Daniel Villar

About Daniel Villar

I lead complex systems through change.My work focuses on building and scaling capabilities where products, risk, partnerships, and operations intersect. I step into environments with fragmented teams, duplicated solutions, or unclear ownership and turn them into aligned, scalable platforms with clear accountability and outcomes.Across my career, I’ve led product, risk, and commercial teams in global, multi-market contexts. The common thread is not the function, but the work: defining the problem, designing the operating model, aligning stakeholders, and driving execution at scale.I’ve built platform strategies, stood up shared services, launched and scaled capabilities, and partnered across engineering, data, sales, and external ecosystems. That range allows me to move fluidly between product leadership, risk and fraud environments, and partnership-driven growth, all without losing execution rigor.Where I consistently add value- Leading cross-functional teams across regions and mandates- Designing scalable platforms, operating models, and decision frameworks- Translating strategy into execution across product, risk, and commercial domains- Aligning internal teams and external partners around shared outcomes- Bringing clarity and momentum to complex, ambiguous environmentsI’m most effective in roles that require systems thinking, organizational alignment, and results across functions, whether the mandate is product scale, risk transformation, or ecosystem growth.

Experience

1. VP of Acceptance Go to Market Services

   Visa

   Feb 2026 — Present · Miami, FL, US

   Lead Visa’s global Acceptance Go to Market Services within the Client Services organization, ensuring acceptance innovation translates into reliable execution and measurable outcomes for clients worldwide.Partner across Product, Technology, and Regional teams to drive adoption of Visa’s acceptance capabilities and strengthen service delivery frameworks that support acquirers, fintechs, and merchants at scale.

Education

• FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas

  Graduate course, Business Administration and Management, General

  2000 — 2001

• FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas

  Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General

  1996 — 1999