Consulting & Analytics Practice Area's Graduate at Visa

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

04 Nov, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Strong Communication Skills, Curious Mindset, Analytical Skills, Quantitative Skills, Proactive Attitude, Problem Solving, Creativity, Innovation

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Company Description Early 2026 start date Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across 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. When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement. Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone. Job Description Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) teams assist global banks, retailers, local FinTechs, and governments by solving strategic payment challenges and identifying opportunities. They offer end-to-end support in benchmarking, ideation, definition, implementation, and monitoring, helping clients achieve scale, competitive advantage, and speed to market in the digital age. In Europe, VCA delivers consulting projects across various payment areas to support Visa's revenue targets. The European VCA team is organized around key Service Lines and Practice Areas including Functional Practices such as Portfolio Optimization, Portfolio Migrations, Strategy, Digital, Risk and AI as well as Client Practices like Commercial & Money Movement, Acquiring and Merchants. This role will report to the Practice Areas Lead for VCA Europe, and will support across the team’s full remit of: orchestration and governance of the VCA Practice Areas strategy & content, innovation, thought leadership, communications, knowledge sharing of best practices, cross-functional partnership across VCA and the expansion of people development training programmes to upskill VCA EU. Day to day responsibilities of a VCA Practice Areas Graduate: Support VCA EU Practice Areas Lead in steering the developments of EU Practice Areas alongside broader Visa & VCA long term strategy, which will shape the overall practice evolution across service lines, engagement types, operating model and maturation Enable frequent and high-quality knowledge sharing sessions (i.e. Lunch & Learns, trainings) to drive a curious culture and spread awareness of new best-practices and innovative ideas Support in maintaining & evolving key knowledge sharing sites (Sharepoint, Teams) Assist Practice Area Leads in identifying, implementing and driving adopting of new AI capabilities to boost team productivity Help develop a more effective internal & external communication strategy that incorporates compelling content and essential output to improve engagement, usage and leads Develop an understanding of the details yet also a high-level view of initiatives both delivered and in progress to adjust communications based on audience Partner with other pan-European functions within VCA to progress One Hub priorities Support integration of Practice Areas into VCA EU Onboarding strategy, creating content and liaising across subject matter experts Enhance internal management reporting and scorecard tracking to demonstrate the impact of VCA engagements & Practice Areas to Visa senior and executive teams. Assist in Thought Leadership content development (white papers, data stories, blog posts, articles) with agency partners and the associated go-to-market both internally across VCA Europe and externally Be willing to travel (up to 10% of the time across Visa EU territory) Visa’s Graduate Programme: Visa hires into its Graduate programme across Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LAC), CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East & Africa) and Europe. Within each region we hire Graduates into a variety of business functions, joining as one cohort, part of a Global programme. This is a 2-year programme, where you are supported with various skills and development sessions throughout your time as a Graduate. By joining VCA as a Graduate you will: Work alongside an experienced and dynamic team, as well as top clients, expanding your knowledge in the payments sector and our consulting practices. Gain access to ad hoc training resources such as Buddy, Mentor, your own learning path, project coaching and more to accelerate your career plan, such as Visa University. Develop your management consulting skills in a global market leader consulting organization, with top-notch practices Have access to Visa’s Benefits, relocation allowance, private health and dental care. Qualifications Visa Europe is home to a talented team of 15,000 individuals with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Our campaign YOUniqueness, Accepted Everywhere is all about allowing our team to unleash the talent and potential that is uniquely their own. We’re looking for the next generation of change agents – dreamers and creatives - who are fascinated by new technology and want to be empowered to change the way business is done. Therefore, our requirements are few: Graduated in 2025 – ready start the role in January 2026 or as soon as possible. Full, permanent, right to work for the location you applying to. Visa will not provide sponsorship for this role. Fluent in English Interest in technology and the payments industry Desired Skills Strong communication skills – Oral and written fluency in English is required. Curious mindset with an interest in solving problems alongside strong analytical and quantitative skills, driving insight from data analysis. Proactive attitude with experience of being a self-starter, a willingness to learn and to think creatively and identify new ways to innovate. If you require any support during the recruitment process for any reasons, including those related to a disability, please let us know and we will be in contact to discuss this with you. This is a hybrid position, employees are expected to work from the office 3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), Please submit your CV in English. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Additional Information If you require any support during the recruitment process for any reasons, including those related to a disability, please let us know and we will be in contact to discuss this with you. This is a hybrid position, employees are expected to work from the office 3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), Please submit your CV in English. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Responsibilities

The VCA Practice Areas Graduate will support the Practice Areas Lead in developing strategies and content for the VCA team, while also facilitating knowledge sharing and communication efforts. The role involves assisting in the integration of practice areas into onboarding strategies and enhancing internal reporting to demonstrate impact.