Director, Strategy, Finance Transformation - job 5 of 20

The Finance Velocity Office was designed to accelerate our path to building a world-class finance function. This function is shaping our transformation strategy, improving our business operations, and enhancing the impact we make as a function. Why velocity? Velocity is about both speed and strategy, focused on accelerating in a given direction. We will hone our approach, think big and decide quickly, living our Leadership Principles. This dedicated team is helping to drive global consistency and operating as one team to build a foundation that supports the growth and complexity of our business and improves the day-to-day interactions of our Finance teams.

The Director of Strategy will serve as a key leader for the Finance Velocity Office. This person requires experience in developing and operationalizing strategy and implementing transformational change. This person will work closely with the Velocity Office Leadership team to conduct detailed analysis, develop recommendations, and lead engagement with Transformation working teams and executive level stakeholders. This role requires high degree of analytic rigor, attention to detail and ability to influence and mobilize cross-functional teams.

This role reports to the VP, Global Finance Strategy and Transformation and will have frequent interaction with the SVP, Chief Velocity Office, the Finance Leadership Team, and Executive level stakeholders.

Essential Functions:

• Strategy: Works with leadership team to proactively evolve the Finance Transformation strategy, identify issues and ensure progress against key priorities
• Problem-solving: Lead analyses to drive decision-making on critical strategic topics. Proactively identify issues and provide recommendations on solutions, leveraging input from cross-functional teams.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management:  Define governance structure, proactively engage with, and provide updates to key stakeholders including CEO, Finance Leadership Team. Partner with Comms, COS team and HR on communications approach for employees. Ensure alignment to broader enterprise transformation efforts
• Metrics and Tracking: Develop milestones and KPIS for overall program. Provide KPI reporting for regular meetings and on an ad hoc basis as needed. Deliver and report on milestone progress
• As-needed leadership engagement: Prepare for and support FVO leadership to drive ad hoc leadership meetings as requested, to support program delivery and acceleration
• Operating Model transformation
  • Operating model design and implementation strategy: Define & manage cross-functional approach & transition activities across all Finance Functions for the Operating Model transformation.
  • Implementation playbook: Develop and implement a playbook with relevant subject matter experts to enforce standardized protocols and consistent documentation to support operating model transition across Visa Finance including Centers of Excellence and Shared Services.
  • Mobilization of implementation teams: Work with Functional Leaders to identify key resources, onboard team, build capabilities and support team to rollout strategy. Manage cross-functional teams at center and in Functions to problem solve and ensure consistent approach to delivering changes.
  • Project Management: Drives program cadence, steering resources and business stakeholders (including Finance Leadership team, working teams, Real Estate, HR) against robust timelines and deliverables. Will own development of detailed plans and ensure delivery of the overall Organization transformation roadmap. Be the ‘glue’ that keeps the Velocity Office informed and organized on the Organization workstream
  • Accountability over select key initiatives: drive and deliver key workstreams as needed to pressure test, bolster, or drive critical deliverables e.g. the creation of SLAs, knowledge transfer program, location readiness, etc.
• FP&A Transformation: Support selected workstreams across the Forecast to Plan program

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 3+ set days a week (determined by leadership and site).