Pricing Analyst - US Interchange

  • Full-time
  • Job Family Group: Strategy

Company Description

As the world’s leader in digital payments technology, Visa’s mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company’s dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

You’re an Individual. We’re the team for you. Together, let’s transform the way the world pays.

Job Description

The Analyst will support or lead work streams on projects related to Visa Inc.'s interchange 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, Issuer and will be based at Visa's offices in Foster City, California.

Essential Functions:

  • Support and lead elements of US interchange pricing strategy development and refinement, including opportunity identification, strategic analysis, client feedback, and sizing/monitoring impacts
  • 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

Basic:

4 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD degree

Preferred:

  • BA / BS
  • 2 - 4 years of experience in financial services, payments processing, and/or strategy consulting
  • 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
  • Experience with SQL/HQL 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 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.

Work Hours:

Incumbent must make themselves available during core business hours. May require occasional meetings outside of core business hours to connect with global partners.

Travel Requirements:

This position requires the incumbent to travel for work 0% of the time

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.

No Sponsorship and No relocation are available

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