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Visa Implementation Services (VIS) Consulting Director

Visa Inc.

Posted 3 months agoJohannesburg, South Africa

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Job Type

Full-time

Experience

Senior

Category

Management

Job Description

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. 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 VISA's key clients across the subregions. The main objective of the role is to define and execute against VIS’s mandate, further deepening client relationships and optimizing client performance Principal 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 VISA’s key clientsLead, Support and contribute to sales pitches for VISLead and contribute to internal problem-solving sessionsPrepare for, and participate in, client discussionsLead project deliveries in both coordination and delivery role 10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 ye
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Requirements

  • Basic Qualifications:
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • 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

Responsibilities

  • Responsibilities/Key Results Area
  • 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
  • This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed
  • Work closely with other VISA groups, including Products, BD, Risk, Marketing, Digital Solutions, etc., to ensure a seamless Consulting experience
  • Develop VIS’s 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