Consulting Analyst, Visa Consulting & Analytics

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

What's it all about?

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) drives tangible, impactful and financial results for Visa’s network clients, including issuers, acquirers, merchants, processors and Fintechs. Drawing on our expertise in strategy consulting, data analytics, brand management, marketing, operational and macroeconomics, we solve the most strategic problems for our clients.

The Central European (CE) consulting practice within VCA provides consulting and analytics services for Visa clients in the region. We apply our deep expertise in the payments industry to provide solutions that assist clients with their key business priorities to drive growth and improve profitability. Our team is seeking a Consulting Analyst based in Frankfurt to join our Core-Consulting practice. This role involves contributing to the development and implementation of high-impact projects for our clients in the CE region, specifically on the Austrian market.

As a key team member, you will be part of our exciting growth journey. We are rapidly expanding our consulting business and offer you the platform to build and deploy your business and entrepreneurial proficiencies within the framework of a large global organization.

You will have the opportunity to make significant contributions, grow your skills, and shape your career in a vibrant and fast-paced environment.  

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.

• Assist in the delivery of detailed data gathering and analysis to obtain valuable insights.

• Support our project managers in the delivery of projects to understand effective project management

• Perform market and trend analyses using Visa’s comprehensive global market research capabilities and data tools

• Support in developing Thought Leadership to learn about the future of payments and retail banking

• Act as part a global team experiencing the power of big global technology company

• Support strategy to market activities including but not limited to workshops, client meetings, content development etc.

• Support the development and maintenance of VCA service sales and delivery collateral (toolkit)

• Support the VCA team with ongoing operations, administration and team building activities

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Basic Qualifications

• 2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD)

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous consulting experience preferred
• International experience would be an asset
• Proactive, curious, with experience of being a self-starter and has a willingness to learn
• Presenting attitude to think creatively and identify new ways to innovate
• Problem solver with demonstrated thought leadership
• Comfortable juggling multiple projects while quick to adapt to shifting priorities
• Evidence on excellent communication skills and storytelling
• Confident communication style and ability to appropriately engage with senior stakeholders
• Proven ability to thrive in high pressure situations and a fast paced and matrixed environment
• Strong team player with a willingness to collaborate across levels and functional experts
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills - highly proficient in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Fluent English and German, both written and spoken
• Comfortable managing spreadsheets, devising formulas, and performing data analysis, while also
• Building Executive 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.