverablesStep in to unblock teams, drive decisions, or lead execution directly when requiredDrive execution frameworks (Agile or hybrid) and support detailed execution when neededProvide executive-level reporting with clear risks, trade-offs, and decisions requiredUse tools such as Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, Excel, Power BI, Tableau to drive transparencyPromote execution discipline and continuous improvementThis is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.QualificationsBasic Qualifications:5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.Visa is an EEO EmployerQualified 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.