Payments Consulting

Company Description

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.

Location: This role is based in Sweden.

What's it all about?

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) is the consulting arm of Visa, and drives tangible, impactful and financial results for Visa's network clients, including both financial services and merchants. Drawing on our expertise in strategy consulting, data analytics, brand management, marketing, operational and macroeconomics, VCA solves the most strategic problems for our clients.

VCA Implementation Services (VIS) is an augmentation of Visa's consultancy offering, supporting the execution and implementation of recommendations to help scale competitive advantage and operate to succeed in the digital age.

Job Description

We are looking for a Payments Consulting & Implementation Manager to manage and support the successful execution of cards and payment development/implementation/migration projects within Visa clients in the Nordics. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the projects from as-is to target solution, utilizing strong and extensive experience from previous projects to execute and navigate in complex organisations and multifaceted program structures. Bringing experience and knowledge from major projects, preferably within the payments/cards area, the role will provide industry best practice in preparations and execution of project deliverables.

What you'll do:

• Plan and execute change projects/activities from current state to target solution.
• Manage allocated resources (Visa, client, third party) and provide high-level visibility and progress reporting for the program.
• Actively engage and manage key stakeholders.
• Drive assigned initiatives and tasks professionally, timely, and with high quality.
• Ensure collaboration and integration within change initiatives.
• Understand and support the realisation of clients' business objectives, needs, and plans.
• Identify opportunities for improvements in ways of working.
• Provide thought leadership and projects regarding the future of payment and retail banking as needed.
• Coordinate with Visa Hub teams to provide support, additional information, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Understanding of card/payments products and its eco-system
• A management consultancy background with strong ability to effectively market own services to clients and build trust.
• Experience working as a consultant in payment-related projects with ability to drive business & technical projects end to end
• Previous experience liaising between the business and the technical teams
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for engaging with stakeholders including at senior executive levels
• Ability to manage project dependencies and project associated risks
• Experience in transformation and business readiness

• Ability to manage and support project team members (Visa and client).

• Proven experience of delivery techniques, methodologies, and best practices (Waterfall and Agile)

• Fluent in English and Swedish (verbal and written)

Additional Information

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.