Consulting Manager

Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) is the advisory arm of Visa, partnering with leading banks, fintechs, merchants, and payment players to solve their most critical growth and transformation challenges.

The Central Eastern Europe (CEE) Consulting Practice within VC&A provides consulting and solution services for Visa’s issuer, acquirers and merchants in the CEE region.

We are looking for a Consulting Manager to join our strategic consulting practice and play a role developing high impact projects for Visa’s clients in Romania.

Responsibilities:

• Understand our clients’ business objectives together with the Romanian Account Management Team.
• Identify opportunities and improvements to grow the digital banking and payment business of our clients.
• Develop and propose appropriate concepts and business solutions to clients.
• Develop end-to-end portfolio strategies, that incorporate segmentation analysis, cardholder communication, value proposition development, operational and implementation roadmaps, etc.
• Lead and deliver projects through either self, other internal or external staff as appropriate.
• Manage project costs to agreed budgets and timeframes and ensure high standard of delivery.
• Leverage Visa’s innovation, product and data capabilities to further grow our clients’ business by working together with the sales and digital product teams as well as the with the Visa Innovation team.
• Assist in driving meaningful business relationships between Visa and its key clients.
• Support Visa Consulting and Analytics practice development by developing skills, tools and innovative methodologies on both a personal and team level.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in management consulting, banking, payments, fintech, or financial services.
• Proven track record of leading complex strategic projects and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to identify client growth opportunities.
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and structured communication skills.
• Experience managing project teams and mentoring colleagues.
• Executive presence with the ability to engage confidently with C-suite audiences.
• Experience in using agile methods (i.e. Design Thinking, Lean-Start-up, Scrum).
• Educated to degree level or higher.
• Experience in conceptualizing new products and business models in a digital and technology-driven environments.
• Excellent spoken and written command of Romanian and English.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Excellent ability to comprehend and convey complex business information.
• High levels of integrity and business ethics.
• Willingness to travel and work onsite with clients as needed.
• Willingness to maintain own continuing professional development.
• Willingness to adhere to Visa’s policies including those on Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities and Information Security.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• Pension
• Life Insurance
• Annual Leave
• Wellness Program

Salary: lei 204,120 - lei 335,340 per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments.