Associate - VAS Strategy and Planning

Visa•San Francisco, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The role will support the Senior Director of Strategy & Planning across a range of strategy, operations, and planning activities. Time spent on these areas will shift based on business needs. The Strategy Analyst will support workstreams of key strategic initiatives (e.g., long-range strategy development, portfolio diagnostics, mission-critical projects) and ensure the Value-Added Services leadership team is equipped with the data and insights to meet growth imperatives. Strong candidates are versatile team players who learn fast, have high EQ and IQ, and carry a demonstrated record of executing complex analyses and crafting robust strategic recommendations. What we expect of you day-to-day: Support the Value-Added Services strategic planning process, ensuring alignment with the company's mission and objectives Support workstreams / projects related to multi-year strategy development and assessments of significant opportunities – including potential acquisitions – and threats Structure and solve business problems, collaborating with a range of internal stakeholders to make recommendations on issues with far-reaching business impact Communicate recommendations to senior management, other executive, functional, or regional teams and management in a clear, concise, and impactful way Support Value-Added Services’ senior leadership team by developing thought leadership for internal executive meetings and external client councils / forums Execute market and competitive research and connect trends to business goals, synthesizing research into consumable strategy outputs Proactively manage upwards to pre-empt critical business opportunities and challenges This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

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)

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)

Responsibilities

Support the Value-Added Services strategic planning process, ensuring alignment with the company's mission and objectives
Support workstreams / projects related to multi-year strategy development and assessments of significant opportunities – including potential acquisitions – and threats
Structure and solve business problems, collaborating with a range of internal stakeholders to make recommendations on issues with far-reaching business impact
Communicate recommendations to senior management, other executive, functional, or regional teams and management in a clear, concise, and impactful way
Support Value-Added Services’ senior leadership team by developing thought leadership for internal executive meetings and external client councils / forums
Execute market and competitive research and connect trends to business goals, synthesizing research into consumable strategy outputs
Proactively manage upwards to pre-empt critical business opportunities and challenges