Analyst, Visa Strategy and Operations

Visa•Foster City, CA

1d•$109,700 - $170,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Visa 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 Strategy and Operations (S&O) team supports the North America VCA team through setting standards, developing foundational processes, assisting with budget and driving operational performance for the consulting organization. This Analyst, VCA North America Financial Business Operations role will work on financial and operational projects, with a particular focus on the Practices operations. Practices standardize consulting capabilities and service lines that organize expertise (e.g., strategy, data science, portfolio optimization) and enable consistent, high-quality delivery of client engagements across the organization. As the Analyst, VCA North America Financial Business Operations you will help enable the team’s growth by managing resources for projects, reconciling project and revenue data, managing vendor onboarding and offboarding, managing vendor expenses, and serving as a strategic partner for the Practice leads and other stakeholders. The role will work closely with Finance, Sourcing, Controllership, and the Practices leadership team.

Requirements

2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD)
Strong analytical and quantitative skills
Proficient and ideally a power-user of with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Excellent communications skills
Demonstrated proficiency in developing executive-level presentations
Demonstrated expertise in managing complex projects
Collaborative approach with internal and external partners
Resilient in navigating through ambiguity and translating the theoretical to applicable
Growth mindset that embraces creativity, optimism, and failing-fast

Nice To Haves

3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
Degree in Finance or Master’s Degree in Business

Responsibilities

Develop project pipeline and resource management reporting for Practices.
Assist with PowerPoint presentations.
Act as the project manager for strategic initiatives.
Manage resources for projects and verify the staffing data.
Reconcile project and revenue data.
Manage the professional services fee budget.
Develop expense forecasts by quarter and year.
Report status of pro fee budget to senior leadership in VCA and Finance.
Manage the administrative and operational aspect of vendor selection and onboarding process.
Collaborate with the Visa procurement team to submit Request for Proposals (RFP) and Statements of Work (SoW) in the internal Visa system, ensuring a correct, seamless and expedited process is approved.
Collaborate closely with Sourcing and Controllership functions on working to resolve vendor management issues.
Supporting broader S&O team with ad hoc strategic projects that impact the VCA organization.