Senior Director, Sales Data Architect & Governance

Visa is seeking a passionate, authentic, dynamic and results-oriented leader to join the Global Sales and Commercial Operations (GSCO) team as the Senior Director, Sales Data Architect & Governance. The GSCO Team is responsible for managing sales tools and data, and we're looking for a senior leader to define, govern, and optimize our Sales data ecosystem spanning Sales, Service, and Marketing segments. You will serve as a strategic bridge, collaborating with business stakeholders and partnering closely with our Technical Data Architect team to design, implement, and enforce data standards that align with technology and enterprise priorities. The ideal candidate is a self-directed, highly technical leader with first-hand experience in the full stack of modern data tools and techniques.  You must have proven leadership skills and the ability to build and foster networks across Sales, Technology, and the broader Visa organization. This is a people leadership role involving collaboration with key stakeholders across Sales,  Technology and the broader business to understand data needs, identify improvements, and execute a roadmap to build a world-class function.Responsibilities Lead the translation of sales vision into a world-class data and end state architecture, including leading data stewardship across Sales tools and partner platforms (e.g., managing data definitions, cleansing, deduplication, and establishing standard practices).  Serve as Data Steward for Sales, enforcing data quality, integrity, and governance through policies, metrics, and monitoring.Collaborate with the Technical Data Architecture team to design and document data models, integration flows, and pipelines as single sources of truth across product and business functions (e.g., product, marketing, sales, service, service, finance, customer experience).  Evaluate and integrate tooling (e.g., data governance platforms) to ensure fit-for-purpose stewardship.Support cross-functional alignment by guiding business users on consistent data entry, usage, and definitionsPartner with data scientists and stakeholders to gather requirements, design scalable data pipelines, and monitor performance to meet business objectives and handle growing data volumesImplement and oversee customer data governance policies to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and compliance across the organization. Identify process optimization opportunities and develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) to enhance Customer Data Management efficiency.This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.