# Director, Consumer Payments Strategic Analytics **Company**: Visa **Location**: Foster City, CA **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $219,100.00 to $350,800.00 USD per year **Category**: Data Science **Industry**: Finance **Apply**: https://visa.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Visa/job/US---Foster-City-CA/Director--Consumer-Payments-Strategic-Analytics_REF089894W?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_fa4be052-d33 ## Description Visa's Global Data and AI team is seeking a Director, Consumer Payments Strategic Analytics to lead the analytics agenda supporting Visa's Global Consumer Payments business. This is a senior individual contributor role with no formal direct reports, suited to a technically accomplished, business-minded analytics leader who sets direction through expertise and influence while remaining deeply engaged in hands-on execution. The Director will own the strategic analytics roadmap for Consumer Payments, shaping priorities and selecting analytical methods and AI capabilities in partnership with business and analytics leaders. **Key Responsibilities** **Analytics Strategy and Business Impact** - Own the multi-year strategic analytics agenda for Global Consumer Payments in partnership with business and analytics leaders, aligned to Visa's growth priorities and the Consumer Payments business strategy. - Translate executive-level business questions into an analytical portfolio with clear scope, methods, delivery plans, and expected impact; coordinate resource needs with relevant partners. - Serve as a trusted advisor to senior Product, Marketing, Finance, and Technology leaders, shaping strategy rather than only supporting it after decisions are made. - Identify market, product, customer, issuer, merchant, and portfolio opportunities through deep analysis of Visa data and the broader payments ecosystem. - Quantify the value of analytics and AI investments, and communicate impact in terms senior leaders care about: growth, performance, risk, efficiency, and speed to decision. **Project Leadership and Mentorship** - Coach and mentor junior and early-career data scientists and strategic analysts, providing practical guidance, constructive feedback, and technical reviews that build judgment and independence from problem framing through execution and stakeholder adoption. - Establish the analytical operating model for intake, prioritization, delivery, quality control, and insight adoption, including a clear entry point for internal business partners. - Drive a single-source-of-truth culture: reusable frameworks, documented methodologies, common metrics, and scalable tools rather than one-off analysis. - Build strong cross-functional relationships across Global Data and AI, Product, Strategy, Technology, and regional partners. **Advanced Analytics and AI Solutions** - Personally design and deliver predictive, descriptive, diagnostic, and prescriptive solutions, including segmentation, propensity modeling, forecasting, performance measurement, experimentation, and portfolio analysis. - Shape AI strategy within the Consumer Payments analytics portfolio, including machine learning, generative AI, LLMs, and agentic AI, to automate repeatable workflows, improve insight quality, and unlock new business questions. - Build and guide the development of scalable dashboards, decision tools, and self-service analytics that democratize data without sacrificing rigor. **Executive communication and influence** - Convert complex analysis into executive-ready narratives, recommendations, and decision frameworks for senior internal stakeholders. - Represent Consumer Payments analytics in senior forums, influencing investment choices, product direction, and portfolio performance. **Qualifications** **Basic Qualifications** - 10 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree; or 8 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g., Master's, MBA, JD, MD); or 6 or more years of relevant experience with a PhD. **Preferred Qualifications** - 12 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree; or 10 or more years with an Advanced Degree; or 8 or more years with a PhD. - 8+ years in analytics, data science, strategic insights, or related work with a Bachelor's degree; 6+ years with a Master's/MBA; or 5+ years with a PhD. - Demonstrated success coaching and mentoring junior and early-career analytics or data science colleagues. - Proven ability to shape an analytics agenda, lead a portfolio of high-impact projects and cross-functional initiatives, and take ownership of delivery quality and measurable business outcomes in a matrixed environment. - Excellent programming and analytical skills in Python and SQL. - Strong practical experience with AI/ML, including generative AI, LLMs, and AI-assisted development tools. **Information for US Applicants** For roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $219,100.00 to $350,800.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program. ## Skills ### Required - Python - SQL - analytics - data science - AI - machine learning ### Nice to have - generative AI - LLMs - agentic AI - Tableau - Power BI --- Source: [Apply at visa.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://visa.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Visa/job/US---Foster-City-CA/Director--Consumer-Payments-Strategic-Analytics_REF089894W?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)