Analyst, Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA), Core Consulting

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.

Team Description

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) is the consulting arm of Visa, and drives tangible, impactful results for clients. Drawing on our expertise in consulting, data analytics, digital marketing and economics, VCA solves the most strategic problems for our clients.

Position Overview

We are looking for an Analyst to join our consulting practice in Brazil. In this role, you will contribute to high-impact projects that drive sustainable and profitable growth for Visa’s clients. You will work closely with issuers, merchants, and digital banks, positioning Visa as both the preferred brand and a trusted business partner.

· Payment industry, digital payments or payment processing experience preferred.

· Strategic and analytical thinking with a strong attention to detail that leverages multiple sources of information.

· Able to understand and start to disaggregate problem statement into distinct pieces of analysis.

· Use and adapt templates for unique client scenarios, optimizing structure to demonstrate + articulate key messages.

· Ability to execute quantitative & qualitative analysis with some guidance.

· Basic takeaways from the data + starting to craft storyline; ensure data quality + leverage data to support decision-making in project management.

· Strong team player with a willingness to collaborate across levels and functional experts.

· Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to adapt.

· Proficient and ideally a power-user of spreadsheet and presentation tools.

· An interest in learning advanced analytics tools (SAS, R, Tableau, etc.).

· An interest in payments, financial institutions or consumer lending a plus.

· An affinity for payments technology, FinTech and digital.

Types of Engagements May Include:

• New product development and program launches
• Customer acquisition and retention strategies
• Cardholder and merchant lifecycle optimization
• Benchmarking, profitability, and performance improvement initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Support consulting engagements from scoping to delivery, contributing to project success and client satisfaction.
• Analyze Visa and industry data to extract insights and develop actionable recommendations.
• Create frameworks, solutions, and toolkits that address client challenges and can be scaled across the region.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (sales, marketing, risk, innovation, client services) to deliver integrated solutions.
• Produce clear, insightful reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Share best practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of VCA’s consulting methodologies.

What We’re Looking For

• Self-motivated, analytical, and detail-oriented professional with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build strategic relationships internally and externally.
• Comfort working with data and translating findings into business insights.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work across functions and geographies.
• This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Basic Qualifications

• 2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD)

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
• Knowledge and understanding of banking operations and/ or payment schemes, including lifecycle initiatives, products & services, business systems and processes, and card acquiring experience
• Experience working with financial indicators and product management
• Excellent communication, storytelling and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor
• Self-motivated, results oriented individual with the ability to handle numerous projects concurrently
• Technology mindset, curious, up to date with digital trends and applications
• Team player
• Portuguese and English are mandatory

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.