Senior Vice President, Group Country Manager, Nordics & Baltics

Role Overview

The Group Country Manager (GCM) will have end to end leadership accountability for the growth of Visas business across the Nordics and Baltics cluster. The GCM will lead a cross-functional leadership team to identify and drive market initiatives and strategies within the cluster that aid Visa Europes accelerated growth. The role will report to the Regional President of the Visa Europe Region.

The Nordics & Baltics cluster comprises 8 markets Norway Denmark Sweden Iceland Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania - all at different stages of digital payments adoption. This leader will lead a diverse multi-market team that tailors Visas global strategy to the regions unique political regulatory and commercial context.

The role will drive engagement with all stakeholders within Visas ecosystem bringing commercial judgement influence and rigor to grow Visas position in the cluster while also leading on some pan-European initiatives. The GCM will operate at C-Suite level with clients and lead key strategic market and technology developments. This role requires a strong results focus and growth mindset setting clear outcomes and relentlessly executing to exceed ambitious commercial and client-impact goals. Operate with high energy and speed mobilising crossfunctional teams to remove roadblocks and accelerate delivery. Be deeply client-centric co-creating solutions champion market leading innovation and deliver measurable value.

The successful individual will be an authentic inspiring and courageous leader unwavering in their passion to drive growth and harness the capabilities and assets at Visa - the brand our products and our people.

Key Responsibilities 

• Work closely with the Europe Regional President and the Europe Leadership Team to shape and execute the wider regional strategy driving significant growth to reach aspirations of 2030 strategy.
• Design and execute the strategic growth plan for the cluster as part of the broader Europe growth strategy.
• Lead the business to deliver ambitious growth and continued financial performance.
• Influence at a senior level with all clients as a trusted advisor and true partner- a thought leader who is curious and understands our clients business growth goals challenges and strategic objectives.
• Expand and utilize a network at the most senior level within key client organizations and the market seeking common opportunities for growth.
• Provide inspirational leadership to the cluster by continuing to build develop and lead a high performing and diverse team. Be a talent ambassador by driving talent development in the region and sponsoring Visas employer brand activity in the Nordics & Baltics cluster and broader Europe market.
• Represent Visa externally on a regular basis through interactions with key clients the press domestic regulators government agencies consumers merchants and the broader fintech - emerging digital ecosystem.
• Work with the cluster Client Council to ensure a robust approach to decision making in the payments ecosystem leveraging insight and analysis from the Client Council and keeping pace with the regulatory agenda.
• Oversight and collaboration across all business verticals that are linked to Nordics & Baltics.  

Qualifications :

Ideal Qualifications

• Deep commercial experience including significant experience in an executive leadership role within the broader payments industry or adjacent sectors where technology features strongly in the ecosystem.
• Leadership of an enterprise or the commercial functions of a business where the development and deployment of the digital and customer agenda is a key driver of success.
• P&L experience required. Growing a business in a high-growth - fast-paced environment would be advantageous. Consistent record of delivering challenging financial and business targets essential.
• Excellent understanding of risk management and strong analytical - decision making skills.
• Demonstrated success developing strategy and leading it through to execution and delivery.
• A strong record of accomplishment in securing expanding and retaining client partnerships.
• An understanding of political governmental and regulatory environments across Europe.
• Proven ability to build inspire lead and develop high performing diverse teams.
• Commercially astute with experience of working in a fast-paced changing global matrix organization. Ability to navigate complex structures and empower decision-making locally.

Personal Characteristics

• 20 years of experience including 10 years of commercial / sales leadership experience within the broader payments industry or adjacent sectors where technology (digital / e and m-commerce) feature strongly.
• Entrepreneurial and comfortable with ambiguous and change-led environments- self-confident with an authentic style that gravitates to championing change.
• Analytical curious driven and able to get up to speed quickly and become an expert in all aspects of the market.
• Creative and resilient in overcoming barriers and unexpected roadblocks. Courageous in spirit driving change through innovation.
• An authentic leader who creates an inclusive environment where individuals thrive can be themselves and enable the business to reach its ambitious goals.
• High personal standards of ethics and integrity towards employees stakeholders and customers.
• Diversity of thought and experience. Continually seeks new perspectives and feedback takes an inclusive approach and engages diverse points of view. High levels of learning-agility curious by nature.
• An intellectually curious leader with a high degree of compassion and the ability to engage enable and inspire others.
• This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office at a minimum of 3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site).
• 10-15% of expected business travel.
• Committed to building a community through Visas Leadership Principles.

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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time