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.

We are looking for a self- starting Intern to facilitate more agile ways of working across Sales/Key Account Management. This is a summer internship and will take place over circa 10 weeks. 

The successful candidate will be supporting a Key Account Manager and his/her team who is driving sales and marketing activities to develop the business with dedicated customers (be it issuers, merchants or other partners) in Germany. The task involves managing independent projects and will require to work across different business areas including e.g. Product Management, Finance, Marketing.

The ideal candidate is self-directed, a structured thinker, highly organized and a creative problem solver. Candidates should be able to build networks and foster relationships across the Visa organization. Familiarity with the payment landscape and a keen interest for learning how to work with partners is a huge plus.

By building deep partnerships with our customers we jointly achieve business objectives. You want to make a difference: Join us to leverage Visa's fantastic brand, technology, services and team to deliver best results.

Tasks of an intern could include:

·       Responsible for day-to-day account management activities for your customers which are large and well-known banks, merchants and/or other business partners.

·       Build-up and further develop strong relationships with your customers at all levels

·       Research industry trends and understand client needs to develop enhanced solutions

·       Contribute to the annual business and account plans

·       Collaborate and engage with colleagues across Visa (Product-Management, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Consultant, etc.) to deliver solutions as one team

·       Support with the negotiation, execution and management of customer contract processes

·       Develop excellent knowledge of the payment technology space and insights into Visa products and services.

Our campaign YOUniqueness, Accepted Everywhere is all about allowing our team to unleash the talent and potential that is uniquely their own. We’re looking for the next generation of change-agents – dreamers and creatives - who are fascinated by new technology and want to be empowered to change the way business is done. Therefore, our requirements are few:

-          Current university student pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree graduating in or after 2022.

-          Evidence of excellent communication skills – fluency in German and English language required.

-          Passion and curiosity for financial services, and in particular payments

-          Able to work as part of a diverse team and provide innovative ideas, including working with senior stakeholders

-          Comfortable working with data and insights

-          Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, as well as problem-solving skills, proactive and a drive for continuous learning

-          Highly proficient in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel; you’re comfortable managing spreadsheets, devising formulas, and performing data analysis, while also building Executive presentations

-          Comfortable juggling multiple projects while quick to adapt to shifting priorities

-          You are innovative and curious, positive and proactive – always looking for ways to do things better

-          Demonstrate leadership, be a champion for change and be enthusiastic about the opportunity to contribute to our business across Central Europe

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