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Global Sales Compensation Director - CMS

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At a Glance

Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Employment
Full-time
Experience
8–10 years
Posted
2026-03-17T17:49:35.726Z

Key Requirements

Required Skills

ExcelPowerPoint

Domain Knowledge

  • Regulatory

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance

equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications:

12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD

At least 8+ years of sales compensation experience with progressively increasing responsibility and complexity of work

Extensive knowledge of sales compensation plan design, trends and global regulatory environment

Compensation & Benefits

Work Hours:

Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements:

This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements:

This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Responsibilities

The CMS Global Compensation Director is part of the CMS Business Planning and Operations team and is a unique role to lead  the CMS compensation program and team.

The Commercial and Money Movement Solutions (CMS) organization brings payment solutions and associated services to clients around the globe.  Our global clients and partners deploy our solutions to serve the needs of Small Businesses, Middle Market Clients, Large Corporate Clients, Multi Nationals, Treasury, and Governments.  We work closely with Issuers, Merchants, FinTechs and other ecosystem players to deliver these services.  Our focus is to identify needs, assess opportunities and options and quickly act upon our vision while ensuring strong execution.

The CMS global compensation director will lead the implementation of processes, systems, & program efficacy associated with Visa’s sales compensation program. The role will include the oversight of the plan design process, administration, seller compensation support management, analytics and training including measuring the effectiveness of the program.

Reporting to the head of Business Performance Operations, you will work directly with executive team members from sales, sales operations, finance, HR and others to define the strategic compensation initiatives that support the CMS go-to-market strategies for Visa.

What You’ll Do:

Serve as the primary owner of the CMS sales incentive plans that are aligned with the company's business objectives and talent strategy, while ensuring the achievement of sales goals and leading the organization through the integration of their sales compensation priorities and needs with existing sales compensations services and communications

About the Company

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world.

Progress starts with you.