Visa Inc. is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks. 

Visa does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations enable its bank customers to offer consumers choices: Pay now with debit, ahead of time with prepaid or later with credit products. From the world's major cities to remote areas without banks, people are increasingly relying on digital currency along with mobile technology to use their money anytime, make purchases online, transfer funds and access basic financial services. All of which makes their lives easier and helps grow economies.

Behind the Visa brand are our talented employees who continuously raise the bar with innovative solutions and products that deliver the convenience and security of digital currency to more people all over the world.

This role will be based in Dubai and will be an integral part of the Strategy and Market Intelligence team (The Market Intelligence team is based in the US).

The Strategy and Market Intelligence team’s mission is to: Create tangible financial impact for Visa by driving better decisions and faster response to global marketplace and competitor moves. Systematically gather and assess information to develop pragmatic insights that drive action and outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead CEMEA & Europe M&CI function, dual reporting into Global Head of M&CI and Regional Strategy Leads
• Identify and assess marketplace and competitive opportunities & threats in Europe & CEMEA, inform regional/country strategies
• Proactively identify emerging threats/issues. Serve as corporate “early warning system”.
• Reactively provide POV/implications for competitive actions or market developments.
• Develop pragmatic and actionable recommendations on potential Visa responses/actions. Develop rigorous, fact based, quantitative analysis to support insights. Ensure strategic and financial soundness and alignment for any recommendations
• Generate better decisions and faster response by Visa management to external moves
• Act as a catalyst for senior management (global/regional/functional) to take action
• Communicate recommendations to senior management in a clear, concise and impactful way
• Act like an owner, manage to a prudent budget
• Provide leadership and continuous coaching and training to broader strategy teams

• MBA or relevant graduate degree from top-tier institution or similar academic / professional experience
• Typically requires 10+ years total experience with 8-10+ years of post-graduate experience
• Ideal candidate will have a combination of management consulting/corporate strategy and operating experience
• Experience in and/or significant exposure to the payments industry preferred
• Ability to independently lead and manage projects with multiple workstreams, with proven leadership success over a wide variety of functional business problems
• Ability to structure and manage complex cross-enterprise projects and processes with multiple stakeholders at both senior and junior levels
• Superior analytical and problem solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor, attention to detail and ability to structure and analyze sophisticated financial modeling
• Experience working with economic theories, strategic and prioritization frameworks, scenarios analysis, and competitive assessments
• Executive presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to leadership and external partners
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a "peer" with functional/regional leaders
• Commitment to continuous training and improvement of employees throughout the broader corporate strategy function
• Self-starter, team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible, with excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities
• Ability to function independently in an ambiguous and evolving environment
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.