Senior Manager, VD Strategy

Visa Direct facilitates domestic and cross-border money movement, enabling clients to collect, convert, hold and send funds to more than 12 billion cards, bank accounts and digital wallets across over 195 countries and territories. Visa Direct enables person-to-person (P2P) payments, funds disbursements (business and government payouts to individuals or small businesses), B2B payments, and many other money movement use cases.

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The Senior Manager will be a member of the Global Visa Direct Strategy team. The team plays a key role in shaping Visa Direct’s multi-year strategy, leading strategic initiatives, providing business insights and analytics, and driving projects that can unlock new opportunities for the business unit.

Lead projects, including defining approach, developing recommendations, and crafting communications to generate support from key stakeholders

Conduct deep dive analyses across a range of business growth and operational areas as needed to identify key trends, issues, and opportunities

Support project management needs and ongoing operations across key cross-functional and cross-geography touchpoints

Provide analytic and research support for the Visa Direct multi-year strategy and annual plan (e.g. benchmarking, competitor or customer insights), develop fact-based quantitative analysis to support recommendations

Analyze pricing models, competitive landscape, establish revenue-forecast models to identify potential revenue optimization opportunities

• 8+ years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD, or 11+ years of relevant work experience.

• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
• Prior experience in management consulting or strategic planning teams preferred
• Experience in payments and financial services preferred
• Ability to identify and connect various business topics/problems, tell overall story/key points, and figure out potential solutions
• Ability to analyze large data sets and formulate insights and strategies, excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work independently within a complex and often ambiguous environment and handle multiple work streams
• Personal presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages in written and verbal communications
• Eagerness to work in cross-functional, global teams with personnel of all levels to accomplish project objectives
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills, experience with Tableau or Power BI preferred

Varies upon the needs of the department.

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

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.

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The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is  to  USD per year, 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.