Pricing Analyst - US. Interchange
- Full-time
- Job Family Group: Strategy
Company Description
POSITION
SUMMARY – PRICING - U.S. INTERCHANGE, MERCHANT
The Pricing Analyst will support or lead work streams on projects related to Visa Inc.'s interchange debit pricing strategy and/or broader corporate initiatives, including collaborating with business lines across functional areas. Specific projects will vary greatly in sponsor, business or strategic focus, depth, and stakeholder served, ranging from broad coordination efforts across multiple functional areas to focused special assignments for senior management that are of particular high strategic importance to Visa Inc.
The position requires the ability to apply strong analytical and critical thinking skills to solve business problems, and quickly arrive at recommendations that drive corporate priorities.
The Analyst will report to the Director of US Interchange, Merchant, and will be based at Visa's offices in Foster City, California.
Job Description
Specific responsibilities include:
Support and lead elements of US interchange pricing strategy development and refinement, including opportunity identification, strategic analysis, direct client negotiation of deal terms, contract review, and sizing of impacts of implementation
Support or lead aspects of interchange rate modeling, socialization and forecasting, including but not limited to business case and stakeholder impact assessment development around all proposed new fees/services and/or rate modifications, as well as post-implementation maintenance
Identify, prioritize, and execute the activities required to support Visa's corporate strategies, priorities, and special initiative projects
Work within cross-functional and cross-regional project teams to solve corporate business problems, collaborating and coordinating with a range of internal stakeholders to make recommendations on a wide range of business issues
Use Visa´s transactional databases to assess a broad set of quantitative and qualitative issues, and synthesize this information from large datasets into key points for Divisional management
Communicate and generate support for recommendations among business leaders across the organization
Educate clients and internal stakeholders on Visa´s interchange strategy
Qualifications
BA / BS (MBA / MS Preferred)
1 - 3 years of experience in financial services, payments processing, and/or strategy consulting
Additional work experience in financial and strategic analysis is preferred
Experience in managing competing demands of multiple projects at the same time, often with overlapping sets of stakeholders and individual timelines
Ability to work independently, usually within a complex and often ambiguous environment, to build rigorous, fact-bases that support recommendations to senior management, other executive, functional, or regional management.
Ability to handle multiple project work streams. Must be able to develop content independently, often under significant time constraints.
Should be able to prioritize work flow with limited supervision.
Superior analytical and problem solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor.
Demonstrated expertise in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; understanding of macros a plus
Experience with SQL server, a plus
Eagerness to work intensively in joint teams with personnel of all levels to accomplish project objectives.
Personal presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages in written and verbal communications.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a "peer" with Global Functions.
Strategic thinker with ability to evaluate ideas and proposals within broader company objectives
Self-starter attitude - the ability to self-serve, investigate and get the information needed for the project at hand.
Openness to an environment of active developmental feedback and coaching from peers and managers
Additional Information
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.