Cybersecurity Associate - Regulatory, Audit, and Compliance- Local CandidatesOnly

Company DescriptionVisa 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.Job DescriptionThis Cybersecurity Associate position will serve as part of Visa's Cybersecurity Regulator, Audit, and Compliance function within the Cybersecurity Governance Risk and Compliance and M&A Integration (GRC) team, reporting to Director/Sr. Director. This position will provide oversight, coordination, and deliver the activities that support successful internal audits, external audits and compliance, regulatory activities, and external customer/client requests while effectively balancing the individual elements of these activities.In addition, you will be building, implementing, and optimizing Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tools and solutions for our team. This role translates regulatory and audit requirements into scalable, automated technical workflow enabling efficiency and operational excellence.Essential Functions:Provide oversight and coordination of activities supporting successful internal and external audits, compliance initiatives, regulatory engagements, and responses to external customer or client requests.Demonstrate familiarity with regulatory standards that enable Cyber teams to achieve various compliance certifications, such as PCI and RBI.Support validation of the ongoing effectiveness of both automated and manual Cybersecurity controls across Visa by collaborating with control owners and evaluating control design and program standards.Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Technology, Compliance, Audit, and HRIS teams to automate manual compliance and control processes, ensuring continuous audit readiness.Proactively identify, assess, and implement advanced tools - including AI and machine learning - to enhance automation, efficiency, and risk mitigation within the Regulatory, Audit, and Compliance domains.Develop intuitive dashboards and reporting solutions for stakeholders, providing real-time insights into the risk and compliance posture of critical business systems.Document assessment findings, prepare supporting workpapers, and substantiate assessment conclusions.This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.QualificationsBasic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree, OR 3+ years of relevant work experience Preferred Qualifications: 2 or more years of work experience. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, or Business Administration or another related field. 1-3 years of work experience in Information Security, Audit, Risk, and/or Compliance Open to experience in other relevant fields (e.g., finance, business administration, information technology, etc.) if candidate can demonstrate relevancy to this Information security-based role Experience working with multiple individuals on internal and external delivery Exceptional communication skills - both written and verbal to support compliance and certification audits Skills in Python or similar scripting languages for building automation scripts. Ability to synthesize a variety of data points, problem solve and formulate comprehensive and effective execution and risk mitigation plans Must be extremely flexible and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities on very tight deadlines. Experience in Audit/Compliance/Regulatory discussions and proactive readiness activities in a large global financial institution or a matrix organization 2 years of direct participation and experience across common industry security policy areas, including, but not limited to ISO, NIST, COSO, COBIT, PCI, RBI Regulations, SOX, SSAE16/ISAE3402, SOC 2 and others Experience with LLM-based architecture, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and Agent-to-Agent Protocol (A2A). Hands-on experience with AI-powered workflow automation platforms (e.g., RPA + AI, Copilot integrations). Knowledge of data governance principles, including lifecycle management and unstructured data handling. CISSP, CISA, CISM, PCI QSA/ISA, Cloud (Azure AI, AWS AI/ML) Certifications preferredAdditional InformationWork Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.Travel Requirements: This position requires travel5-10% 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.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.Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for this position is 97,800.00 to 152,100.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.