What a Head of Government Affairs, Japan does at Visa:

📍Based in Tokyo, the Head of Government Affairs will be responsible for helping to strengthen Visa’s relationships and thought leadership focusing on the future of digital payments in Japan. S/he will help lead Visa’s engagement with regulatory bodies such as the Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) and Bank of Japan (BOJ) as well as the Ministry of Trade, Economy, and Industry (METI). S/he will partner closely with Visa colleagues in market, regional hub, and global headquarters to help develop and implement Visa’s business strategy to grow digital commerce and the future of payments in Japan. Responsibilities (detailed below) include a wide range of duties from daily communications and engagement to long-term business strategy. 📍Lead outreach to policy makers and relevant stakeholders on emerging payments technology issues 📍Convene and help lead industry dialogues around emerging issues in financial services technology, such as open banking, real-time payments, data/privacy, and digital currency 📍Organise support for industry research and analysis toward policy development 📍Draft position papers, issue briefs, and talking points on a variety of financial services/technology policy and regulations 📍Work closely with business strategy, sales, policy, product, and legal divisions on commercial and strategic responses to emerging technology and market developments

Qualifications

📍15 plus years of professional experience, at least 10 years of which involving government affairs, policy making, business strategy, or communications in the consumer payments, financial technology, or retail banking industries in Japan 📍Expert-level knowledge of financial services, background in real-time payments, open data, digital currency and/or distributed-ledger technology a plus 📍Experience working with/in the Financial Services Agency, Bank of Japan, and/or Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry preferred 📍Outstanding written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills in both English and Japanese 📍Demonstrated ability to build influence at all levels within local / international organisations

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