Visa Inc. is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks.

Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA), is a global team of industry experts in strategy, marketing, operations, risk and fraud consulting, with decades of experience in the payments industry. Our VCA teams offers:

• Consulting services customized to the needs of Visa clients' business objectives and strategy
• Business and economic insights and perspectives that impact business and investment decisions
• Self-service digital solutions Visa clients can leverage to improve performance in product, marketing and operations
• Proven data-driven marketing strategies to increase clients’ ROI

Visa Consulting & Analytics is looking for an individual to lead Visa’s consulting practice in the Andean countries, playing a key role in the development and delivery of high impact projects for Visa’s clients in this sub-region. The potential candidate will be responsible for the consulting practice in Colombia, Ecuador, Perú and Venezuela, assuring the execution of VCA’s strategy and implementation of consulting projects and solutions with issuers, acquirers, merchants, government agencies, Fintech community, among others. This person will develop initiatives to promote sustainable and profitable growth, thereby ensuring that Visa is both, the preferred brand and unique business partner.

Potential engagements could include portfolio management diagnostics, authorization optimization strategies, assessments of digital product and marketing programs, development of new products with implementation roadmaps, optimizing client customer servicing processes, among others.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Drive and execute VCA strategy across the South Cone countries, proactively capitalizing on regional opportunities
• Engage with clients and Visa client leadership in regular strategic & planning discussions; cultivate and manage a pipeline of work with clients
• Lead consulting initiatives and contribute to closing engagement by identifying potential opportunities with clients
• Develop frameworks, approaches, solutions and recommendations that effectively and efficiently address the most impactful opportunities and challenges.
• Partner with peers in other functional areas (e.g., marketing, sales, risk, innovation) and across global regional teams to execute projects in ways that leverage the breadth and depth of Visa’s resources
• Produce insights and analyses to improve client performance, drive understanding of client issues and provide strategic guidance for client priorities across the payment P&L

• Lead and guide team of consultants in the South Cone region, ensuring team’s growth and motivation

• Build new solutions, toolkits, best practice documents and consulting approach that can be applied across VCA practice

Incumbents applying for the role should be motivated, analytic individuals who will deliver strategic thought leadership, problem diagnostics and high impact solutions to support the client’s growth and performance. Candidates must be able to develop enduring, strategic relationships with clients and across the Visa organization.

• Bachelor's degree required, ideally in quantitative field (e.g. engineering, mathematics, science) and/or business administration.
• MBA preferred

• +15 years of management consulting (with relevant industry experience in financial services/payment), or retail banking/cards management experience
• Substantial problem solving ability with strategic focus on impacting ROI
• Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor
• Self-motivated, results oriented individual with the ability to handle numerous projects concurrently

• Experience in several key issuer business areas, such as portfolio management, marketing, product management, operations, risk management, for cards
• Understanding of card issuers' P&L and critical factors in driving profitability
• Excellent communication, story-telling and presentation skills

• Team player

Relevant experience includes: 

• Strategy and business operations
• Consulting practice management
• Portfolio life cycle and credit risk management
• Predictive analytics and machine learning 
•  ‘Productization’ of data assets
• Digital transformation
• Operational efficiency
• Knowledge consolidation, structuring and dissemination
• Strong financial acumen and understanding of profitability drivers of financial institutions
• Impeccable team player, able to gracefully work with and influence people across different organizations and levels.
• Excellent communication, story-telling and presentation skills.
• Technology-driven mindset, digitally curious, up-to-date with digital and technological disruption, trends, etc.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.