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.

We will be accepting applications for this position until Thursday, February 20th, 2025.

Job Description

The Visa Champions Program is a tailored development experience that harnesses the unique and diverse perspectives offered by former professional athletes as they embark on their second career. This program is best suited for those who are looking to excel. 

The program offers individualized experience pathways, best in class programming and one to one coaching to leverage the caliber of former elite athletes as they find their fit and succeed at Visa.  

We Champion Diverse Perspectives We Champion Career Exploration We Champion Your Growth 

Rotational Assignments:

You’ll experience three eight-month distinct rotational assignments over two years while part of the program These rotations are led by your own passions and development needs When you join the program, you’ll complete a front-end diagnostic which includes coaching sessions and psychometric assessments to help us your first assignment A one-to-one coach will be assigned to you throughout the program. They will work with you to assess your needs which will inform where we place you for your next assignment 

Training and Development:

Every six months you and the entire US based cohort will enjoy a full week of classroom-based training. Each of our development weeks is themed; “Me Smart”, “People Smart”, “Data and Tech Smart” and “Commercial Smart” Trainings with give you practical and applicable skills such as data analysis and visualization, coding skills, executive presence, social selling and many more. You will also hear directly from Visa leaders and subject matter experts as part of our ongoing “Knowledge Networks” series. At the end of each six months, you will compete in a team project to test your learning, network with executives and win exciting incentives! 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s Degree and 4-5 years of applicable experience OR an Advanced degree with at least 2 years of experience  Must have competed at a professional/elite level as part of a nationally or internationally recognized affiliation (ex. Olympics/Paralympics/NFL/FIFA/NBA etc.) Max 6 years since retirement from sports team 

Preferred Qualifications: 

All majors are welcome to apply Strong leadership potential demonstrated through employment (part time work or internships) or extra curricular activities Good with people Excellent analytical/numerical abilities Intellectual curiosity and interest in finding new ways to do things Outstanding verbal and written communication skills Professional maturity Strong work ethic and the ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing business needs Ability to work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds