Consulting Senior Manager, Visa Consulting and Analytics

Consulting Senior Manager, Visa Consulting and Analytics

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VC&A) drives tangible, impactful and financial results for Visa's network clients, including issuers, acquirers & merchants.

Drawing on our expertise in strategy consulting, data analytics, product development, marketing, operational and macroeconomics, Visa Consulting and Analytics solves the most strategic problems for our clients.

In the UK & Ireland Consulting Practice, we apply our deep expertise in the payments industry, underpinned by Visa transaction data, to recommend a path that will assist our clients in driving growth and improving profitability.

The team is looking for a Senior Consultant to oversee consulting activities with merchants and/or acquirers, delivering high-quality consultancy engagements and building fruitful business relationships between Visa and its key clients.

The role will manage internal and external project team members, assume responsibility for project budgets, and contribute to annual and longer-term sales and delivery targets.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead consulting initiatives and close engagements by identifying potential opportunities.
2. Identify solutions, actionable insights and provide strategic guidance that will help clients to better understand their business, improve performance, and drive growth.
3. Partner with peers in other functional areas (e.g., sales, marketing, risk, innovation, and product) and across global regional teams to execute projects leveraging Visa's resources.
4. Evangelize to clients, potential clients, and internal stakeholders on key trends impacting the merchant and/or acquiring market, and how VC&A can support.
5. Support the industrialization of popular client engagements.
6. Coach and mentor less experienced team members to develop their knowledge, skillsets, and careers with Visa.

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.

What we're looking for:

1. Significant experience at a large management consulting firm or similarly strategic role at an Acquirer or Merchant, with proven project deliveries.
2. Excellent client relationship management skills (at both a senior executive level as well as all levels of an organization).
3. Ability to solve business problems through data-driven methodologies and strong analytical skills.
4. Experience working with financial indicators to measure business performance with a focus on impacting ROI.
5. Strong Business Acumen and Business Analysis Skills (ability to research and analyze market and client information whilst telling a story).
6. Project experience in a digital and technology-driven environment.
7. Excellent spoken and written command of English.
8. Excellent presentation and communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to comprehend and convey complex technical information.
9. Self-motivated, results-oriented individual with the ability to handle numerous projects concurrently.
10. Strong sense of curiosity and desire to maintain own professional development.

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.