Analyst, Visa Strategy and Operations

Visa Visa · Fintech · Foster City, CA

This role is for an Analyst within Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) North America, focusing on Financial Business Operations. The primary responsibilities include managing project pipelines, resource allocation, financial reconciliation, vendor management, and supporting strategic initiatives within the consulting organization. The role requires strong analytical, project management, and communication skills, with a focus on operational efficiency and financial oversight within a large financial services company.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop project pipeline and resource management reporting for Practices.
  2. Manage resources for projects and verify the staffing data.
  3. Reconcile project and revenue data.
  4. Manage the professional services fee budget. Develop expense forecasts by quarter and year. Report status of pro fee budget to senior leadership in VCA and Finance.
  5. Manage the administrative and operational aspect of vendor selection and onboarding process. Collaborate with the Visa procurement team to submit Request for Proposals (RFP) and Statements of Work (SoW) in the internal Visa system, ensuring a correct, seamless and expedited process is approved.

Skills

Required

  • 2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Degree
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills
  • Proficient and ideally a power-user of with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Excellent communications skills
  • Demonstrated proficiency in developing executive-level presentations
  • Demonstrated expertise in managing complex projects
  • Collaborative approach with internal and external partners

Nice to have

  • 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree
  • Degree in Finance or Master’s Degree in Business
  • Resilient in navigating through ambiguity and translating the theoretical to applicable
  • Growth mindset that embraces creativity, optimism, and failing-fast