Risk Consulting Manager

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 it's all about?

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA), the consulting arm of Visa, is a global team of industry experts. VCA supports banks issuer and acquirers), merchants and governments on a wide spectrum of topics within the payment sphere, including portfolio strategy and management, digital journeys and risk management.

This Manager role is fundamental to further develop and scale the Risk service line within Visa Consulting & Analytics supporting Germany and other countries.

What we expect from you, day to day:

• Utilize Visa's data and analytic capabilities, technology, and industry expertise to develop the consulting solutions focused on Risk, Fraud and Operational Resilience.
• Identify with data and interviews, at a high level of detail, opportunities for improvement in the value chain.
• Identify relevant market trends by country / region, based on a deep analysis of payment industry information.
• Relate the performance of KPIs with the management of client´s processes and policies, to deliver recommendations for improving risk management in line with client's risk appetite.
• Interacting with cross-functional stakeholders to develop the risk solutions & POV under the One Visa framework.
• Perform client-specific analysis on portfolio data including proprietary information (where applicable), such as customer demographics, activity, spend levels, behavioral scores, financial information, among other
• Support knowledge transfer to facilitate implementation of recommendations provided.

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.

What we're after...

• Strong problem-solving capabilities, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor.
• Knowledge of fraud landscape that impacts FIs, across different categories of payments as well as understanding of solutions and vendors available to manage such threats.
• Understanding of Visa's Risk & Identity solutions, services, and security framework is preferred. 
• Experience and knowledge in Real Time Payments, Scams & Social Engineering, Merchant Onboarding risks is desirable. 
• Client facing experience with designing executive proposals and leading complex delivery with senior executives. 
• Ability to evolve strategy based on research, data, and industry trends backed by strong presentation and conversational skills. 
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent practical experience in conjunction with a less technical bachelor’s degree.
•  Fluency in English and German is mandatory

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.