Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) drives tangible, impactful and financial results for Visa’s network clients, including issuers, merchant acquirers and merchants. Drawing on our expertise in strategy consulting, data analytics, brand management, marketing, operational and macroeconomics, Visa Consulting and Analytics solves the most strategic problems for our clients.

The US Consulting team within VCA provides consulting services for Visa’s clients in the United States. We apply deep expertise in the payments industry to provide solutions to assist clients with their key business priorities drive growth and improve profitability. The VCA team provides a comprehensive range of consulting services to deliver solutions that address unique challenges in areas such as improving profitability, strategic growth, customer experience, digital payments and managing risk.

We are currently looking for an Analyst to support the team on strategic consulting engagements within the community segment

The ideal candidate is a highly analytical individual with previous strategy, consulting and /or financial experience (payments experience a plus).

Typical projects may include:

How does a financial institution increase market share in consumer credit cards?How should a credit card issuer use emerging technology to acquire the best customers?How does a financial institution grow their credit card portfolio while mitigating credit risk?How does a financial institution optimize their product offering?How should a credit card issuer use digital and emerging technology to acquire and retain the best customers?

Responsibilities:

Play an integral role on a team of experienced professionals in delivering strategic consulting services to key Visa clientsComplete consulting engagements with other team members, including participating in interviews, analyzing confidential client data, and summarizing key findingsConduct industry research and identify internal and external data resources to create custom analyticsComplete detailed analysis on client data and identify preliminary trends and themes in the dataDevelop client-specific presentations which address executive needs and deliver presentations to clients and internal Visa partnersPlay an integral role in the development of new consulting solutions and materials to train VCA team membersMonitor industry trends and contribute to the development of whitepapers on the impact to clients

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Qualifications

Basic Qualification

 

2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD)

Preferred Qualification

 

3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)Previous consulting experience preferredExcellent communication, story-telling and presentation skillsExceptional analytical skills, with the ability to process and summarize large amounts of data into key strategic insightsStrong team player with a willingness to collaborate across levels and functional experts - Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to adaptProficient and ideally a power-user of spreadsheet and presentation toolsAn interest in learning advanced analytics tools (SAS, R, Tableau, etc.)An interest in payments, financial institutions or consumer lending a plusAn affinity for payments technology, FinTech and digital

Additional Information

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.

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 a new hire into this position is 89,900.00 to 149,550.00 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.