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Visa

Runs a global network for digital payments

Director Public Sector Sales

Full-Time
$160.5k - $257k/yr+ Sales incentive payments + Bonus + Equity
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's, MBA, PhD, JD, MD
Washington, DC, USA
HybridAt least three days in the office per week are required.
Sales & Account Management

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 10 years of work experience with a Bachelor's degree, at least 8 years of work experience with an advanced degree such as a Master's, MBA, JD, or MD, or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD.
  • Relationship with the General Services Administration and other government agencies.
  • Ability to demonstrate Visa's value by briefing and presenting Visa products and support during agency and industry meetings and conferences.
  • Significant experience simplifying complex issues and removing business and technical barriers to execution.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence multiple internal and external stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
  • Ability to travel 5–10% of the time.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute sales strategies and account plans to increase sales volume, optimize product adoption, expand product and brand visibility, and achieve or exceed sales and corporate objectives.
  • Work collaboratively across Financial Institution Account Executives, Client Services, Product, Government Engagement, and the Global Visa Government Solutions team.
  • Analyze and monitor market trends, activities, and competitor actions to ensure Visa brings the best products and solutions to market.
  • Align closely with Account Executives and segment leads to develop and support client-facing product discussions.
  • Contribute to the product lifecycle by identifying opportunities to improve integration with government and technology partners and informing the general roadmap.
  • Implement strategies that position the business to shape and capitalize on emerging customer and market needs and opportunities.
  • Work with large data sets to build visuals and charts for internal and external presentations.
  • Review the client landscape and recommend, develop, and implement approaches to grow the Visa business.
  • Use a consultative sales approach to meet client business objectives.
  • Plan and oversee recurring and impromptu external client-facing events.
  • Manage the team budget, including procurement functions such as contracting, record retention, workstream ownership, and sponsorship ownership.
  • Work at least three days per week in the office.
Desired Qualifications
  • At least 12 years of work experience with a Bachelor's degree, 8–10 years of experience with an advanced degree such as a Master's, MBA, JD, or MD, or at least 6 years of experience with a PhD.
  • Execution excellence, including urgency, assertiveness, directness, and the ability to balance long-term thinking with rapid execution of short-term priorities.
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and adjust to new demands.
  • Strategic thinking that is commercially focused and pragmatic, including identifying opportunities and proposing solutions.

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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