Company Description Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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. When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging - where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world - helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement. **Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.** **Job Description**: **Team Summary** The Government Engagement (GE) team aims to create broad alignment between Visa’s business objectives and public policies that affect the payments industry. Externally, the GE team engages a wide range of stakeholders to raise awareness of and build support for policies that expand access to and usage of digital payments in Latin America and around the world. Internally, GE works closely with colleagues across the company including Global Policy, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Risk, Communications, and Social Impact, as well as Sales, Marketing, Product, Business Solutions, Merchant Acquiring, and Visa Consulting & Analytics. This dynamic position, to be based in Visa’s Bogota office, and requires a proactive, solution oriented, articulate, analytic and strategic thinker, able to operate and interact with different levels of Government officials. The position involves travel to the different markets covered. **Position Summary** The position will support Visa’s Andean GE team in Visa’s interaction with key government officials, policy makers, public influencers and regulators in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Visa is well positioned to leverage potential partnerships with national government agencies particularly in the areas of financial inclusion, economic digitization, the delivery of social services, government disbursements and collection, and other potential government programs that may benefit from digital payments **Key responsibilities for the position** - Support the development and implementation of an effective Government Engagement strategy for the countries in the Andean region - Support the development and building of stakeholder relationships with Governments, businesses and non-governmental organizations at all levels - Support the design of Government Engagement plans aligned with Visa's strategic business objectives - Establish and maintain effective long-term relations with Governments and other external stakeholders at the appropriate levels - Monitor the regulatory and policy management environment in the region to make timely interventions to protect Visa's commercial interests - Identify opportunities and support business development programs and initiatives - Support optimization of meeting targets and Government Engagement objectives by introducing best practices - Build and maintain internal relationships and enhance an understanding of the function within the company **Job Scope** - Reports to the Head of Government Engagement for the Andean region - Works very closely with country, group-level, and global colleagues including Global Policy, Corporate Communications, Legal, Marketing, Strategy, Risk Management, Social Impact and Products. - Provides regulatory and policy analysis on relevant industry legislation and regulation - Liaises closely with Government Engagement colleagues around the world to develop and refine best practices 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. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office. **Qualifications**: Basic Qualifications - J.D. with strong academic credentials and admitted to practice law and member in good standing of Colombian Bar Association - 6 years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree or at least 5 years of experience with an advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA/JD/MD) at a top national law firm and/or, regulatory and/or supervision agency, and/or at a global corporation. Preferred Qualifications - General understanding of the digital payments industry and its economic and social impact - Experience in payments industry and financial law is preferred - Excellent legal analytical skills with ability to analyze complex regulatory issues and integrate legal advice and business knowledge, while providing balanced, strategic advice re