Associate

Visa•San Francisco, CA

47d•Hybrid

About The Position

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you. The Corporate Strategy team tackles some of Visa’s toughest questions to chart our long-term strategy. Our Corporate Strategy group is composed of six distinct teams: a Global Strategy team - driving strategy work across Visa's businesses, geographies, and functions, and five regional teams - driving strategy work in each of Visa's five geographic regions. The associate role is on the Global Corporate Strategy team. We are an apprenticeship-based culture, rigorously investing in the cultivation of exceptional talent. In this role, you will embark on a structured two-year experience that serves as the foundation for a lasting career at Visa. The two-year experience is designed for you to receive regular coaching, develop a board network across Visa, and tackle the most difficult and pressing strategic and operational topics at Visa. After two years, you will continue to grow on the strategy team or move to a broader business area at Visa. 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)
Typically requires experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking or equivalent
Experience in and/or significant exposure to the payments industry not required, but a plus
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor, attention to detail and ability to structure and analyze sophisticated financial modeling
Personal presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to senior stakeholders and external business partners

Responsibilities

Support major workstreams across projects that strengthen Visa Inc.'s corporate strategy
Solve business problems by collaborating with a range of internal stakeholders across functions and regions
Develop rigorous, fact-based, quantitative analyses to support recommendations
Communicate recommendations within the Corporate Strategy Team and to broader internal audiences, including senior executives
Participate in regular strategy and payment focused trainings