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.

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Job Description

The Director is a leadership role in the VCA CIS-SEE region team to sell, deliver and track high impact projects to our top clients in Ukraine, Moldova and SEE countries. We are looking for a motivated individual who will lead a team of consultants working on delivery of consulting projects across multiple markets with functional focus on digital and strategy topics.

Lead the sales and delivery of high impact VCA projects across the above-mentioned countries while resolving complex strategic problems and meeting business targets for clientsProactively manage Client engagements in key markets to foster value-added services growthHelp with planning and delivery of digital solutions and service line offerings into markets and clients under management, working with Solutions and Hub leaders to address client needs in the region Identify additional client project opportunities and lead the preparation of proposals for new client work with functional focus on digital topicsLead relevant business development efforts to win new VCA clients, structure & execute the multi-year engagements program with these clientsActively participate in developing Digital service line in relevant geographiesSupport CIS-SEE Consulting & Analytics leadership on project and practice economics, value-in-kind forecasts, burn rates, utilization, scorecards and to manage risk and quality of the project deliverablesManage the team’s professional development and efficiency improvementsSynthesize and manage complex project structures when required, assignment objectives, project scope, budget and project deliveryDevelop IP and knowledge sharing with consulting & data science teams in other regions to incorporate best practice, source analytical or other solutions to bring global perspective to local clientsPlay a leadership role in talent recruitment, coaching and development of consultantsEvolve VCA staffing approach and build the right tools and processes to keep team members engaged, matching requirements with capabilitiesWork together with other leaders in VCA that are covering markets to ensure consistency in the quality of delivery, pipeline management and alignment with the business goals of the countries.

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.

Qualifications10 years of experience in a financial services or consulting role (combination of consulting and banking experience is highly desirable)Experience driving Digital topics (mobile apps designs, digital acquisition, process automation etc) in a consulting or practitioner capacityA combination of local/regional and global experience in financial services is strongly desiredAbility to develop strategies and activities to increase effectiveness of programs based on performanceExcellent communication, story-telling and presentation skillsA strong attention to detail and commitment to qualityRelationship management skills – should be able to manage internal and external stakeholders at senior levelsGroup facilitation and presentation skillsA recognized Degree qualificationFluency in English and Ukrainian are mandatory. Additional language skills are desirable.

Additional Information

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.