Analyst, Operations & Strategic Initiatives - Social Impact & Sustainability

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.

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Why this is important to Visa

Visa understands that operating a successful company includes driving business growth, delivering strong shareholder returns and expanding digital commerce in support of local economies.

The Social Impact & Sustainability (SIS) team executes on this belief every day, connecting our shared communities within and outside of Visa. We strive to place Visa at the forefront to power the future of commerce for everyone through inclusive financial products, innovative and impactful solutions, and responsible corporate leadership. Our team works to leverage Visa's assets, business model and global scale to drive business growth and economic growth, with a focus on communities where we do business. We aim to achieve this by building purpose-driven partnerships and delivering programs that have societal and business benefit, with a particular emphasis on supporting the financial success of small and micro businesses (SMBs).

What an Analyst, Operations & Strategic Initiatives, Social Impact & Sustainability does at Visa

The Analyst, Operations & Strategic Initiatives will be responsible for supporting team operations and management reporting for our global team, as well as spending approximately half their time also supporting operations for our North America regional team. The analyst will be expected to develop and leverage a robust understanding of the Social Impact and Sustainability ecosystems, combined with an understanding of Visa's business and corporate objectives, and engage with other stakeholders and partners of Visa both functionally and regionally, to ensure successful execution and delivery. This role reports into the Senior Director, SIS Business Planning and Operations (BPO).

Key Responsibilities:

Business Planning & Operations

• Support SIS across finance and international operations, working closely with the Senior Director, BPO and Finance Business Partners on financial reporting
• Support NA SIS across finance and business operations, working closely with the VP, Regional Head of SIS, North America
• Build and support global processes around cyclical business planning, roadmaps, and metrics setting and prioritization
• Facilitate the creation and syndication of regular updates and reporting to all levels of Visa management on key metrics and objectives
• Support strategic projects across global and North America teams

Solution Delivery (North America)

• Support the end-to-end delivery of client products, services, and event activations.
• Manage project timelines, task lists, and deliverables to ensure on-time execution.
• Coordinate event logistics, including scheduling, vendor communication, and on-site support.
• Track and update project progress in internal systems and tools.
• Identify and escalate potential risks or issues to delivery leads.
• Provide post-delivery support, including gathering client feedback and supporting reporting needs.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Understanding the social impact & sustainability landscape and identify trends that are relevant to Visa's strategy, programs, and objectives

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

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)
• Highly motivated self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity and eager to identify opportunities and solve problems
• Team player with a willingness to pitch in on a variety of projects and deliver high quality work with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to synthesize complex ideas with a passion for developing clear, effective, and compelling presentations
• Demonstrated creative problem solving with an ability to collaborate and build consensus across stakeholders
• Interest in developing rigorous, fact based, quantitative analysis to support recommendations.
• Great communication and presentation skills
• Able to work independently, and with broad instructions
• Strong teamwork, interpersonal & relationship-building skills
• Project management experience
• Highly proficient in PowerPoint and Excel, Power BI, with strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong familiarity with AI tools and workflow improvements
• Prior experience in social impact and/or payments preferred

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 93,200 to 139,600 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.