Sr. Manager, Finance AI Acceleration Office

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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Visa is seeking a passionate, authentic, and execution-oriented professional to join the Finance AI Acceleration Office as a Senior Manager, reporting to a Director within Finance. The FAAO is responsible for accelerating the adoption and scaling of AI across Finance, embedding AI into everyday work, enabling productivity and decision improvements, and supporting the transformation of core Finance processes in a secure and governed manner. 

This role will play a hands-on leadership role in driving AI initiatives from concept through delivery, partnering closely with Finance, Technology, and Transformation teams to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions. The Senior Manager will help operationalize Finance’s AI strategy by managing a portfolio of initiatives, supporting citizen led innovation, and enabling the transition of proven use cases into enterprise grade solutions aligned with Finance priorities. 

The Finance AI Acceleration Office works closely with Finance Systems Strategy, Technology, and the broader Finance Velocity Office to ensure AI solutions are thoughtfully designed, effectively delivered, and successfully adopted across Finance. 

Key Responsibilities and Success Criteria 

AI Initiative Delivery & Execution 

• Support execution of the Finance AI roadmap by managing a portfolio of AI initiatives aligned to Finance priorities. 
• Drive delivery of AI use cases from intake and prioritization through design, build, testing, and launch. 
• Partner with Finance stakeholders to translate business problems into clear AI use cases with defined scope, success metrics, and expected benefits. 

Portfolio & Program Management 

• Manage day-to-day execution of multiple AI workstreams, including plans, timelines, risks, dependencies, and delivery of artifacts. 
• Support development of business cases, value assessments, and leadership materials to enable prioritization and investment decisions. 
• Track progress and outcomes of AI initiatives, including adoption, productivity impact, and realized benefits. 

Cross Functional Collaboration 

• Work closely with Technology partners to coordinate development, integrations, enhancements, and ongoing support. 
• Act as a connector between Finance teams, AI product owners, and Technology delivery teams to ensure alignment and momentum. 
• Facilitate working sessions, design reviews, and stakeholder checkpoints to drive clarity and execution. 

Operating Model & Governance Support 

• Apply established AI governance standards, architecture guidelines, and delivery guardrails to Finance AI initiatives. 
• Support intake, triage, and review processes to ensure AI efforts are aligned with enterprise standards and Finance strategy. 
• Contribute to continuous improvement of AI operating processes, templates, and playbooks. 

Adoption, Enablement & Change 

• Support enablement efforts such as citizen developer cohorts, reusable solution patterns, and training materials. 
• Partner with Finance teams to drive adoption of AI solutions into day-to-day workflows. 
• Help capture and share best practices, lessons learned, and success stories to accelerate AI maturity across Finance. 

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager

Basic Qualifications 

• 8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years with an advanced degree (MBA, Master’s, or equivalent). 
• Demonstrated experience supporting AI, automation, or advanced analytics initiatives within Finance or adjacent functions. 
• Experience working on Finance transformations, with exposure to domains such as Source-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Record-to-Report, FP&A, or Contracting. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
• MBA is strongly preferred. 
• Financial Services, Finance Transformation, and/or Technology Consulting experience. 
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills, with the ability to influence a matrixed environment. 
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously with a bias for execution and results. 

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Location(s): Preferred locations for CS roles include - Miami, Atlanta, Austin & Ashburn

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for this position is 169,100.00 to 270,800.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.