Vice President, Country Manager - Belgium & Luxembourg

About the role

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 What's it all about? The Vice President, Country Manager will be responsible for overseeing all operations within the BELUX region, driving strategic initiatives, dynamic growth in the market, and ensuring the achievement of business objectives. This role requires a visionary leader with a proven track record in senior management roles, exceptional business acumen, and the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders. The role will lead a team to enable Visa to build deep relationships with key clients, not only in the "core" part of Visa's business, with an emphasis on Financial Institutions, but also focus on driving additional revenues through new VAS/CMS solutions. The individual in this role will play a key role alongside other executives to represent Visa, by delivering on the company's market mission: growing the business with cards and faster payments. Advancing market share is a priority. By building deep partnerships with clients, opening up access and offering creative solutions, Visa is at the forefront of protecting and growing the company's brand and market share. The Country Manager will be responsible for engaging with all stakeholders, internally and externally, operating at a senior level with clients and leading key strategic market and technology developments. The Country Manager will have direct and dotted line management responsibility spanning sales, product, marketing, merchants and will help Visa to expand access into key business verticals and clients. Commercial acumen and an excellent understanding of the broader market landscape will be critical to this appointment. The role will report to the Regional Managing Director for the FBL (France, Belgium, and Luxembourg) cluster.

Responsibilities

• What we expect, day to day
• Lead and manage the overall operations of the BELUX region, ensuring alignment with the company's global, regional, and cluster strategy and objectives.
• Develop and implement strategic plans to drive growth, profitability, and market share within the region.
• Oversee the execution of business development initiatives, including market expansion, product launches, and partnerships.
• Drive additional revenues through new VAS/CMS solutions.
• Drive consultative and solution sales efforts within the market and ensure cultural and working style differences are understood and respected.
• Manage the regional budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources and cost control.
• Lead local initiatives within the wider Visa community in Europe and ensure the market has the necessary resources to achieve scorecard targets. Lead and manage the product portfolio for a signature accounts, ensuring Visa clients have excellent support service from the Visa team.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Provide regular reports and updates to senior management on regional performance, challenges, and opportunities.
• Lead the annual business and account plans for key clients, liaising with the Key Account Managers / Business Development leaders in relation to the product or portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations and company policies, while promoting ethical business pract

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