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

We are seeking an Engineering Director to Tink - delivering open banking solutions as a part of Visa. You will be working closely with product management and leading a team of 3-7 engineering managers, contributing to our mission of delivering innovative and high-quality services to our customers.

Responsibilities

As Engineering Director, your key responsibilities will include:

Full accountability for the overall delivery, performance and quality of the products of your areaWorking closely with product management to balance requirements from the business with architectural needsAccountability for the area architecture and to balance short- and long-term prioritiesSetting clear priorities and providing leadership to your teams in a fast-paced and innovative environmentMentor, grow, and coach your engineering managers to a state of constant learning and improvementBeing data-driven and always seeking new ways of improving your servicesBuilding strong relationships with stakeholders across the product, engineering, and commercial organizations

What we offer you

Tink and Visa offers you a dynamic work environment where you can grow and develop your skills, with opportunities for career advancement. You will have the chance to lead and shape the future of our engineering teams and be part of a mission to deliver innovative and high-quality services to our customers.

Reporting to Senior Engineering Director and Area Lead, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in our organization and drive the success of our engineering teams. If you are a motivated and experienced leader, we would love to hear from you. 

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.

Qualifications

We're looking for a talented and driven Engineering Director who can lead and inspire teams. The ideal candidate is proactive and willing to get involved hands-on whenever necessary. We believe this person has extensive experience in management and leading cross-functional teams. We expect you to be able to set priorities and provide direction, build relationships with stakeholders, and support the growth and development of their team.

We like you to have:

Several years in management roles, with experience leading other managers or in a similar role where “leading at scale” was requiredA strong technical background with a degree in engineering or similar. Before moving into leadership, you have several years’ experience as a backend engineerExperience building a scalable, high-volume platform and collaboratively setting the architectural direction with senior engineersExperience with setting high expectations for your engineering managers, and having coached, grown, and mentored them to reach their goalsSolid experience working in an agile development environmentExperience building a business-oriented area and a learning organizationExperience from working with customer-facing products where operational excellence and high uptime is a requirementStrong organizational and prioritization skills along with outstanding written and verbal communication skillsFluency in English

Additional Information

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.