VP VCA SSA-VACANCY AT VISA

•  Leading, managing, mentoring and motivating highly effective teams in a fast paced and demanding environment by utilizing strong interpersonal skills. Being able to align resources and seek buy-in from internal cross functional stakeholders, across all disciplines, will be critical to meeting the needs and objectives of external customers. The ideal candidate must have high process orientation skills.
•  Vice President is a central role for VCA in CEMEA region, representing Visa both internally and externally to develop trusted advisor relationships with client senior executives through impactful consulting engagements
•  Growing the revenue from consulting services offered to clients from the existing base that contribute to the Global and CEMEA VCA growth strategy
•  Supporting the development of the Portfolio Management service line across CEMEA, including sponsorship of VCA data-driven Solutions and acting as Quality Partner to review and provide support for major projects outside the Sub-Saharan Africa region.
• Proactively engaging with clients and Visa client leadership in regular strategic & planning discussions, cultivate and manage a pipeline of work with clients
• Developing frameworks, approaches, solutions and recommendations through the analysis of client data from multiple conflicting sources that effectively and efficiently address the most impactful opportunities and challenges by framing the results in a cohesive strategy and articulating recommendations and insights to executive management
•   Influencing peers in other functional areas (e.g., marketing, product, marketing and innovation) and across global regional teams to deliver best in class projects in ways that leverage the breadth and depth of Visa’s resources
• Producing insights and analyses to improve client performance, drive understanding of client issues and provide strategic guidance for client priorities across the payment P&L
• As a card portfolio management expert, utilize consultative and data science driven approach that ensures knowledge sharing, coaching and training across stakeholder functional teams and/or regions across CEMEA to maximize the performance of clients’ Visa portfolio

• We are looking for a leader with deep payment and consulting expertise to provide analysis and strategic thinking to shape the services we deliver to clients, lead consulting engagements and develop actionable and scalable insights and solutions.
  Key Competencies:
• Substantial problem solving ability with strategic focus on impacting client ROI
• Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor.
•  Self-motivated, results oriented individual with the ability to handle numerous projects concurrently
• Executive Presence including excellent communication and presentation skills, written and verbal and ability to communicate at all levels within large organizations.
•  Demonstrated leadership, managerial and collaboration capabilities.
•  Holds self and others accountable for measurable high quality, timely and effective results. Displays a strong commitment to organizational success
•  Ability to identify key strategic issues and to generate and deliver creative and innovative solutions to problems and opportunities.
•  Deep expertise in portfolio management and understanding of our clients’ business
•  Understanding of critical factors in driving profitability and growth for Visa’s issuer, acquirer and merchant clients
•  Ability to influence and negotiate with senior executives·
  Specific requirements:
•  Minimum of 15+ years of progressively more responsible business experience in management consulting and/or payment businesses. This should include key leadership roles with direct P&L responsibility for consulting projects.
•  Ideal candidate will have significant payments and consulting experience.
• Excellent communication, story-telling and presentation skills.
•  Demonstrable leadership skills and evidence of coaching and talent development for high performing teams

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

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