- Oversee consulting activities and deliver high-quality consulting engagements in the North American region
- Build and nurture business relationships between Visa and key clients
- Engage with Visa internal teams in strategic and planning discussions
- Lead advisory engagements and manage project execution teams
- Provide career mentorship
- Develop frameworks, approaches, solutions, and recommendations addressing impactful opportunities and challenges
- Partner with marketing, analytics, risk, innovation, data science, product, and global regional teams to execute projects
- Produce insights and analyses to improve client performance and provide strategic guidance across the payment P&L;
- Provide knowledge sharing, coaching, and training as a subject matter expert
- Build scalable solutions, toolkits, best-practice documents, and consulting approaches for the VCA practice
- Sell, develop, and deliver high-impact projects for Visa Canada’s financial institution partners

Requirements

- 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree, or at least 5 years with an Advanced Degree, or 2 years with a PhD
- Preferred: 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree, or 7 or more years with an Advanced Degree, or 3 or more years with a PhD
- Demonstrated experience in corporate and business strategy or management consulting roles
- Proven ability to deliver projects and expertise in consulting methodologies
- Executive presence with excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Leadership, managerial,



collaboration, and matrixed-organization capabilities
- Demonstrated project management skills managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously
- Entrepreneurial, proactive, self-starting approach
- Substantial problem-solving ability with strategic focus on ROI
- Robust analytical skills and ability to work with large data sets and synthesize key client impacts
- Ability to manage numerous projects concurrently
- Ability to identify strategic issues and deliver creative and innovative solutions
- Understanding of banking or payments P&L; and profitability drivers
- Ability to influence and negotiate with senior executives
- Technology and digital fluency
- Understanding of consumer economics, behavior, trends, and applications
- MBA or relevant graduate degree from a top-tier institution or similar academic experience preferred
- Experience working in or with the banking and payments industry
- Previous experience in a management consulting firm
- Prior experience working with Canadian banks and other financial institutions is a plus
- High integrity and business ethics

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in management consulting and corporate strategy, with a strong focus on project management, client relationship building, and delivering innovative solutions in the banking and payments industry. Possesses advanced analytical skills and the ability to influence senior executives while providing strategic guidance across financial performance metrics.

📌 Senior Manager (Toronto)
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