Job Description

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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As a key member of the global Total Rewards team, support and implement Visa's total reward strategy and manage local compensation programs and practices in Asia Pacific (AP) countries with a specialized focus on our Technology footprint. Ensure that reward programs are competitive, cost effective, able to attract and retain talent, and adequately aligned to our global philosophy. The role will be responsible for reviewing, implementing and recommending changes to compensation programs, monitoring trends and effectively communicating programs to local People Team, management and employees.

• Provide strategic compensation consulting to local management and People team on hiring/job offers, internal equity, compensation reviews, retention, rewards or any compensation related issues in assigned geographies
• Participate in the development and drive the execution of compensation processes and initiatives such as annual review, incentive and equity plans, competitive and ad hoc analysis, projects and reporting for AP countries
• Manage and conduct job evaluation process in assigned countries in alignment with global job leveling criteria
• Recommend salary surveys and survey providers that provide best data for benchmark jobs in relevant markets, help determine appropriate job matches in salary surveys and work with business managers and global compensation colleagues to define relevant peer group companies at the country level
• Recommend competitive local pay strategies based on local market factors and key Visa jobs and skills; recommend salary increase budget and guidelines by country
• Support budget and forecast process for assigned countries by providing relevant information and analysis to Finance, line managers, People team and global compensation team
• Provide local support in administering incentive plans, including short-term and equity-based long-term incentives
• Support with designing and review of sales incentive plans
• Lead the annual review compensation process for assigned countries. Provide local support in communications, training, consulting with managers, system testing, etc.
• Proactively identify opportunities for organizational effectiveness and make recommendations to management aligned to talent and compensation trends in markets
• Partner with others on Compensation and people teams to support workload and execution, sharing/transfer of knowledge, increase understanding of international issues and all aspects and considerations around compensation programs and practices

Why this is important to Visa
The Asia Pacific region is one of Visa's fastest-growing regions, with a rapidly evolving complex talent landscape and continuously everchanging compensation practices. This role provides strategic support to the business to be able to attract and retain the best talent within the region and enable business success. It also navigates complex regulatory environments, ensures messaging is tailored to local markets, and engages stakeholders such as local leadership, vendors and partners--altogether strengthening Visa's market position and supporting its long-term success in AP.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
15 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 12 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD.
Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, typically requires a minimum of 15+ years related compensation management experience especially in large Technology multinational companies
• In-depth knowledge of compensation program design and management, ideally in international and specifically in assigned countries
• Must demonstrate the ability to think strategically and routinely contribute new ideas and finds solutions to business challenges
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and demands, strong planning, organizational, consulting and problem solving skills
• Strong teamwork skills required to work in a fast moving matrix environment, demonstrated teamwork and relationship-building skills, and ability to lead by influence and example
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to develop quantitative models (e.g. business case and complex forecasting) with exceptional accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent project management skills with ability to drive consensus in cross regional and cross functional teams.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and handle confidential information
• Experience working in a global environment on compensation and related issues strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of equity plans and international compensation issues strongly preferred.
• Partner with others within the Compensation group, the Total Rewards function and the broader people team to support workload and execution, sharing/transfer of knowledge, increase understanding of international issues and all aspects and considerations around compensation programs and practices.

Additional Information
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.

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