Sr. Manager, North America Strategy

Visa•San Francisco, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

North America is the largest of Visa’s five geographic regions and drives over 40% of the company’s total revenue. North America Strategy team works directly with the region’s President and other members of the North America leadership team to chart the region’s medium-term and long-term strategy, to tackle the toughest strategic questions facing Visa’s business in the U.S. and Canada. 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.

Requirements

8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD

Nice To Haves

9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
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
Ability to independently lead and manage projects with multiple workstreams, with proven leadership success over a wide variety of functional business problems
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

Lead or support major workstreams across strategic projects, developing unique and creative solutions that strengthen Visa Inc.'s corporate strategy
Structure projects and/or workstreams for the corporate strategy team. This includes setting deadlines, creating roles and responsibilities, owning readouts, and more
Develop rigorous, fact-based, quantitative analyses to support recommendations. Ensure strategic and financial soundness of recommendations
Communicate recommendations to senior management, other executive, functional, or regional staff in a clear, concise, and impactful way
Participate in and occasionally lead regular strategy and payment focused trainings