VIS Director
Share
Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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. VCAs core client segments include issuers acquirers merchants fintechs payment enablers and governments.
Within VCA exists VCA Implementation Services (VIS) a hands-on execution partner implementing operating and optimizing Visa products in client environments to accelerate activation portfolio growth risk control and data-driven performance.
The Visa Implementation Services (VIS) Consulting Director will be a key member of the Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) organization working across Southern Eastern Africa and Western Central Africa and will contribute to the commercial traction client delivery business development product development and thought leadership with the VIS practice areas. The role will also deliver subject matter expertise and consulting support to VISAs key clients across the subregions. The main objective of the role is to define and execute against VISs mandate further deepening client relationships and optimizing client performance
Principal Responsibilities/Key Results Area
- Lead and/or serve as a subject matter expert on consulting engagements across practice areas (portfolio digital risk) including but not limited to the following
- Using VISA and external data to analyze client needs across the focus markets and identify opportunities for VIS assignments with VISAs key clients
- Lead Support and contribute to sales pitches for VIS
- Lead and contribute to internal problem-solving sessions
- Prepare for and participate in client discussions
- Lead project deliveries in both coordination and delivery role
- Standup and manage large VCA programs for Pan African clients focused on VIS workstreams
- Work closely with other VISA groups including Products BD Risk Marketing Digital Solutions etc. to ensure a seamless Consulting experience
- Develop VISs offering and tailored solutions in line with client needs by proactively identifying collaboration opportunities and developing integrated go-to-market strategies in partnership with internal stakeholders (e.g. Value-Added Services Client Services etc.) to drive unified business objective
- Collaborate with VCA colleagues Visa account executives and other Visa functions to define focus areas and cultivate and manage a pipeline of engagement opportunities
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications:
10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD
Preferred Qualifications:
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 6 years of work experience with a PhD
15 years of experience in consulting and implementation support with Financial institutes merchants and/or government
depth understanding of card operations and portfolio management
Combination of regional and global experience is also desired
Superior project management skills. Fluent communicator
Diplomatic skills to work in a multi-functional environment and ability to extract desired outcomes.
Comfortable interacting with and presenting to senior management of clients and VISA
Highly analytical with advanced PowerPoint skills and Excel skills
Results driven flexible and both internally and externally customer focused
Able to travel frequently and work on client site
Self-motivated and able to use own initiative with limited direction
Strong teamwork and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with inter-disciplinary groups
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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Fundraising
- Management Experience
- Coaching
- Analysis Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Team Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- negotiation
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and b ... View more
