Tokyo Visa

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year.

Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Team Summary


Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) drives tangible, impactful and financial results for Visa's clients, including card issuers, acquirers, and merchants.

Drawing on our expertise in strategy consulting, data analytics, brand management, marketing, operations and macroeconomics, VCA solves the most strategic problems for our clients.


The VCA team within Japan provides a comprehensive range of consulting services and solutions to our clients in Japan, that address unique challenges in areas such as strategic growth, profitability, risk management and digital strategy.

The VCA Managed Service (VMS) arm of the team supports implementation of recommendations by embedding dedicated resources across clients.

What a Payment Operations Manager, VCA Managed Services does at Visa:


This role in Japan will be responsible for delivering the managed services for one of the largest issuing clients in Japan, enabling growth and improved profitability across their payments business.


A Payment Operations Manager is responsible for supporting client payment operations issues such as interpretation of Visa Business News, Visa Business Enhancement, monitoring fraud and approval ratio and providing proactive support to implement various initiatives related to payment operations.

Typically, this will involve interacting with the client team, gathering and managing project inputs, analyzing data to form conclusions and recommendations, developing and presenting compelling reports and working with clients on executing recommendations.


The full range of responsibilities are detailed below:
Responsibilities

Develop a fact base by undertaking client interviews and analyzing client documentation or processes
Analyze Visa and client data to benchmark client performance vs. industry averages to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities
Provide thought leadership on the latest local market trends, payment processing trends, Visa solutions, and technologies to generate new sales leads as solutions to identified client pain points
Develop client education and training materials to communicate new Visa Rules, Visa Business News, essential mandates, Visa Business Enhancement Release and/or upcoming changes to ensure client readiness and service compliance
Collaborate with data science team to leverage advanced data analytics capabilities
Collaborate with the hub team, broader global team, or other functional teams to obtain specific subject matter expertise as needed
Identify solutions and recommendations that address client objectives and result in performance improvement, leveraging relevant VCA methodologies, frameworks, and global best practices
Design and deliver compelling presentations to illustrate findings, ideas, recommendations within consulting engagements and more broadly
Support implementation of VCA recommendations or client initiatives, using project management and problem-solving frameworks

Why this is important to Visa

VCA's services allow our clients to boost their business performance by leveraging Visa's expansive market insights and data.

This in turn drives Visa's business, creating a win-win relationship where both client and Visa's incentives are aligned to grow the business.

This dynamic combined with the long-term relationship we have with clients enables a deeper level of engagement and impact compared to traditional consulting firms.

VCA projects also help drive Visa Japan's strategic initiatives and accelerate Japan's transformation to a cashless society.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD
Preferred Qualifications

6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD

What you will need:


Having already accumulated a variety of experience, you will be curious about the payments industry and keen to work alongside an experienced team to quickly gain a deeper understanding.

You will be client driven, comfortable managing a project end to end and relishing the opportunity to work closely with clients to influence their future performance.


Specific skills and experience you will bring are:
Fluent Japanese and at least business level English proficiency with the focus on reading proficiency
Deep experience and a track record of high performance in payment industry
In-depth knowledge of the payment industry (i.e. trends, threats, competitors, regulatory environments), client segment and region/market.
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor
Strong team orientation with a collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible style. Able to work effectively in a matrixed organization
Excellent detail orientation, ensuring the highest level of quality/rigor in reports and data analysis
Excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and written capabilities
Self-motivated, results-oriented individual with the ability to progress multiple priorities concurrently
Experience in and passion for the power of analytics to inform and drive strategy and tactics, and proven ability to generate insights from data
Strong commercial acumen, with experience in developing business cases with proven ROI

What will also help:
Experience in the retail banking industry, or consulting are strongly plus
PMP certification or experience in technical project management
An understanding of statistical analysis, modelling, scoring schemes, etc.

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Show more Show less

  • Tokyo Visa ¥2,000,000 - ¥2,800,000 per year

    This role in Japan will be responsible for delivering the managed services for one of the largest issuing clients in Japan, enabling growth and improved profitability across their payments business. · Develop a fact base by undertaking client interviews and analyzing client docum ...


  • Tokyo Visa ¥1,200,000 - ¥1,570,000 per year

    This role will deliver managed services for one of Visa's largest issuing clients in Japan enabling growth and improved profitability across their payments business. · ...


  • Tokyo JPMorganChase

    This is a Transaction Banking / Treasury Services Sales role in which you will be expected to develop new client relationships by working with Client's Treasurers/ Finance teams in providing Cash management and Liquidity solutions to meet their banking needs. · ...


  • Tokyo KPay Group ¥9,000,000 - ¥16,000,000

    +Job summary · KPay Group is a leading fintech company dedicated to empowering businesses of all sizes with simple, smart, seamless and secure technology solutions.+ResponsibilitiesRequirements


  • Tokyo Amazon

    We are seeking an experienced Sr.Product Manager who will be responsible for leading our Payment Acceptance and Experience strategy,In this role you will own the end-to-end lifecycle of existing payment methods while identifying and launching new payment solutions to serve millio ...


  • Tokyo Visa ¥4,000,000 - ¥7,700,000 per year

    +Job summary · We are currently looking for a Senior Manager to lead consulting engagements for our clients in Japan. · The Senior manager will lead engagements and act as the main focal point, · +ResponsibilitiesDrive initiative development to support the client's B2B business g ...


  • Tokyo Amazon ¥200,000 - ¥500,000 per year

    We are seeking an experienced Sr. Product Manager who will be responsible for leading our product strategy working both independently as well as through our Product and Tech teams. · The ideal candidate is analytical, loves working backwards from data and customer insights in ord ...


  • Minato DAZN Full time¥1,500,000 - ¥2,000,000 per year

    This role involves leading customer service operations across Japan and globally, · Description · You will manage relationships with teams/suppliers ensuring performance/quality/efficiency. · Champion customer voice to influence product/process improvementsIDentify ways to reduce ...


  • Tokyo Visa Full time¥5,500,000 - ¥10,100,000 per year

    We are currently looking for a Senior Manager to lead consulting engagements for our clients in Japan. · ...


  • Tokyo Amazon $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 per year

    This position leads product management for the Amazon Shop With Point Program. · In this role you will develop and implement strategies for growth and customer experience improvement.Develop business plans · Vision how program contributes to Amazon whole strategy · Demonstrated e ...


  • Tokyo Amazon Full time

    +Job summary · We are seeking an experienced Sr. Product Manager who will be responsible for leading our Payment Acceptance and Experience strategy. · +ResponsibilitiesCreate and own the product vision... · ...


  • Tokyo Amazon Full time¥800,000 - ¥2,000,000 per year

    We are seeking an experienced Sr. Product Manager who will be responsible for leading our product strategy working both independently as well as through our Product and Tech teams. · You'll shape the future of Amazon's credit card offerings in Japan by analyzing customer behavior ...


  • Tokyo Amazon Full time

    This is a position to lead product management for the Amazon Shop With Point Program.In this role,you will be responsible for developingand implementing strategiesforthe "Amazon PartnerPointProgram," whichsignificantlycontributes tothegrowthofAmazonandenhancescustomerexperience. ...


  • Tokyo, Tokyo Adyen ¥3,600,000 - ¥12,000,000 per year

    We are looking for an experienced Optimization Manager (OM) to join our Performance Optimization team. The role of an OM is ideal for those who excel at managing the full funnel payments to create business impact, uncover growth opportunities, and optimize payments & fraud rate a ...


  • Tokyo Rakuten

    Rakuten Capital is hiring an Operating Manager to support investment operations and portfolio strategies. · ...

  • Service Manager

    1週間前


    Tokyo Jobs via eFinancialCareers

    This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and advanced data analytics in a globally respected organisation. · ...


  • Tokyo Rakuten Full time

    Rakuten Capital is planning to hire an Operating Manager due to expanding investment operations. The ideal candidate will have expertise in finance and investment. · ...


  • Tokyo myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community

    We are seeking an experienced Sr. · Product Manager who will lead our Payment Acceptance and Experience strategy, · working both independently as well as through our Product and Tech teams. · In this role, · You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of how customers pay on ...

  • Operations Manager

    4週間前


    Tokyo xAI Full time¥2,000,000 - ¥2,800,000 per year

    xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. · Develop efficient workflows to mitigate product abuse while enabling business growth. · Monitor fraudulent activity using data-driven insights and ris ...

  • Service Manager

    1ヶ月前


    Tokyo Valmet Full time¥104,000 - ¥250,000 per year

    As Service Manager, you will be responsible for leading the Automation Systems Service business in Japan, ensuring profitable growth, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence. · ...


  • Tokyo Franklin Templeton Investments

    We're seeking an Operations Senior Manager or Manager to strengthen our core operations team. · This role offers autonomy and opportunities for professional development in a dynamic firm spanning asset management, · wealth management and fintech.Lead new initiatives related to pr ...