Lead Technical Program Manager

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Visa U.S.A. Inc., a Visa Inc. company, needs a Lead Technical Program Manager (multiple openings) in Austin, TX to

•    Develop, deliver, and manage end-to-end technology products to promote the growth of digital commerce and mobilization of payments in emerging and developed markets. 
•    Work across multiple business and technical units to drive overall project success. 
•    Support business partners during the ideation phase. 
•    Drive requirements elaboration with business and technology partners. 
•    Write detailed and executive friendly status reports. 
•    Manage technical project scope definition and understand project priority. 
•    Drive cross-functional planning and project execution with the technology teams. 
•    Develop and manage detailed baseline project plans. 
•    Drive, manage, and track projects through each phase of the project life cycle through to successful completion. 
•    Deliver and accountable for E2E project Delivery. 
•    Manage and deliver multiple projects in parallel, working with different teams. 
•    Manage and communicate status, issues and risks with project stakeholders. 
•    Manage project change requests, project priorities, and project trade-offs. 
•    Provide leadership to cross-functional, global project teams. 
•    Maintain current project documentation. 
•    Drive team compliance with quality, security, operational resilience, and other non-functional requirements. 
•    Work closely with members of Product Management, UI/UX, Product Development, QA, Release Management, Implementation Management, Security, and Operations teams, as well as with all levels of management within the organization. 
•    Develop, operate and tailor Agile and Waterfall Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies. 
•    Drive sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-up meetings, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and other scrum ceremonies. 
•    Develop metrics and reports using Rally to help the team understand its health and progress and to set goals. 
•    Produce weekly status reports, manage risks and pro-actively partner with fellow PM's. 
•    Position reports to the Employer's Austin, TX office and may allow for partial telecommuting. 
•    Up to 10% domestic and international travel is required.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or closely related field and 10 years of experience in a computer-related occupation.
• Developing, operating, and tailoring Agile and Waterfall Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Methodologies
• Product management
• Developing metrics and reports using Rally
• Scrum Activities, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily task-up meetings, reviews/demos, retrospectives
• PPM tools, including JIRA, Clarity PPM, HP PPM
• MS PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project, Visio.

Additional Information

Worksite: Austin, TX

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 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Travel Requirements: Up to 10% domestic and international travel is required.

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

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $191,755.00 USD to $235,900.00 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 an annual bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position is eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Program, FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time off and Wellness Programs.