Business Development Intern (Starting June 2026, for current students grad at Visa

Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Dec, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Analytical Skills, Financial Analysis, Collaboration, Project Management, Data Analysis, Market Intelligence, Client Support, Operations Support, Communication, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

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. Job Description Everyone at Visa works with one goal in mind – making sure that Visa is the best way to pay and be paid, for everyone everywhere. The business development team drives the country strategy and its objectives by identifying, leading and executing, through analytics, data and market intelligence, on opportunities to drive business growth for Visa and its clients. The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Business Development team by developing and maintaining the relationship between VISA and its clients. Key Responsibilities: Provide admin and Operations support to the local team. Contribute to development, production and implementation of initiatives outlined in Country plans. Competition analysis and monitoring. Assist the local team with client queries and issues. Support Business Planning & Operations teams’ with periodical reports (Weekly/Monthly or quarterly). Assist BDs with Playbook and country plans update. Co-ordinate with other Visa departments in order to successfully track the country plans. Complete ad hoc project/research and presentation work and other relevant initiatives as requested by the management. The learning objectives of this internship is to: Develop a sales management mindset. Be able to analyze data, trends and make meaningful recommendations. Be a good project manager. Develop a thorough understanding of the payments landscape. Qualifications Current student working towards a Bachelors or Masters degree, with a graduation date of December 2026 or summer 2027 Economics, Business, Finance, Economics, Econometrics IT/MIS, Engineering or related disciplines welcome to apply Available for the internship (June – August 2026) Must be available to start a graduate role by June 2027 Excellent academic record Strong analytical capabilities and experience solving business cases Strong in MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint Superior analytical and financial analysis skills Strong collaboration skills with a diverse peer group required Able to articulate viewpoint effectively to key stakeholders in order to get buy in and agreement Self-confident and hands-on, with the ability to operate in a fast paced and constantly changing work environment Additional Information 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. Job Family Group: Administration

Responsibilities

The intern will provide support to the Business Development team by assisting with client queries, competition analysis, and the development of country plans. They will also coordinate with other Visa departments and complete ad hoc projects as requested by management.