Manager, Value-Added Services Strategy & Planning - MBA New College Grad 2024

Company Description

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories each year.

Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters.

We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

Join Visa : A Network Working for Everyone.

Job Description

Visa’s Value-Added Services division (VAS) is one of the three core revenue growth drivers for the company. VAS enable Visa’s clients to deliver secure, reliable and convenient payments experiences for their customers.

In fiscal year 2022, VAS drove 6 billion of USD in revenue, and over half of Visa’s clients used five or more VAS products.

The Strategy & Planning team partners with the Global Head of Value-Added Services and leadership team to (1) develop and refine the overarching strategy of the division, (2) design and manage a cohesive operating plan, and (3) address matters that require executive attention.

The role will support the 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 Manager will own 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.

What we expect of you day-to-day :

• Lead workstreams / small 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.
• Manage day-to-day project and team activities to meet milestones and timelines.
• Execute market and competitive research and connect trends to business goals; analyze and synthesize research into consumable strategy outputs.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Pursuing MBA / Master degree program graduating between January 2023 - August 2024 with 2 years relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience, preferred in management consulting, corporate strategy, or investment banking.
• Experience in and / or significant exposure to the payments industry.
• Ability to lead and manage complex workstreams or small projects independently.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills; demonstrated quantitative rigor.
• Proficient and ideally a power-user of spreadsheet and presentation tools.
• Attention to detail and the ability to structure and analyze financial, operational, and market data.
• Outstanding stakeholder management abilities at both senior and junior levels.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills. Impeccable written and oral communication.
• Self-starter, team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible.
• Strong communications skills, specifically, the absence of repeated grammatical or typographical errors, clear and concise written and spoken communications, and communications that demonstrate professional judgment.
• The ability to take on challenges and address problems head-on.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and navigate through ambiguity.

Additional Information

Work Hours : Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements : This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental / Physical Requirements : This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY : The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $136,000- $151,000 USD which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable).

Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity.

Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA / HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.

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