Sr. Manager, VAS Business Strategy & Planning

Visa•San Francisco, CA

50d•$169,100 - $270,800•Hybrid

About The Position

The role will support the Senior Director of VAS Business Strategy & Planning across a range of strategy, operations, and planning activities. Time spent on these areas will shift based on business needs. The Senior Manager will own projects / workstreams of key strategic initiatives (e.g., long-range strategy development, portfolio diagnostics, client and leadership forums) 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 driving workstreams while managing a multitude of senior stakeholders.

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 at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD), with 3+ years of experience in management consulting or corporate strategy
Extensive experience in Payments and Financial Services
Structured thinker with deep analytical skills and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
Outstanding collaboration, teamwork attitude, and ability to learn.
Strong executive facing communication skills
Advanced visual design skills that enable simple, elegant storytelling to internal and external audiences.
Strong project management capabilities, with demonstrated success leading initiatives and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI to improve strategic analysis and accelerate insight generation.

Responsibilities

Lead workstreams / projects related to multi-year strategy development and assessments of significant opportunities – including potential acquisitions – and threats. Manage day-to-day project / workstream activities to meet milestones and timelines.
Structure and solve business problems by collaborating with a range of internal stakeholders. Organize and prioritize critical information, issues, and data to facilitate efficient decision making. Build out unique, creative, and impactful recommendations.
Communicate recommendations to senior management, other executive, functional, or regional teams and management in a clear, concise, and impactful way.
Design and manage major planning activities, which may include annual strategy development and objective and key results (OKR) formulation, ongoing business performance and resource allocation checkpoints, or various other activities such as reporting.
Support the creation of materials for various meetings such as Board meetings, executive forums, and external client councils/forums.
Proactively manage upwards to pre-empt critical business opportunities and challenges.