Associate Counsel - Privacy & AI

About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

Overview:

Visa is seeking an Associate Counsel to join the Global Privacy Office Legal Advisory team. This role provides legal support on a broad range of privacy, data use, artificial intelligence, and technology matters, with a primary focus on technology transactions, sourcing initiatives, and third-party risk. The successful candidate will work closely with privacy counsel, sourcing professionals, AI governance stakeholders, compliance teams, and business clients across the company.

This position offers a unique opportunity to help shape how Visa responsibly develops, deploys, and contracts for emerging technologies while navigating a rapidly evolving global regulatory environment. The role also provides exposure to product counseling and support for AI-enabled products and services.

Key Responsibilities:

The Associate Counsel will:

• Review, draft, and negotiate privacy, data protection, AI, cybersecurity, and technology provisions in agreements with vendors, suppliers, and strategic technology partners.
• Advise business, sourcing, procurement, and legal stakeholders on privacy, data use, cybersecurity, and AI risks associated with third-party engagements.
• Support the development and implementation of Visa's AI governance and responsible AI initiatives, including contractual frameworks, risk assessments, and operational processes.
• Monitor and analyze emerging privacy, data, and AI laws and regulations, and help operationalize legal requirements across Visa's business and technology functions.
• Collaborate with privacy counsel and cross-functional stakeholders to support enterprise privacy and AI compliance initiatives.
• Support product and privacy counsel on legal reviews of new products, services, and AI-enabled features, helping identify and address privacy, data use, and regulatory considerations throughout the product lifecycle.
• Assist in the development of scalable privacy and AI governance resources, including playbooks, templates, guidance materials, and training.
• Partner with business, technology, and legal stakeholders to develop practical, risk-based solutions that enable innovation while addressing legal and regulatory obligations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across Legal, Sourcing, Technology, Information Security, Product, and other business teams.

Qualifications

Information for US Applicants

For roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $152,900.00 to $ 237,000.00 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.

Work Hours

Varies upon the needs of the department.

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 protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.