NA Pricing Strategy Analyst

About the position

The Global Pricing Strategy team at Visa is responsible for managing pricing with the objective of driving revenue growth of Visa’s network and adoption of value added services globally. Pricing is a critical lever in driving these objectives and is central to Visa’s business. The Global Pricing Strategy team provides pricing expertise and collaborates with cross-functional teams and product owners to develop go-to-market strategies, client deal strategies, and multi-year financial planning. We are a small but impactful team which works with leaders and executives to design pricing solutions and drive revenue growth. The Analyst will support work streams related to Visa Inc.’s pricing strategy and broader corporate initiatives. You will help develop pricing frameworks and tools to support our business on our most strategic initiatives. The position requires the ability to apply strong analytical and critical thinking skills to solve business problems, and quickly arrive at recommendations that drive corporate priorities. Your work will be highly visible to leadership and will drive key insights for management discussions. The Analyst will report to the Senior Director, Global Pricing Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Provide rigorous quantitative and qualitative analyses in support of identifying and vetting opportunities to drive Visa’s revenue
• Manage various aspects of pricing and deal generation and execution, including business case development, stakeholder impact assessments, management approvals, and support for contract negotiations
• Support elements of global pricing strategy development and refinement, including global pricing opportunity identification and pricing change planning
• Work with cross-functional teams (product, interchange, finance, legal, sales, etc) to execute across various pricing initiatives
• Provide pricing expertise as well as best practices for disciplined pricing and deal management
• Build and maintain business landscape knowledge, to provide foundational context for pricing initiatives
• Communicate and build support for recommendations among business leaders across the organization
• Participate in continuous training with other functions in the Global Pricing & Interchange Strategy team

Requirements

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

Nice-to-haves

• 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)
• Superior analytical, financial modeling and problem solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor
• Ability to handle multiple project work streams, with proven success in synthesizing large data sets related to a wide variety of functional business problems
• Ability to work independently, usually within a complex and often ambiguous environment, to build rigorous, fact-bases that support recommendations to senior management, other executive management
• Eagerness to work intensively in joint teams with personnel of all levels to accomplish project objectives
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Personal presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages in written and verbal communications

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401 (k)
• FSA/HSA
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program