Consulting Analyst

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world.

Progress starts with you.

What it's all about - 

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) is the consulting arm of Visa, and drives tangible, impactful results for clients. Drawing on our expertise in consulting, data analytics, technology, payments and economics, VCA solves the most strategic problems for our clients. VCA's core client segments include issuers, acquirers, merchants, fintechs, payment enablers and governments.

The VCA team in Italy provides a comprehensive range of consulting services and data solutions to our clients that address unique challenges in wide range of card business such as strategic growth, digital product strategy and card life cycle management.

The team is based in Milan and Rome, It focuses on Italian clients and combines strategy consultants and data scientists. As part of a global team, it collaborates daily with VCA team in Southern European teams (e.g. Spain, Portugal, Greece, Israel, Turkey and Malta) to share best practices, projects and methodologies.

We are currently looking for an analyst to support and deliver projects for Visa clients and play a role in developing high impact projects for Visa clients in Italy.

Typically, 3 – 5 months in duration and running in parallel, potential projects could include strategy developments, portfolio management diagnostics, assessments of digital product and marketing strategies, product design and launch, development of industry landscape evaluations to inform payments strategies, and optimization of client customer experience and supporting processes.

What we expect of you, day to day:

• Support the VCA team in the delivery of projects for Visa clients across various domains, from payments, digital, products to strategy, including project management
• Support the managers towards the team’s goals and assist in the delivery of detailed data gathering, analysis and insight
• Perform market and trend analyses using Visa’s comprehensive global market research capabilities and data tool
• Support the implementation of strategy at market level including but not limited to workshops, client meetings, content development etc.
• Support the development and maintenance of VCA service sales and delivery collateral
• Support the VCA team with ongoing operations, administration and team building activities.
• Support in developing Thought Leadership knowledge and projects to learn about the future of payment and banking.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

What we'd like from you ..

Preferred Qualifications - 

• The ideal candidate will have already accumulated 1-3 years of experience in a consulting or financial service or payment company and will be curious about the payments industry and keen to work alongside an experienced and dynamic team, expanding their own knowledge in the sector.
• Essential specific skill set, and experience required:
• Passionate about technology and the payments industry
• A recognized undergraduate degree qualification
• MBA or Post Graduate studies is a plus
• Consulting experience gained within either a strategy house, a Big 4 firm or an in-house strategy function of a financial institution is a plus
• Excellent communication skills – Fluent in Italian and English
• Comprehensive reporting and presentation skills
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Curious mindset with an interest in solving problems alongside excellent analytical and quantitative skills, driving insight from large datasets
• Proactive attitude with experience of being a self-starter and a willingness to learn and develop
• Comfortable juggling multiple projects while quick to adapt to shifting priorities
• An ability to collect and utilize business and industry trend information and to analyze this information effectively by applying numerical and strategic analysis techniques
• Expertise in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint to develop client presentations

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.