Diversity and Inclusion

Everyone accepted, everywhere

A diverse and inclusive workplace where you belong.

Work with us

We will remain focused on ensuring that Visa is a diverse and inclusive environment where different perspectives are valued, and all our employees feel comfortable coming to work every day to do their best.

— Alfred F. Kelly, Jr, Executive Chairman

Everyone matters

Our Vision

A place where everyone is accepted everywhere, that is what we want to be.

By leveraging the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our worldwide teams, Visa is a better place to work and a better business partner to our clients.

Our Mission

Create an environment in which individual differences, experiences and capabilities are valued and contribute to our business success.

Everyone has a story

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is not only our brand promise, it is the foundation of our company culture. We foster a culture of intentional inclusion, to create a feeling of connectedness in the workplace, support diversity of thought, culture and lifestyle. We work collaboratively together in fun, meaningful and inspiring ways. Meet four employees who are making a difference in our Visa family.

Visa employee Erin, Financial Inclusion Team and Visa Women’s Network.

Meet Erin

Financial Inclusion Team & Visa Women’s Network

We all have something unique to bring to the table. The Visa Women’s Network helps harness and celebrate what makes you special at Visa. And by doing that, we all win. Diversity is not just a word. It is our strength.

Meet Adam

Public Policy Team & Visa Pride (LGBTQ+)

I can say with certainty that you don’t have to go undercover when you are in a Visa office. You are encouraged to bring your full self to work wherever you are each and every day.

Visa employee Otto, Innovation and Strategic Partnership Team.

Meet Otto

Innovation & Strategic Partnership Team

As an innovator at Visa, you are exposed to some of the most advanced tech in the industry. We are a global company, but still small enough to make an immediate impact with our own unique ways of thinking, working and living.

Meet Carolina

Data Analytics Team

As a Latina in the technology sector, I am proud to work for a company that values diversity not only to enable the creation of better products, but also to create an environment that incorporates diverse points of view and enriches day-to-day workplace interactions.

Everyone learns and grows

Your experience at Visa is more than just your day-to-day job; it is ripe with new opportunities to learn and grow, exciting projects to take on and connections with people who care about elevating your career to places only you dare to go. We are a small company with a big footprint where your impact is exponential - learning and acquiring new skills on the job is a given.

: Executive Edge

A leadership programme for women developed in partnership with Berkeley’s Haas School of Business targeted for the specific development of senior female leaders to continue their upward growth and trajectory within the organisation.

Talking Cranes

A unique, customised training that enables organisations to advance women in leadership and equip them to take charge of their professional development. The online platform in combination with face-to-face workshops is an effective learning path – demonstrating an increase in participants’ performance ratings.

Visa Global Leadership Accelerator

Worldwide programme designed to advance the careers of high performing talent for promotion to senior levels across all our global offices. More than half of the participants in the programme are women.

Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Summit

Over 200 global Visa leaders attended our summit in the Asia Pacific region and it resulted in an increased understanding of what it means to be a diverse and inclusive organisation, inspiring leaders to create action plans and proactively address areas of opportunity in their regions.
: Our Black Leaders Summit is designed to advance Black/African American talent at Visa by providing career advancement strategies, exposure to senior leaders and creating a platform to better recruit, retain and promote Black/African-American leaders at Visa. The Summit has opened the doors to further internal dialogue about key issues and increased engagement from those who now feel they have been heard and understood. This is a positive step toward building stronger community connections and it is reflected in an increase retention rate in this valuable talent pool.

This year, we are in the process of expanding our Black Leaders Summit to a People of Color Summit, which includes all ethnic minority talent globally.
: Visa invests in your career development, offering a wide variety of training opportunities, networking and mentorship groups and financial contributions to contribute to your ongoing external education.

Visa University

We offer structured online and live curriculum at our own Visa University campuses. We support you devoting time to classes and interactive learning with dynamic instructors and executives.

Visa’s Educational Assistance Programme

We encourage you to keep learning and help employees pay for educational courses outside of the workplace.

Everyone experiences life

We understand life happens. We value the whole person and want you to feel balanced with the right priorities.

Closeup of a woman smiling with three people on their laptops in the background.

Ready to Return

We have developed a special programme to provide opportunities for those who want to return to the workforce after an extended time away, addressing family needs. We offer coaching, personal brand building and extend offers for full-time jobs.

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Expanded Parental Leave

We celebrate the growth of your family unit, however you define it. Birth mothers, fathers, non-birth mothers and adoptive parents receive significant paid time off to enjoy this new phase of life. In the US, we also offer external coaching to assist in preparing for the return to work.

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Elder Care Leave

As your parents grow older, unexpected situations occur that require your full attention. We offer paid time off when you need to care for a parent experiencing a significant medical situation or a major life transition, so you can be there.

Everyone makes an impact

Together, we use the power of our brand, industry influence and collective voice to positively enact change in the communities we live in – even at the White House. Check out our Corporate Social Responsibility Report here to also learn more about our efforts.

Jobs for Youth

We are supporting the White House First Job Compact. Visa recently launched a pilot programme with the Springboard Initiative, a non-profit workforce development programme in San Francisco designed to train and place more high school and community college students from underserved communities in high tech jobs.

Everyone is accountable

Our Executive Committee is responsible for overseeing our diversity and inclusion efforts together with our CEO and Chief Diversity Officer. At least quarterly, the Committee meets to review, recommend and develop opportunities to enhance our D&I initiatives, model diverse and inclusive behaviors and drive accountability for our programme and results.

We want to get at the root causes that make a diverse workplace challenging, including the personal biases we inevitably bring into the workplace. Knowing this is a key issue amongst teams and in leadership circles, we instituted an Unconscious Bias Training programme, across Visa globally, to help identify and eliminate hidden stereotypes and biases. This awareness goes a long way in creating an environment in which individual differences are valued and contribute to the success of our business. This year, we are also implementing diversity and inclusive leadership training as part of our Visa University curriculum.

Everyone is connected

Our dedicated diversity recruiting team is closely connected with important networks – organisations and universities that are targeted toward students and professionals, women and ethnic minorities. We are actively looking for a diverse community of disruptors, trailblazers and risk takers who are fascinated by new technology that transforms lives and who want to be empowered to change the way business is done around the world. Here are just a few of the organisations we are aligned with: