Data & Insights Analyst

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.

This role derives analytic insights on client performance and helps to deliver findings from those analyses to external and internal stakeholders.  Prior to completing an analysis, this role will formulate and source the necessary datasets from internal tools and platforms, rendering insights in compelling presentations and visualizations. 

Essential Functions and responsibilities include:

• Create and present analytic deliverables to internal and external Visa clients, colleagues in the analytics team, and other internal stakeholders with varying degrees of analytical and technical expertise
• Get to an understanding of root problems, define analytical objectives and formalize data requirements for various types of analyses.
• Combine and analyze disparate data sources and derive insights in a Big Data environment (Hadoop, Hive, Spark)
• Read queries and make changes or corrections to the code when needed
• You will be expected to have a medium level knowledge on a programming language such as SQL, Python, R
• Proactively facilitate the overall analytic delivery strategy for the organization
• Compare client performance against industry best practices with a shrewd eye toward identifying performance and/or profitability improvement opportunity
• Develop presentations of complex data and content for clients in an accurate, understandable, and engaging manner

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

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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)
• Basic level of proficiency manipulating data from a variety of sources - Big data skills (Hadoop, Hive, Spark) and/or SQL skills required
• Must speak fluent English and Spanish
• Medium level of programming language knowledge, including languages such as SQL, Python, and R
• 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree (in fields like engineering, computer science, IT, economics, data science, and related ones) or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience working in data analysis and/or insight delivery with a proven record of creating business value from data
• 4-year college degree in a quantitative field
• Experience visualizing data with tools like Tableau
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required
• Must be proficient in all MS Office applications with advanced Excel spreadsheet skills
• Visa experience or knowledge of the payments industry is a plus

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 87,200.00 to 123,400.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. 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.