Director, Global Technology Sourcing

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. Visa will accept applications for this role until at least 06-17-2026 Job Description Global Procurement, part of the Global Finance organization, enables enterprise-wide value by leading the end-to-end sourcing of goods and services in partnership with business leaders. The function optimizes supplier selection across cost, quality, innovation, resilience, and risk, while ensuring compliance with regulatory and corporate standards. Within Global Procurement, Technology Sourcing supports Visa's Technology organization and its most critical initiatives. The Director, Global Technology Sourcing is a senior individual contributor and leader responsible for developing and executing technology sourcing strategies across key categories including software, SaaS, cloud, and AI. Reporting to the VP, Global Technology Sourcing or Sr Director, the role manages a significant spend portfolio, often 100M+ dollars annually, and serves as a trusted advisor to Technology, Finance, and Executive stakeholders. Balancing strategic leadership with hands-on execution, the Director leads complex sourcing initiatives, negotiations, and supplier relationships to drive operational efficiency, value creation, and risk mitigation. The role is instrumental in translating enterprise Technology Sourcing strategy into actionable category plans that directly support the objectives of the VP, Global Technology Sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Engagement & Executive Partnership:
• Serve as a strategic business partner to senior Technology leaders VP, SVP-level+, aligning sourcing initiatives with business strategy, transformation priorities, and technology roadmaps.
• Build and sustain strong cross-functional relationships across Technology, Finance, Legal, Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Operations to ensure alignment and execution.
• Provide regular, clear, and executive-ready communications on deal status, pipeline health, category performance, savings delivery, and key risks.
• Support executive-level decision making by synthesizing complex technical, commercial, and market information into actionable recommendations.
• Category Strategy & Market Expertise:
• Lead the development and execution of category strategies across assigned Technology domains, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities.
• Act as a subject matter expert in technology sourcing, including software licensing models such as perpetual, subscription, SaaS, cloud and AI services, and experience with infrastructure, telecom, and data center facilities.
• Conduct market intelligence, supplier benchmarking, and cost-model analysis to inform sourcing strategies and supplier decisions.
• Maintain a strong understanding of Visa's technology landscape, supplier ecosystem, and external regulatory and market dynamics.
• Drive a sustainable and forward-looking sourcing pipeline by proactively engaging Technology stakeholders to anticipate future demand.
• Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Negotiations:
• Lead highly complex, multi-business-unit sourcing initiatives, including RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs, to optimize total cost of ownership and long-term value.
• Structure and negotiate large-scale, enterprise-wide agreements, balancing commercial value, flexibility, innovation, speed-to-market, and risk.
• Partner with Legal and Risk functions to negotiate contract terms and conditions, serving as a first line of defense on commercial, compliance, and risk matters.
• Design and execute multi-vendor strategies to maximize leverage, foster competition, and enhance operational resilience.
• Track, validate, and report realized savings and value creation in alignment with annual targets.
• Supplier Relationship Management & Performance:
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, influencing executive-level supplier stakeholders to drive value, innovation, and performance.
• Act as an escalation point for supplier performance, contractual issues, and disputes, ensuring timely resolution and continuity of service.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities and roadmaps to support innovation, scalability, and long-term partnership alignment with Visa's.
• Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement:
• Enhance sourcing effectiveness through disciplined processes, strong governance, and leveraging of procurement systems.
• Contribute to the modernization and continuous improvement of sourcing functions by leveraging data-driven insights, automation

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