Analyst: Enablement and Planning at Visa

Job Description

• This role supports the growth of the SSA Solutions business by supporting the Head of SSA Product and Solutions to drive business priorities and revenue targets. The role will provide oversight, identify, and execute with the team on strategic opportunities and support the planning process (AOP/MSO).

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Forecasting, analyzing and tracking Product plans and initiatives to support the Head of SSA Product in financial planning, program tracking, managing strategic business initiatives, client support programs, management reporting, insights and build best practice operations.
• Work with cross functional organizations across Visa, including client operations, marketing, legal, finance and controllership to establish best practices and identify opportunities to improve process flow and structure.
• Supports the annual planning and quarterly forecasting processes to ensure timely execution as per milestones or deadline dates.
• Reconciles plans with actual financial performance on a monthly basis and prepares regular management reports on results.
• Maintain strong and timely MIS/dashboards to the Product team to contribute to the analysis of performance on key metrics to identify areas of focus/opportunity/growth and profitability.
• Contribute to robust business cases and optimized product investments through review, analysis and challenge to ensure business assumptions are valid.
• Contributes to maintain a robust control environment in terms of data protection, quality standards, compliance with benchmarking and disclosure rules.
• Prepare regular management reporting and presentation documents.
• Tracks and reports on AANR pipeline in MSD. Lead the team pipeline review meetings and actively manage the pipeline with the Product and Solutions team.
• Consolidate weekly and monthly team reporting.
• Works closely with Hub and local teams to identify white space opportunities and execute against the opportunities based on revenue potential.
• Tracks overall execution of the Product and Solutions team against annual plans.
• Monitors and tracks performance of all opportunities within the Product and Solutions function.
• Keep track and report on all opportunities being executed with the function using the identified tracking tool.

Key Competencies:

• Action bias – Applying superior analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize and communicate complex information effectively.
• Active Contributor to Team Success - Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals. Makes suggestions for achieving team goals or performing team functions, provides necessary assistance to remove obstacles to help the team accomplish its goals.
• High-Impact Communication - Clearly conveying information and ideas to individuals and groups in a variety of situations, communicating in a focused and compelling way that drives others’ thoughts and actions.
• Building Strategic Work Relationships - Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals in alignment to Visa’s Leadership Principles

Experience

• Ability to manage complex projects and processes with multiple stakeholders, with proven success over a wide variety of projects and business problems.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and can translate high-level goals into executional plans.
• Highly motivated team player, strong team orientation with a collaborative, diplomatic and flexible style, able to work effectively across multiple teams to achieve common goals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including strong oral and written capabilities.
• Self-motivated, ability to take initiative, forward-thinking results-oriented individual who is highly organized with excellent multitasking skills and the ability to progress multiple priorities concurrently.
• Strong relationship and people management skills with a collaborative approach to stakeholder management.
• Strong project management and execution skills with a demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple parties to deliver a business outcome.
• Competent with computer-based programs including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook and the Internet.
• Proven ability to execute independently and operate successfully within a matrix/team environment.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively within a matrix organization.
• Strong analytical skills, problem solver.
• Knowledge of Visa products, payments or international business are advantages.
• Proven track record of successful planning and execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor Degree in Business, Engineering, Technology or equivalent, Masters degree advantageous but not a requirement.
• 2+ years (with Bachelors degree) or 1+ years (with Masters degree) of experience, spanning retail banking, payments, digital/technology, or consulting.
• Project Management qualification(s) would be advantageous, but not a requirement.

Qualifications

• 2+ years (with Bachelors degree) or 1+ years (with Masters degree) of experience, spanning retail banking, payments, digital/technology, or consulting.
• Project Management qualification(s) would be advantageous, but not a requirement.