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Director, Digital Identity Strategy

Visa San Francisco, CA Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$203,800 to $326,100 USD per year

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Description

We are seeking a Director, Digital Identity Strategy to join our Global eCommerce & Digital Identity Strategy organization. Reporting directly to the VP, Global eCommerce & Digital Identity Strategy, this role will define Visa’s long-term role in digital identity across authentication, payments, and adjacent use cases.

The Director will own the end-to-end identity strategic agenda, from clarifying Visa’s role in the identity ecosystem and identifying new pools of revenue and value creation, to shaping product strategy (new and existing), influencing standards, and partnering with key technology and ecosystem players.

Key responsibilities:

  • Define Visa’s role in digital identity by establishing a clear, enterprise-wide point of view across authentication, payments, and emerging identity-enabled use cases.
  • Identify, size, and prioritize new revenue pools and strategic value that identity can unlock for Visa.
  • Translate identity strategy into a coherent multi-year roadmap, aligned to Visa’s eCommerce north star.
  • Identify and shape new identity-led products and services Visa should launch in the next 3–5 years.
  • Own the strategic direction of existing identity platforms, including Visa Device Intelligence (VDI) and Identity Graph.
  • Partner with Product and Commercial teams to evolve positioning, pricing, and go-to-market approaches for identity capabilities and solutions.
  • Embed identity as a horizontal capability across Visa’s broader product portfolio.
  • Define Visa’s strategy stance on Verifiable Credentials.
  • Engage with key partners and standards bodies to shape identity standards.
  • Develop clear and concise executive-level communications.

Qualifications:

  • 10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree.
  • Preferred qualifications include 12+ years of progressive experience working at the intersection of identity, authentication, payments, and/or strategy.

This position requires at least 3 days in office.

Estimated salary range for this position is $203,800.00 to $326,100.00 USD per year.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Verifiable Credentials
  • ecommerce
  • product strategy
  • partnerships
  • standards bodies

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