Sr. Corporate Relations Manager

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in 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 while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

In this role, you will primarily be supporting Philippines as part of our IPVMC corporate communications team and deliver on all aspects of our communications programs across the markets. The successful candidate will:

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• Develop communications strategies that support Visa’s business objectives and drive growth across the markets  

• Develop communications programs that demonstrate the value of Visa to everyone, everywhere

• Lead the development and delivery of informative and engaging employee communications activities including employee communications programs and staff volunteering events

• Drive Visa’s Social Impact programs in the Philippines

• Support the execution of Visa’s media relations programs across the markets including:

  • Developing the strategy and managing the execution of media engagements

  • Identifying and maximizing opportunities to enhance Visa’s profile in the media 

  • Developing content to promote Visa’s brand, technical and industry leadership, new products and services

  • Establishing and maintaining close relationships with journalists across general, business, lifestyle and technology media 

  • Ensuring spokespeople are well briefed and trained to deliver key messages

  • Ensuring Visa’s senior management are seen as trusted authorities by the local media

  • Creating opportunities for the Country Manager and other key management to obtain high, positive profiling in top tier broadcast, print and digital media 

• Provide executive communication support to the Country Manager across a variety of internal, external, client, and media communications opportunities  

• Work closely with the Marketing team to ensure corporate communications and marketing programs are aligned and a coordinated approach is being taken to leverage Visa’s assets across the markets 

• Partner with Visa’s in-market PR agency to successfully deliver communications programs across the region

• Work with the Government Engagement function to support Visa’s public policy position 

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.

Qualifications

To excel in this role, you'll need a mix of professional and technical skills. You'll be a strategic communicator, adept at transforming business goals into communication strategies, execute with excellence, and able to measure the success of your work with well-defined metrics. Your storytelling skills, keen eye for detail, and project management prowess will be essential.

- Minimum 10 years' experience in communications (agency or in-house), a relevant degree, and a deep understanding of social and digital communications channels
- Outstanding spoken and written English skills are a must
- Keen interest in macroeconomic trends and local payment developments to be able to create insightful thought leadership for senior executives
- Proven track record in adapting communications strategies across geographies and understanding the media landscape in the Philippines
- Big-picture mindset about campaign resonance with different audiences and collaborate with colleagues in bringing these stories to life
- Technical expertise in the tools of communications, including all Microsoft Office programs and social media engagement and amplification
- A hands-on, proactive energetic approach, and a passion to make a difference through communications

What will also help:

• Intellectually curious
• Creative, solution-oriented problem solving
• Flexible thinker
• Ability to make decisions based on limited or changing information and adapt plans at the speed of a news cycle
• Ability to build a strong network of colleagues across various levels in functions and geographies
• Talent for uncovering newsworthy information that might be hiding in pockets of the organisation, while coaching stakeholders about what kind of information would be most relevant to the outside world

Additional Information

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.