As Visa’s senior representative in Mauritius, the Country Manager will lead the country’s strategic agenda, deepen client and regulatory engagement, and oversee operations and performance. This pivotal role advances Mauritius’s Vision 2030 digital payments agenda and steers market-level P&L performance.

What You'll Do

Define and execute a Mauritius-specific strategy aligned with CEMEA region priorities.
Represent Visa with regulators (BoM), media, government bodies, and key ecosystem stakeholders.
Shape the local digital payments landscape by identifying growth drivers and removing operational and regulatory barriers.
Monitor evolving market dynamics, competitive activity, and regulatory changes to drive proactive strategic responses.
Manage full P&L, including setting budgets, revenue targets, account receivables, operating expenses, forecasts, and delivering profitability KPIs.
Serve as the primary point of contact for issuers, acquirers, merchants, fintech, PSPs, and government partners.
Lead sales, new business development, complex commercial negotiations, and senior-level (C-suite) engagement.
Drive revenue growth across core products, value-added services, and commercial money movement solutions (e.g., B2B, remittances, government payments).
Expand acceptance across the country by accelerating adoption of secure, frictionless digital payment solutions.
Build, strengthen, and execute strategic account plans ensuring sustainable share growth and client partnership expansion.
Build and maintain strong relationships with BoM, key ministries, and national programs.
Support the Country’s national digital transformation and financial sector development agendas under Vision 2030.
Represent Visa in government-led initiatives, working groups, and industry forums.
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, leadership excellence, and customer obsession.
Ensure operational rigor, compliance, and an excellent employee experience across the Riyadh site.
Serve as the senior executive face of Visa in the Country, managing day-to-day market leadership responsibilities.

What We're Looking For

10+ years in payments, financial services, fintech, consulting, or related industries.
Proven track record in senior leadership roles and managing strategic external relationships.
Demonstrated success in complex commercial environments, competitive markets, and high impact dealmaking.
A strong track record of sales leadership, developing and leading executive-level client relationships and new business opportunities.
Strong B2B2C experience with knowledge of expanding into new customer distribution channels.
The ability to navigate ambiguity, innovate, and lead businesses in capturing, expanding, extending, and retaining client relationships.
Commercially astute with proven success in growing a business in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, meeting challenging financial and business targets.
A track record of establishing strong connections with government representatives and regulators.
Robust decision-making and analytical skills, with a strong command of financial, market, and consumer data.
Financially literate with an excellent understanding of risk management.
Experience working in a global matrix organization with the ability to navigate complex structures and empower local decision-making.
Experience leading change programs within a business and building and leading high-performing teams through cultural and transformational change.
Creative and resourceful in overcoming barriers and unexpected roadblocks.
An authentic leader who intuitively fosters an inclusive environment.
Takes a hands-on approach to all activities with real passion and high levels of energy.
Excellent communication skills.
A minimum degree-level qualification.

Nice to Have

Experience operating in Eastern Africa (Indian Ocean Islands) markets (Mauritius experience strongly preferred).
An MBA considered valuable.
Fluent in English and French is strongly preferred.

Team & Environment

This role is part of Visa’s Central Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEMEA) team and the Eastern Africa country team.

Work Mode

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement based in Riyadh.

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.