The role is focused on accelerating Visa Government Solutions growth across Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia. It requires building trusted relationships with senior government and public-sector stakeholders at C-level, while also engaging effectively with the operational leaders responsible for day-to-day processes, procurement, implementation and service delivery. The successful candidate will position Visa solutions as a strong fit for new government opportunities by combining strategic stakeholder engagement with a practical understanding of how public-sector processes are managed and executed in each market.
A significant element of the role is pre-tender business development, both directly with government institutions and through the identification, selection and close management of enabling partners who may bid for these opportunities. Partners may include financial institutions, fintechs, issuer-processors, system integrators and technology providers. Experience with payment products, digital payments infrastructure, card payments, account-to-account payments, disbursements, acceptance solutions, payment processing or related payment capabilities will be a strong advantage.
The role also requires close collaboration with specialist teams across Visa to bring the right combination of products, expertise and support to government clients. The candidate is expected to engage the global VGS Solutions team as appropriate to leverage global government expertise in solutioning a wide range of use cases, such as welfare disbursement, tax acceptance, government procurement, SME support, public-sector digitalization and citizen payment experiences. Building strong working relationships with Government Engagement, Legal, Communications, Marketing, Client Success, Finance, Risk and Compliance colleagues will be essential.
This role requires a strong customer focus, commercial discipline and the ability to translate public-sector priorities into practical value propositions. The successful candidate will be a courageous and collaborative leader who can bring innovative Visa solutions to life for government clients, while maintaining the highest standards of policy, ethics, compliance and reputation management.