As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

You're an Individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.

Job Description

We are currently looking for a Manager to support the team on strategic consulting engagements.  The ideal candidate is a highly analytical individual with previous strategy, consulting and /or payments experience.

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?

The location is flexible for this role with a preference for Foster City, CA or Ashburn, VA.

Responsibilities:

• Play an integral role on a team of experienced professionals in delivering strategic consulting services to key Visa clients
• Complete consulting engagements with other team members, including participating in interviews, analyzing confidential client data, and summarizing key findings
• Conduct industry research and identify internal and external data resources to create custom analytics
• Complete detailed analysis on client data and identify preliminary trends and themes in the data
• Make targeted recommendations to Visa’s clients, including prioritization and roadmap, based on data-driven analysis
• Develop client-specific presentations which address executive needs and deliver presentations to clients and internal Visa partners

Qualifications

The VCA team is looking for bright and enthusiastic people to bring innovative ideas to our consulting practice:

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of work experience with an MBA degree

• Minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 (or equivalent scale)

• Must Graduate with an MBA degree between August 2019 – June 2020 to be considered.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of work experience with an MBA Degree or 3 years of experience with a PhD.  
• Excellent client-facing communication, story-telling and presentation skills with ability to articulate findings in action-driven recommendations
• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to process and summarize large amounts of
• data into key strategic insights
• Ability to form hypotheses on client issue root causes and validate thinking quickly using data
• Knowledge of finance and accounting a plus
• Strong team player with a willingness to collaborate across levels and functional
• experts
• Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to adapt
• Strong intellectual curiosity to understand the root cause of issues and how to drive value for clients
• Proficient and ideally a power-user of spreadsheet and presentation tools
• An interest in payments, financial institutions or consumer lending a plus
• An affinity for payments technology and its future

Additional Information:

Work Hours

• Incumbent must make themselves available during core business hours.

Travel:

• Incumbent must be able to travel up to 25%

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, and reach with hands and arms.

EEOC

• Visa will 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 the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

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