Client 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.

The Consulting Manager will be part of the Visa Consulting & Analytics team in GCC and NALP which delivers high impact consulting, analytics, and data science projects to our clients across MENA. We are looking for motivated individuals to join our growing practice to lead the work on consulting projects, develop detailed analyses, derive relevant insights, and shape clients’ strategies.

Responsibilities include:

• Structure and/or lead parts of or full consulting projects across the different practice areas (payments portfolio management, digital, risk, managed services)
• Run project work streams on a day-to-day basis, including conducting research and data analysis and synthesizing them to develop insights and recommendations
• Conduct data analysis using Visa and/or external data in the context of consulting engagements
• Conduct benchmarking and market research as required
• Build business cases and other profitability/commercial assessment models to support client decision making
• Assume full project management responsibility for the assigned project or parts and be the primary liaison with the client and internal stakeholders for project updates
• Provide client project implementation support
• Help develop and deliver client training programs and impart best practices knowledge sharing to Visa clients
• Support knowledge sharing with consulting teams in other regions to incorporate best practice, source analytical or other solutions to bring global perspective to local clients
• Contribute to the preparation of proposals for new client work
• Support the development of Visa Consulting & Analytics thought leadership material
• Carry out other ad hoc support, support other functions and teams within Visa, and work on internal projects

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.

Education/ professional qualifications:
- A recognized undergraduate degree qualification
- MBA or Post Graduate studies is a plus

Experience/ skills required:
- 4-6 years of experience in management consulting/ financial services/ payments industry
- Consulting experience gained within either a strategy house, a Big 4 firm or an in-house strategy function of a financial institution is a plus
- Comprehensive reporting and presentation skills
- Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Relationship management skills – should be able to manage internal and external stakeholders
- An ability to collect and utilize business and industry trend information and to analyze this information effectively by applying numerical and strategic analysis techniques
- Expertise in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
- Group facilitation and presentation skills
- Arabic speaker preferred

Travel required to Qatar and Kuwait

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.