Payment Operations Manager, Visa Managed Services

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.Job DescriptionTeam SummaryVisa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) drives tangible, impactful and financial results for Visa's clients, including card issuers, acquirers, and merchants. Drawing on our expertise in strategy consulting, data analytics, brand management, marketing, operations and macroeconomics, VCA solves the most strategic problems for our clients.The VCA team within Japan provides a comprehensive range of consulting services and solutions to our clients in Japan, that address unique challenges in areas such as strategic growth, profitability, risk management and digital strategy. The VCA Managed Service (VMS) arm of the team supports implementation of recommendations by embedding dedicated resources across clients.What a Payment Operations Manager, VCA Managed Services does at Visa:This role in Japan will be responsible for delivering the managed services for one of the largest issuing clients in Japan, enabling growth and improved profitability across their payments business.A Payment Operations Manager is responsible for supporting client payment operations issues such as interpretation of Visa Business News, Visa Business Enhancement, monitoring fraud and approval ratio and providing proactive support to implement various initiatives related to payment operations. Typically, this will involve interacting with the client team, gathering and managing project inputs, analyzing data to form conclusions and recommendations, developing and presenting compelling reports and working with clients on executing recommendations. The full range of responsibilities are detailed below:ResponsibilitiesDevelop a fact base by undertaking client interviews and analyzing client documentation or processesAnalyze Visa and client data to benchmark client performance vs. industry averages to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunitiesProvide thought leadership on the latest local market trends, payment processing trends, Visa solutions, and technologies to generate new sales leads as solutions to identified client pain pointsDevelop client education and training materials to communicate new Visa Rules, Visa Business News, essential mandates, Visa Business Enhancement Release and/or upcoming changes to ensure client readiness and service complianceCollaborate with data science team to leverage advanced data analytics capabilitiesCollaborate with the hub team, broader global team, or other functional teams to obtain specific subject matter expertise as neededIdentify solutions and recommendations that address client objectives and result in performance improvement, leveraging relevant VCA methodologies, frameworks, and global best practicesDesign and deliver compelling presentations to illustrate findings, ideas, recommendations within consulting engagements and more broadlySupport implementation of VCA recommendations or client initiatives, using project management and problem-solving frameworks Why this is important to VisaVCA’s services allow our clients to boost their business performance by leveraging Visa’s expansive market insights and data. This in turn drives Visa’s business, creating a win-win relationship where both client and Visa’s incentives are aligned to grow the business. This dynamic combined with the long-term relationship we have with clients enables a deeper level of engagement and impact compared to traditional consulting firms. VCA projects also help drive Visa Japan’s strategic initiatives and accelerate Japan’s transformation to a cashless society. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.QualificationsBasic Qualifications5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhDPreferred Qualifications6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhDWhat you will need:Having already accumulated a variety of experience, you will be curious about the payments industry and keen to work alongside an experienced team to quickly gain a deeper understanding. You will be client driven, comfortable managing a project end to end and relishing the opportunity to work closely with clients to influence their future performance. Specific skills and experience you will bring are:Fluent Japanese and at least business level English proficiency with the focus on reading proficiencyDeep experience and a track record of high performance in payment industryIn-depth knowledge of the payment industry (i.e. trends, threats, competitors, regulatory environments), client segment and region/market. Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigorStrong team orientation with a collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible style. Able to work effectively in a matrixed organizationExcellent detail orientation, ensuring the highest level of quality/rigor in reports and data analysisExcellent presentation skills, including strong oral and written capabilitiesSelf-motivated, results-oriented individual with the ability to progress multiple priorities concurrentlyExperience in and passion for the power of analytics to inform and drive strategy and tactics, and proven ability to generate insights from dataStrong commercial acumen, with experience in developing business cases with proven ROIWhat will also help:Experience in the retail banking industry, or consulting are strongly plusPMP certification or experience in technical project managementAn understanding of statistical analysis, modelling, scoring schemes, etc. Additional InformationVisa 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.