Description
The Manager, Strategy, Business Planning, and Operations will use quantitative and qualitative analysis to shape Visa's Philippines market strategy, drive disciplined execution of priority initiatives, and strengthen the market's operating rhythm.
The role will serve as a trusted adviser to the Philippines Country Manager and Head of Strategy and Business Transformation.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy and Market Intelligence
- Develop and refine medium- to long-term market strategies as customer needs, competition, regulation, and commercial opportunities evolve.
- Size strategic opportunities, evaluate alternative pathways, and develop business cases and recommendations.
- Analyze macroeconomic, regulatory, competitive, customer, and payments industry developments affecting the Philippines.
- Lead defined workstreams across priority strategic topics, including pricing, economics, segmentation, competitive assessment, and cost efficiency.
Innovation and Market Development Fund (IMD) Portfolio and Strategic Execution
- Manage the end-to-end IMD portfolio, from opportunity identification and business-case development through prioritization, governance, budget and utilization tracking, implementation, and benefits realization.
- Establish and maintain a PMO framework covering milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, budgets, and outcomes.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to execute complex domestic and cross-border initiatives.
- Prepare concise progress updates and recommendations for market leadership.
Business Performance and Planning
- Partner with Finance and business teams to monitor market performance, annual objectives, sales metrics, and financial outcomes.
- Identify underlying drivers of performance and recommend actions to address gaps or accelerate opportunities.
- Support annual planning, budgeting, and resource allocation processes.
- Develop management insights and materials for market and regional leadership.
Market Operations
- Support the Head of Strategy and Business Transformation in managing country operations, including governance, cost management, planning, and leadership routines.
- Improve processes and operating rhythms to enable clearer accountability and more effective execution.
- Coordinate periodic leadership reviews of high-priority initiatives with material strategic or financial implications.
- Partner with client-facing teams to develop focused account business reviews and action plans.
Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
- 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in strategy, business planning, consulting, financial services, payments, technology platforms, or a related field.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to integrate multiple data sources and translate findings into clear business insights and recommendations.
- Demonstrated project management and execution capability, including managing multiple stakeholders, priorities, dependencies, and deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and deliver outcomes in a complex, highly matrixed organization.
- Sound commercial judgment and the ability to understand business performance and financial drivers.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting complex analysis to senior stakeholders.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
- Strong English and Filipino communication skills.
- High standards of integrity, collaboration, and respect in the workplace.
- Comfort with AI-enabled productivity and analytical tools is preferred.