Senior Client Consulting Manager at Visa

Tokyo, , Japan -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Nov, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Strategy Consulting, Project Management, Data Analytics, Problem Solving, Client Engagement, Presentation Skills, Analytical Skills, Commercial Acumen, Cross-Functional Management, Team Collaboration, Detail Orientation, Performance Improvement, Human-Centered Design, Statistical Analysis, Technical Project Management, Business Case Development

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 Team Summary Visa 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. What a Senior Client Consulting Manager does at Visa: We are currently looking for a Senior Manager to deliver consulting engagements for our clients in Japan, enabling portfolio growth and improved profitability across their payment businesses. A Senior Consulting Manager is responsible for end to end delivery of most client engagements. 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 project reports and working with clients on executing recommendations. The full range of responsibilities are detailed below:: On a project-by-project basis: Draft client project proposals, clarifying objectives, scope, deliverables, approach, dependencies, roles and responsibilities, drawing input from the client, local client relationship managers, and functional teams Oversee project setup including contracting documentation, stakeholder engagement, workplans, interview guides, client data requirements, and vendor statements of work (as applicable) Develop a fact base by undertaking client interviews and analyzing client documentation or processes Analyze Visa and client data to benchmark client performance vs. industry averages to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities Collaborate with data science team to leverage advanced data analytics capabilities Collaborate with the hub team, broader global team, or other functional teams to obtain specific subject matter expertise as needed Identify solutions and recommendations that address client objectives and result in performance improvement, leveraging relevant VCA methodologies, frameworks, and global best practices Design and deliver compelling presentations to illustrate findings, ideas, recommendations within consulting engagements and more broadly Support implementation of VCA recommendations or client initiatives, using project management and problem-solving frameworks More generally: Identify and surface opportunities for client projects and submit for inclusion into account plans Create, develop and maintain analytical models and methodologies to contribute to standardized VCA offerings and IP creation Continuously build knowledge, surface new insights and produce thought leadership pieces that contribute to practice development and global best practices In most cases the Senior Consulting Manager will start as a generalist, aligning over time to a practice area of interest. Once aligned to a practice area, the Senior Consulting Manager will be responsible for prospecting and delivering projects from that practice area to clients and contribute to the global pool of set plays, knowledge and expertise. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. Qualifications What 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: 10 years of relevant working experience Fluent Japanese and at least business level English proficiency Deep experience and a track record of high performance in strategy consulting or corporate strategy Deep experience in managing complex cross-functional and cross-regional projects Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor Strong team orientation with a collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible style, able to work effectively in a matrixed organization Excellent detail orientation, ensuring the highest level of quality/rigor in reports and data analysis Excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and written capabilities Self-motivated, results-oriented individual with the ability to progress multiple priorities concurrently Experience in and passion for the power of analytics to inform and drive strategy and tactics, and proven ability to generate insights from data Strong commercial acumen, with experience in developing business cases with proven ROI What will also help: Experience in payments, the retail banking industry, or technology PMP certification or experience in technical project management Experience in customer experience design (using human-centered design / design thinking) An understanding of statistical analysis, modelling, scoring schemes, etc. 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.

Responsibilities

The Senior Client Consulting Manager is responsible for end-to-end delivery of client engagements, including project proposals, data analysis, and presenting findings. They will collaborate with various teams to identify solutions that improve client performance and support implementation of recommendations.