Company: Visa

Location: Toronto, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:20:36 GMT

Job description: Company DescriptionVisa 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.Job DescriptionVisa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) 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 US Consulting Practice within VCA provides consulting and solution services for Visa’s largest issuers in the United States. We apply deep expertise in the payments industry to provide solutions to assist clients with their key business priorities, drive growth and improve profitability. The VCA team provides a comprehensive range of consulting services to deliver solutions that address unique challenges in areas such as improving profitability, strategic growth, customer experience, digital payments and managing risk.
The VCA team is looking for a Senior Manager to join our Product Experience Design (PxD) and Digital consulting practice and play a role in developing high impact projects for Visa’s clients in the North America region. The potential candidate will be responsible for delivering and implementing projects and solutions with Issuers, Merchants, and Co-Brand Partners. 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 customer experience assessments, product development, program launch, customer acquisition (digital and in-branch), customer and merchant life cycle optimization, retention enhancement, benchmark analysis, profitability enhancement.
Specific responsibilities include:Proactively engage with Visa teams in regular strategic and planning discussions, cultivate and participate in managing a pipeline of work with issuers, merchants, and co-brand partnersLeads consulting initiatives and contributes to business development by identifying potential opportunities with Issuers, Merchants, and Co-Brand PartnersDevelop frameworks, approaches, solutions and recommendations that effectively and efficiently address the most impactful opportunities and challenges, with a particular focus on digital related engagementsBuild solutions and actionable insights that will help clients to grow their portfolios and merchant engagement in their core businessPartner with peers in other functional areas (e.g., merchant sales and solutions, marketing, sales, risk, innovation) and across global regional teams to execute projects in ways that leverage the breadth and depth of Visa’s resourcesProduce 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 with a specific focus on digitalAbility to effectively manipulate and analyze large data sets (industry and Visa) to determine meanings insights and recommendations for clientsBuild new scalable solutions, toolkits, best practice documents and consulting approach that can be applied across VCA practiceIncumbents applying for the role should be self-motivated, highly energized, detail-oriented individuals who will deliver strategic thought leadership, problem diagnostics and high impact solutions to clients support the growth and performance. Candidates must be able to develop enduring, strategic relationships with internal and external clients and across the Visa organization. This is an individual contributor role, reporting into a Senior Director within VCA.This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.QualificationsBasic Qualifications:
-8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least
5 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD,
MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhDPreferred Qualifications:
-9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or
more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters,
MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
-Relevant experience at large management consulting firm or within digital
agency
-Experience working with financial indicators to measure business performance.
Significant focus on impacting ROI
-Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor
-Self-motivated, results oriented individual with the ability to handle numerous
projects concurrently
-Knowledge and understanding of banking operations and payments, including
products and services, digital customer experience, marketing initiatives and
card acquiring experience
-Excellent communication, story-telling, and presentation skills
-Experience with design thinking/human-centered design methodologies
-Technology mindset, curious, up-to-date with digital trends and applicationsAdditional InformationVisa 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.Visa welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Visa is a global leader in payments technology, connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments in over 200 countries. The Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) team in the US provides consulting services for Visa’s largest issuers, focusing on improving profitability, growth, customer experience, and risk management. They are seeking a Senior Manager to join the Product Experience Design and Digital consulting practice, delivering high-impact projects for clients in North America. The ideal candidate will have consulting experience, strong analytical skills, knowledge of banking operations, and a technology mindset. Visa is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all candidates.