Analyst, Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA), Core Consulting Practice

About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

Team 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development of consulting and implementation initiatives, working closely with Managers and Directors to identify opportunities with issuers, merchants, and other key ecosystem players

• Develop structured frameworks, methodologies, and recommendations that effectively address client opportunities and business challenges

• Develop high-quality client deliverables, including presentations, reports, dashboards, and executive summaries, ensuring clarity, rigor, and actionable insights aligned to client expectations

Performance Management & Reporting

• Track and measure program KPIs

• Analyze results, generate insights, and support a continuous improvement cycle

Collaboration

• Act as a liaison across functional teams, ensuring alignment and consistency across local, regional, and global stakeholders

• Foster a collaborative and integrated working environment

Business Analysis

• Structure information and datasets to enable robust analysis

• Synthesize findings into clear business cases, project results, and strategic recommendations

Client Engagement

• Support and strengthen client relationships through consistent, high-quality interactions

• Contribute to client discussions by providing data-driven insights and structured perspectives

Core Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to structure complex problems and communicate insights clearly

• High attention to detail and quality in deliverable development

• Collaborative mindset and adaptability in fast-paced consulting environments

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

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:

• 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
• Undergraduate Degree in Economics, Engineering, Finance, Business Administration or Actuary
• 2-5 years of work experience in financial services, payments, consulting and similar
• Project management skills given that this role involves the support on the execution of multiple projects with multiple stakeholders and multiple markets simultaneously.
• English and Spanish required (written, verbal) who will deliver strategic thought leadership, problem diagnostics and high impact solutions to clients support the growth and performance. Candidates must be able to develop enduring, strategic relationships with internal and external clients and across the Visa organization. This is an individual contributor role, will be located in Panama City
• Strong analytical skills with intellectual and analytical rigor
• Capacity to structure complex problems, understanding the different alternatives for their solution. Comfort with ambiguous situations and information
• Strategic and analytical thinking with a strong attention to detail that leverages multiple sources of information
• Self-motivated, results oriented individual with the ability to handle numerous projects concurrently
• Strong leadership skills to develop and guide conversations with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Team minded
• Technology mindset, curious, up-to-date with digital trends and applications

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.