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Visa

Runs a global network for digital payments

Director, Talent Acquisition

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$166.7k - $216.8k/yr+ Potential sales incentive payments + Bonus + Equity
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's, MBA, PhD, JD, MD
Austin, TX, USA+1 moreMore locations: Atlanta, GA, USA
In PersonOffice setting; travel required 5–10% of the time.
People & HRGeneralist Recruiting

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 10 years of work experience with a bachelor's degree, at least 8 years with an advanced degree such as a master's, MBA, JD, or MD, or at least 3 years with a PhD.
  • At least 5 years of experience leading talent acquisition teams, including managing recruiters or TA managers in a hybrid or distributed work environment.
  • Experience with applicant tracking and human capital management systems, including Workday Recruiting, to manage requisitions, reporting, and compliance workflows.
  • Advanced reporting and data analytics experience, including identifying hiring challenges, interpreting pipeline data, and presenting actionable insights to leadership.
Responsibilities
  • Develop, implement, and lead strategic, impactful, and scalable talent acquisition processes in partnership with the business and aligned with workforce goals and objectives.
  • Manage a team of recruiters and enable them to act as trusted business advisors, operate effectively in a changing environment, collaborate as a high-performing team, and execute rigorously.
  • Use internal and external data to develop strategic solutions, advance the candidate experience, and implement agile process improvements.
  • Partner with Inclusion, global Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, and business teams to activate talent engagement and acquisition strategy and strengthen the talent pipeline, including diverse talent.
  • Serve as the primary contact and trusted business advisor for assigned business-function clients, addressing issues proactively.
  • Define and lead pipeline management and recruiting process-improvement strategy aligned with global Talent Acquisition priorities.
  • Ensure recruiting activities are efficient and effective; provide reporting insights, monitor and diagnose pipeline health, and make agile adjustments throughout the recruiting lifecycle.
  • Assess recruiting processes and implement improvements to optimize operational performance.
  • Establish and apply recruiting performance metrics that support a high-quality recruiting experience.
  • Evaluate team capacity and make adjustments based on workforce-planning needs.
  • Ensure adherence to compliance, governance, and legal requirements.
  • Build team-wide recruiting skill fluency by upskilling team members on emerging sourcing tools, talent intelligence platforms, and market-insight practices.
  • Guide and support the team in achieving clear objectives in a trusted environment.
  • Conduct performance and talent reviews, and set strategy for recruiting, onboarding, and training new team members.
  • Lead and prioritize a portfolio of recruiting and global Talent Acquisition initiatives, aligning appropriate resources and talent with critical projects.
  • Partner with cross-functional Talent Acquisition leadership teams, including Sourcing, Coordinating, Onboarding, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Compensation, and Talent Partner teams.
  • Participate in special projects as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • At least 12 years of work experience with a bachelor's degree, 8–10 years with an advanced degree such as a master's, MBA, JD, or MD, or at least 6 years with a PhD.
  • Prior experience leading multiple Talent Acquisition managers and recruiting teams in a remote and/or hybrid work environment.
  • Highly advanced reporting and data analytics experience to identify hiring challenges and gaps.
  • Talent Acquisition subject-matter expertise and thought leadership on emerging talent acquisition trends.
  • Strong project management, teamwork, process design and execution, analytical, and data-based decision-making skills.
  • A track record of hiring, coaching, and developing teams by setting objectives and providing clarity and support.
  • Experience creating and implementing operational excellence standards and successfully implementing change within a recruiting function.
  • Experience evaluating workforce-planning objectives, identifying process improvements, and consulting with key stakeholders.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity in a matrixed organization and build stakeholder relationships at all levels, especially with senior leaders.
  • Strategic thinking, trusted business advisory skills, and a global mindset.
  • Persuasive verbal, written, and consulting communication skills, with a focus on using data to develop solutions and drive action.

About the company

Visa runs a global payment network that connects banks, merchants and consumers so card purchases and money transfers move between financial institutions. Its VisaNet system handles authorization, clearing and settlement, linking the bank behind a buyer's card with the bank that accepts a merchant's payment. The company earns fees from payment activity, transaction processing and international transactions, and sells fraud prevention tools, payment software and consulting services to businesses. Banks and other partners issue Visa branded cards and use its technology to build their own payment products. Visa traces its roots to a Bank of America card program launched in 1958 and is headquartered in San Francisco.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$24.2M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

1958

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What believers are saying

  • Visa demand keeps growing: July 2026 results showed quarterly revenue up 14% to $11.6 billion.
  • Advisory staff get structured training: Visa University has over 50 learning modules for its consulting and analytics teams.
  • Visa is capturing stablecoin activity: September 2026 settlement volume exceeded a $20 billion annualized run rate.

What critics are saying

  • Visa must pay partners more: July 2026 results showed client incentives up 18%, faster than revenue.
  • Visa faces pressure on its debit contracts: the Justice Department seeks restrictions on alleged anticompetitive practices.
  • Technology and product jobs face cuts: Visa announced about 2,600 planned layoffs in July 2026.

What makes Visa unique

  • Visa reaches everyday checkout at scale: its cards are accepted at over 175 million merchant locations.
  • Visa avoids consumer lending exposure: it bears no cardholder credit risk.
  • Visa Direct extends beyond cards: it reaches approximately 12 billion bank account, wallet and card endpoints.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance.
  • Life Insurance.
  • Dental Insurance.
  • Disability Insurance.
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.

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