Analyst, Visa Consulting and Analytics

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. Team Description Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) is the consulting arm of Visa, and drives tangible, impactful results for clients. Drawing on our expertise in consulting, data analytics, technology, payments and economics, VCA solves the most strategic problems for our clients. VCA's core client segments include issuers, acquirers, merchants, fintechs, payment enablers and governments. Job Description Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) team is looking for an individual to join our consulting practice and play a key role developing high impact projects for Visa’s clients in the Andean Region. The potential candidate will proactively engage with Visa clients (including issuers, acquirers, merchants, processors, fintechs), by delivering and implementing projects and solutions with issuers, acquirers and merchants. This person will develop initiatives to promote sustainable and profitable growth, thereby ensuring that Visa is both the preferred brand and unique business partner. Potential engagements could include Digital consulting, customer acquisition, customer life cycle optimization, retention enhancement, benchmark analysis, profitability enhancement. In addition, the potential candidate will proactively engage with the team members, vendors, and other internal teams in Visa, coordinating all the administrative work and taking lead in task related to our organization. The role will provide overall administrative and operational support to the team in VCA Andean, ensuring smooth operations of a fast-paced, results-driven team, the potential incumbent will also support in the logistics and operations of key Andean region. Specific responsibilities include: Lead the gathering and analysis of information, support the formulation and testing of hypotheses to address client business problem 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 Support the development of frameworks, approaches, solutions and recommendations that effectively and efficiently address the most impactful opportunities and challenges Build solutions and actionable insights that will help clients to grow their portfolios and customer engagement in their core business Successfully collaborate with peers in other functional areas (marketing, sales, risk, innovation) to execute projects and deliver value for clients Ability to effectively manipulate and analyze large data sets (industry and Visa) to determine meanings insights and recommendations for clients Incumbents applying for the role should be self-motivated, highly energized, detail-oriented individuals with attention to details High intellectual capability evidenced by solid analytical skills. Strong Excel skills to update opportunity models, analyze transaction data and develop MIS reports Experience in financial or payment services gained ideally in consultancy practice, payment scheme, Acquirer or retail bank Good understanding of payments business and transaction flows and Visa Product Set and an understanding of Issuer portfolio management practices Self‑starter who actively plans next steps with problem solving skills and curiosity Good presentation and communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to comprehend and convey complex business information Willingness to travel throughout the covered markets as needed and the ability to work across functions and markets This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager. Qualifications Bachelor's degree required from top tier school, ideally in quantitative field (e.g. engineering, mathematics, science) and/or business administration 5+ years of relevant experience in banks/financial services and/or management consulting firms, especially in payments business, including products & services, business systems and processes Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor Self-motivated, results oriented individual with the ability to handle numerous projects concurrently Excellent communication, story‑telling and presentation skills Strong Excel skills to update opportunity models, analyze transaction data and develop MIS reports Great interpersonal skills – team player Technology mindset, curious, up-to-date with digital trends and applications Fluent verbal and written English 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr