Senior Corporate Communications Manager

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**
Fascinated by the future and captivated by technology? Smart, driven and want to make a difference in the world? You’ll fit right in.**

Join a diverse team at Visa, where your individuality fits right in. We can provide the opportunity to shape the payments experience globally. Together, let’s transform the way the world pays.

**Still Curious?**

Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, reliable and secure digital payment network that enables individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.

Individuality fuels our brand and our global team - we’re proud that we are a talented team of 15,000 individuals with unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Therefore, we understand that you are much more than your day job. We encourage quality of life outside of the office, and whether it’s taking advantage of agile work schedules or our wellness programmes, Visa respects and encourages meaningful work/life balance for everyone.

So, if you’re not satisfied with the status quo, we can fulfil your desire to explore new territory, giving you the runway to really make an impact, whilst connecting you with teams around the world in a truly inclusive culture that celebrates our uniqueness.

If you think you could support Visa as **Senior Manager Corporate Communications, Southern Europe (Spain and Portugal)** we want to hear from you - together, let’s make Visa a great place to work.

**Responsibilities**

Visa is one of the most trusted brands in the world and is highly visible across many touchpoints. The Visa network connects 3.6 billion credentials, over 70 million merchant locations, powers more than $11 trillion in total volume annually, and connects with tens of thousands of partners. We are on a mission to expand the perception of Visa from a trusted credit card company to the trusted engine of commerce.

We focus every day on enabling digital commerce for both buyers and for sellers. Visa sits in a very fortunate place because in the business that we're in, the business of commerce, we can do well by doing good. At Visa we believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. This belief is the foundation of all that we do and defines the products and solutions we deliver.

Based in Madrid, the **Senior Manager,** **Corporate Communications, Southern Europe **will be responsible for devising, leading and successfully implementing all day-to-day communications and employee engagement activity **in Spain and Portugal**, two key markets in Visa’s fast-expanding Southern Europe cluster (Italy, Spain, Turkey, Portugal, Greece, Israel, Cyprus and Malta).

Reporting directly into the Head of Corporate Communications in Southern Europe, the Senior Manager should be curious, business-focused and enjoy taking on new projects. As a self-starter, they will feel comfortable working in a matrix environment, and work collaboratively with their colleagues in Southern Europe, as well as Global and European Corporate Communications teams.

A strong storyteller with a digital-first mindset, they find appealing ways to get our message across to both internal and external audiences. They will provide strategic communications counsel to the Country Manager Spain and to the Country Manager Portugal, and develop strong relationships with senior leaders in the two countries and across the Southern Europe cluster.

The Senior Manager will lead the planning and activation of proactive communications programmes in Spain and Portugal, and manage and coordinate the local PR agencies, directing the development of announcements, events, campaigns, messaging and delivery across multiple channels and audiences, as well as ensuring the measurement of the results.

The role will also work in partnership with Marketing, Business Performance & Strategy, Government Engagement and Client communications, Merchants Sales & Acquiring to prioritise the expansion of Visa’s digital presence and brand across the region, particularly leveraging traditional and digital media, alongside social channels (Twitter,