Sr. Analyst
Core
Lead Visa's acceptance localization strategy and execution across Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) to support domestic payment schemes, national infrastructure, and regulatory mandates.
Role type
Senior IC strategy & product lead (payments localization)
Builds
Localized acceptance capabilities and product enhancements for the CEMEA region
Domain
Payments technology, card-present acceptance, and regional regulatory compliance
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
merchant acquiring, payment acceptance ecosystems, card-present payment processing, regulatory program management, domestic payment schemes, local routing mandates, market assessment, stakeholder management, product roadmap definition, technical requirements translation
Preferred skills
experience with regulators and central banks, familiarity with acquiring platforms (OpenWay, BPC, Compass Plus, ACI, Fiserv), GCC and CEMEA market knowledge
Technologies
EMV chip, contactless payments, NFC, SoftPOS, Android POS, tokenization, ISO 8583
Responsibilities
Lead regional localization strategy for in-person acceptance; translate regulatory and market requirements into business and technical specifications; partner with regulators and government stakeholders; collaborate with global product and technology teams to define roadmaps; drive end-to-end execution of localization initiatives including testing and certification; assess ecosystem readiness; represent Visa at industry forums and client engagements.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC