Company Description

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.

Job Description

What’s it all about?

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VC&A) drives tangible, impactful and financial results for Visa’s network clients, including both financial services 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 UK & I Consulting Practice within VC&A provides consulting and solution services for Visa’s issuer, acquirers and merchants in the UK and Ireland. We apply our deep expertise in the payments industry to provide solutions to assist clients with their key business priorities drive growth and improve profitability.

The team is looking for a Consultant to join our strategic consulting practice and play a role developing high impact projects for Visa’s clients in the UK & I region. This role is delivering and implementing projects and solutions and will develop initiatives to promote sustainable and profitable growth, thereby ensuring that Visa is both, the preferred brand and unique business partner.

Typical projects may include:

• How does an issuer expand or increase market share in consumer market?
• How should a credit card issuer use emerging technology to acquire the best customers?
• How does an issuer expand their credit card portfolio while mitigating credit risk?
• How does an issuer optimize their revenues?
• How do we enable increases spend in specific segments?

What we expect of you, day to day.

• Be part of the team delivering consulting initiatives and contribute to closing engagement by identifying potential opportunities with large banks-financial institutions.
• Identify solutions and actionable insights that will help clients to grow their portfolios
• Partner with peers in other functional areas (e.g., sales and solutions, marketing, sales, risk, innovation, products) and across global regional teams to execute projects in ways that leverage the breadth and depth of Visa’s resources
• Produce insights, analyses and recommendations to improve client performance, boost growth, drive understanding of client issues and provide strategic guidance for client priorities across the verticals and segments.

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

What we’re after…

• Previous experience at a large management consulting firm or similar role at Banks-FIs, with proven project deliveries and expertise in consulting methodologies
• Experience working with financial indicators to measure business performance with a focus on impacting ROI and excellent analytical skills, with the ability to use data to convey a clear message to clients and the business
• Ability to solve business problems through data driven methodologies and proficiency in some leading edge analytic and business intelligence tools
• Technology mindset, curious, up-to-date with digital trends and applications
• Project experience in a digital and technology-driven environment
• High intellectual capability evidenced by strong analytical skills
• Excellent spoken and written command of English.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to comprehend and convey complex technical information
• Strong Business Acumen and Business Analysis Skills (research and analyse market and client information to tell a story)
• Self-motivated, results oriented individual with the ability to handle numerous projects concurrently
• High levels of integrity and business ethics
• Willingness to travel where required.
• Willingness to maintain professional development.

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.