Director, Visa Consulting and Analytics

Visa•Ashburn, VA

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) partners with Visa’s clients to solve their most important strategic challenges and drive meaningful business results. We bring together strategy consulting, analytics, payments expertise, and deep industry insight to help financial institutions and merchants grow, compete, and innovate in a rapidly evolving payments landscape. The North America Consulting Practice within VCA works closely with U.S. issuing banks to address enterprise‑level priorities—ranging from growth and profitability to customer engagement, digital payments, and portfolio strategy. Our work sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, helping clients turn insight into action. We are looking for a Director to join our Nationals segment, focused on Visa’s largest and most complex issuing relationships. This role is ideal for a strategic leader who enjoys solving ambiguous problems, influencing senior stakeholders, and shaping high‑impact work for marquee clients. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, a strategic partner to Visa account teams, and a leader within the VCA practice.

Requirements

10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD

Nice To Haves

12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD
Relevant experience at large management consulting firm or US Financial Institution
Payments/Financial Services experience
Strong Analytical/Quantitative Background
Experience working with financial indicators to measure business performance. Significant focus on impacting ROI
Self-motivated, results oriented individual with the ability to handle numerous projects concurrently
Knowledge and understanding of banking operations and/ or payment schemes, including products & services, business systems and processes, marketing initiatives and card issuing experience
Excellent communication, story-telling and presentation skills
Team player
Technology mindset, curious, up-to-date with digital trends and applications
Incumbents 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 support the growth and performance. Candidates must be able to develop enduring, strategic relationships with internal and external clients and across the Visa organization. The ideal candidate will be able to juggle multiple tasks, have demonstrated experience supporting sales, and understand the debit/credit payments space and nuances within the Nationals client segment.