About UsVisa 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.Job DescriptionPurpose:The Risk Management Director serves as Head of Risk for the Eastern Africa cluster, with primary accountability for protecting and strengthening the payments ecosystem while enabling responsible business growth across a diverse set of markets, clients, regulators and payment use cases.The role holder leads end-to-end risk engagement across Eastern Africa with Visa clients, partners, merchants, fintechs, regulators and internal stakeholders. The role covers all relevant risk dimensions, including fraud, scams, cybersecurity, data security, ecosystem integrity, credit and settlement risk, third-party risk, regulatory risk, AML/sanctions considerations, emerging technologies, cross-border flows, mobile-first digital payments and new money movement models.Externally, the Risk Director ensures Visa’s interactions with clients, merchants, regulators, law enforcement, government agencies, mobile money operators, fintechs and other ecosystem participants across Eastern Africa are well informed, constructive and focused on building digital trust, strengthening resilience, advancing financial inclusion and supporting secure growth.Internally, the Risk Director translates market intelligence into actionable insights that influence Visa’s strategy, products, policies, controls and client solutions. The role partners across business, product, legal, compliance, government engagem
