Visa · 23 hours ago
Sr. Director – Head of Artificial Intelligence Practice
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$179K/yr - $369K/yr
12+ years expVisa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions globally. The Senior Director Artificial Intelligence Practice will lead Visa's AI advisory and transformation efforts, defining strategies and engaging with clients to implement AI solutions.
FinanceBankingPaymentsInformation TechnologyFinancial ServicesMobile Payments
Responsibilities
Define and execute the VCA North America strategy for the AI Practice, including offerings, go to market motions and commercial growth targets
Own practice level financials, including revenue, pipeline development, profitability and operating model design
Build scalable methodologies, frameworks, playbooks and accelerators for enterprise AI transformation
Represent Visa in the market through thought leadership, conference speaking and industry engagement
Lead end to end AI consulting engagements, from opportunity identification through strategic road mapping, design and execution
Conduct AI maturity assessments, define AI first operating models and develop organizational enablement and change frameworks
Partner with clients to design and implement secure, scalable enterprise architectures, including LLM, RAG, MLOps and LLMOps, and AI governance structures
Shape, price and support the sale of large scale AI transformation programs
Build client facing AI solutions and advisory offerings that help clients grow revenue, optimize operations and monetize their data assets
Collaborate with internal teams Product, Technology, Risk, Data Science and external vendors to create integrated AI solutions
Drive development of reusable assets, market points of view and intellectual property
Lead, mentor and grow a cross functional team of consultants, strategists, data scientists and technologists
Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation and continuous learning
Support recruitment efforts to scale the AI Practice
Qualification
Required
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA /JD/MD), or a minimum of 5 years of work experience with a PhD
Preferred
15 or more years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 12 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD), PhD with 9+ years of experience
Deep understanding of AI/ML technologies, including LLMs, RAG architectures, prompt engineering, model governance, and AI risk
Familiarity with enterprise architectures, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), data engineering, and MLOps/LLMOps best practices
Experience designing AI operating models and business processes for enterprise-scale transformation
Demonstrated success selling and delivering large transformation engagements
Experience building consulting practices, including IP development, solution design, team structure, and GTM
Strong executive storytelling and ability to influence senior stakeholders across business and technology
Exceptional communication, synthesis, and presentation abilities
Collaborative, team-oriented, and committed to developing talent
Curious, innovative, and up to date with digital and emerging technology trends
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects in dynamic environments
Technology mindset, curious, up to date with digital trends and applications
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401 (k)
FSA/HSA
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Wellness Program
Company
Visa
Visa is a multinational financial services company that facilitates electronic payment systems throughout the world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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TNB Financial Services
2016-09-10Post Ipo Equity
2008-03-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Suh
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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