Senior Manager, Talent Mangement & Development

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• 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.

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Job Description

Visa is seeking a dynamic and experienced Sr. Manager, Talent Management and Development (TM&D) Partner to support the design and execution of talent strategies and development processes and programs that enable Visa’s business priorities. Working closely with People Business Partners (PBPs), enterprise talent teams, and business leaders, this role owns and shapes regional talent strategies, translating enterprise talent philosophy into integrated, scalable approaches that strengthen leadership capability, succession pipelines and talent mobility.

This role owns the design, quality, and impact of TM&D initiatives across the Europe region. Responsibilities include leading the application of talent processes, guiding leaders through talent and development decisions, and ensuring TM&D practices are adopted in ways that drive meaningful leadership and employee outcomes, rather than process completion alone

This role will report to the Sr. Director, Talent Management & Development Partner.

Key Responsibilities:

Own the quality, consistency and impact of talent management processes (performance management, promotions, succession planning, talent reviews) for the Europe region, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities.

Serve as trusted advisor to People Business Partners and leaders on talent insights, org design, readiness, and development actions, helping embed TM frameworks and leadership expectations into business practices.

Design, adapt, and facilitate leadership development programs (workshops, assessments, learning experiences) tailored to regional needs.

Synthesize complex talent data into clear, decision-ready insights for senior stakeholders, enabling high-quality talent decisions and investments.

Support executive assessments, coaching engagements, and high-potential development programs, ensuring follow-through on career and development actions.

Partner with global TM&D teams to evolve processes and tools, providing user feedback and regional/business insight to improve design and adoption.

Design, adapt and facilitate development experiences grounded in adult learning principles and tailored to regional and business needs

Drive communication, change management, and stakeholder engagement to ensure strong uptake of talent and leadership practices across the employee lifecycle.

Coach leaders on development priorities, leveraging assessment data, feedback, and talent insights to increase self-awareness, accelerate growth and drive sustainable behaviour change.

This hybrid position will work from a Visa office at least three days per week. ​

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• •Experience in talent management, leadership development, or organizational development.
• •Experience designing enterprise learning strategies and multi-modal development experiences, including facilitated workshops, cohort programmes, action learning, coaching, and digital learning.
• •Strong facilitation and communication skills with the ability to engage leaders at multiple levels.
• •Demonstrated experience leading talent processes and partnering with HR and business stakeholders.
• •Strong analytical capability, including experience interpreting talent data and developing insights for senior audiences.
• •Comfort with uncertainty, ability to manage in ambiguous environments, and adapt to change.

Preferred Qualifications:

Professional coaching certification (ICF, CTI, Co-Active, ORSC, or equivalent) or significant experience coaching senior leaders and executives.

• •Experience with leadership assessments (e.g., 360, Hogan) and adult learning methodologies.
• •Experience in a global, matrixed organization; comfort navigating cultural and organizational complexity.
• •Experience with Workday or comparable talent systems.
• •Strategic partner with strong judgment advising senior leaders.
• •Comfortable using data and insights to guide decisions and measure impact.
• •Experience designing and delivering talent management and leadership development experiences.
• •Excellent written and verbal communication. Ability to communicate complex insights clearly and concisely to varied audiences.
• •Strong facilitation and executive presence in high-stakes settings.
• •Effective in leading and supporting teams through change.
• •Strong program management skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• •Strong business acumen and ability to translate business needs into people solutions.

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.