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Sr. Manager, Regulatory Affairs

Visa
Dubai, UAE
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
Discovered 4 weeks ago
Government affairs operationsStrategic and annual planningBudgeting and forecastingGovernance, compliance, and audit readinessProgram managementStakeholder management

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About Visa

Visa is a payments technology company facilitating transactions among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories.

Role overview

The Senior Manager, Government Affairs Strategy and Operations is the operational lead for the CEMEA Government Affairs Hub Team.

The role leads the Operations pillar and supports Government Strategy and Policy, International Organizations, and International Affairs.

The role provides planning, governance, reporting, budget management, intelligence coordination, training, and stakeholder engagement across the function.

Works with Government Affairs leadership and partners across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, HR, Communications, Product, and business teams.

Responsibilities

  • Drive strategic planning, annual operating plans, workforce planning, and execution tracking.
  • Lead budget planning, forecasting, reporting, procurement, and resource management.
  • Manage governance, compliance, audit readiness, approvals, and risk management processes.
  • Program-manage Government Affairs initiatives, events, sponsorships, and leadership engagements.
  • Produce executive-ready analyses, presentations, dashboards, and leadership updates.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support Government Affairs priorities.
  • Lead intelligence gathering and reporting on policy, regulatory, geopolitical, and industry developments.
  • Develop tools, processes, dashboards, and AI-enabled solutions to improve visibility, efficiency, and decision-making.
  • Coordinate onboarding, training, capability building, and knowledge sharing.
  • Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy, International Relations, Political Science, Law, or a related field.
  • Significant experience in Government Affairs, Public Policy, Strategy, Business Operations, Program Management, Finance, Compliance, Consulting, or related fields.
  • Requires strong planning, organizational, project management, execution, analytical, financial, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Requires executive-level written and verbal communication and experience preparing presentations, briefings, and recommendations.
  • Requires experience working cross-functionally and developing dashboards, reporting tools, operating processes, and management routines.
  • Requires attention to detail, sound judgment, discretion, problem-solving skills, and experience with data analytics and AI-enabled productivity solutions.

Work arrangement

  • At least three days per week in the office; the Hiring Manager will confirm which days.

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