Solution Delivery Analyst at Visa

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As the Solutions Delivery Analyst for Visa’s East Africa markets, you will be part of the Visa Product organization based in Nairobi, Kenya, reporting to the Director of Products for East Africa. The position is designed to be entry level to Visa and the payments industry, where the successful candidate will be immersed in the business and required to learn quickly. You will be responsible for support and project management facilitation for the implementation of Visa’s product capabilities and solutions in the East Africa region.

Project Delivery

• Drive execution of digital payment projects across East Africa, utilizing effective project management
• methodologies, execution skills and reporting
• Actively participate in or manage various ad-hoc projects as assigned that will help achieve internal and external goals – examples may include product launches with clients, delivering local benefit platforms or driving market-wide programs for Visa
• Work closely with your line manager, immediate team, and other cross-functional stakeholders as required to facilitate the implementation of projects and queries from internal and external partners
• Develop and manage detailed project plans
• Drive, manage, and track projects through each phase of the project lifecycle through to successful
• completion
• Support internal and external partners during project requirements gathering and implementation phase, along with managing associated project documentation and status updates
• Become a PM-level subject matter expert in the Visa services this role supports, and the high-level
• technology components that support those services.

Project Governance

• Track the performance and delivery of client and partner projects to ensure business goals are met
• Conduct relevant project meetings and publish updates, both internal and external, as required
• Manage projects within agreed budgets and comply with internal finance processes
• Engage with vendors according to Visa’s sourcing and operational policies and guidelines

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in business, engineering, technology or equivalent, Masters degree advantageous but not a
• requirement
• 4+ years (with Bachelors degree) or 2+ years (with Masters degree) of experience, spanning retail banking,
• payments, digital/technology, or consulting
• Project Management qualification(s) would be advantageous, but not a requirement
• Proven track record of successful planning and execution in a fast-paced environment
• Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple parties to deliver a business
• outcome
• Proven ability to execute independently and operate successfully within a matrix/team environment
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively within a matrix organization, as well as vendors and clients
• Strong analytical skills, problem solver
• Self-directed and motivated, with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Proficient user of all Microsoft Office products
• Knowledge of Visa products, payments or international business are advantageous, but not minimum
• requirements