Partner Service Analyst

Visa; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payments technology company is seeking an experienced professional for a full-time role in Network Partner Service & Performance Management. This hybrid position involves managing relationships with network partners, analyzing service performance, and preparing reports, among other responsibilities. Candidates should have strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in vendor or service management within financial services. The role requires adaptability and problem-solving skills, ensuring operational improvements and seamless partner transitions.

Qualifications

• Experience in Vendor Management or Service Management within financial services.
• Proficiency in handling large data sets in Excel or BI tools.
• Ability to analyze service performance and improve client experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage Network Partner case queue and prioritize urgent cases.
• Support Partner Service Managers in investigations.
• Prepare monthly Network Partner report for board meetings.
• Identify opportunities for process change and enhancements.

Skills

Vendor Management

Service Management

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in relevant field

Tools

Excel

Business intelligence tools

Job description

TheNetwork Partner Service & Performance Managementfunction is a crucial component of the Visa Payment Limiteds service group tasked with monitoring analysing and improving the technical and operational performance of our global network of payment settlement partners (Financial Institutions and Payment Service Providers (PSP).

The teams primary objective is to develop the most reliable and efficient technical/operational interfaces with our partners as possible. This will be achieved through detailed analysis of service/partner performance (SLAs KPIs and other indicators) acting on feedback from clients & internal stakeholders and attaining expert level knowledge of the capabilities of our Network Partners and the underlying domestic payment schemes (RTP ACH RTGS Wallet etc).

You will be assigned several Network Partners and work in close collaboration with the Partner Relationship Management team in managing those relationships. Your efforts and priorities will be aligned with the objectives of the commercial and operational teams who will be your primary stakeholders.

What we expect of you day to day you will:

• use the case management tool to manage the Network Partner case queue to ensure prioritisation of urgent cases assigning the cases to the team for investigation.
• support the Partner Service Managers with their investigations running reports collating documentation and supporting material to assist with complex investigations.
• assess the impact and manage the onward communication / request for Network Partner maintenance and change notifications.
• prepare the month Network Partner report for the GOPN board meetings.
• Assist with automation and tool utilisation improvements.
• identify opportunities for technical operational and process change and acting as the sponsor documenting the business requirements and/or highlevel technical requirements and feed into the relevant change process/programmes.
• assist with our drive for operational efficiency and scalability seeking the optimal of payments settled successfully without manual intervention or query.
• build and maintain a strong relationship with internal stakeholders and Network Partners fostering a culture of mutual operational benefit trust and growth.
• Have an active awareness of forthcoming Visa Payments Limited Network Partner or scheme driven system changes releases route changes client launches documentation changes and support your assigned Network Partners through transitions.
• be available to your internal stakeholders as an escalation point for operational issues/incidents/improvement opportunities pertaining to your assigned Network Partners.
• maintain a catalogue of technical & operational capabilities pertaining to Network Partners (Route Rating Matrix).
• contribute to a framework for measuring and reporting on Network Partner service performance.
• work in unison with the respective Partner Relationship Managers (accountable for our Partners commercial relationships) to ensure our reach and escalation paths into our partners operations remains optimal and maintain commercial/operational alignment as we develop the partnership.
• support regular service review meetings with Network Partners
• Review and chase up actions for the Continuous Service Improvement Register for each Network Partner and present a consolidated report to internal stakeholders each month.
• promote a culture of service excellence with our Network Partners.

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

Qualifications

• Ideally have Vendor Management / Service Management experience within the financial services industry.
• Ideally have a detailed knowledge of crossborder and/or local ACH / Wallet payment principles / rules / operating practices / industry.
• Must have excellent analytical skills and be highly proficient manipulating large data sets in excel or other business intelligence like toolsets.
• Must be detail oriented with a proven ability to analyse service performance and suggest/drive forward practical and sustainable solutions .that reduce operational overhead and/or enhance the client experience.
• Must be a natural relationship builder and an effective communicator (written and verbal) and comfortable working with counterparts for whom English may not be their first language with differing business/service cultures.
• Must be able to work crossfunctionally to deliver operational improvement and comfortable managing and influencing internal/external stakeholders at all levels.
• Ideally and understanding of Incident / Problem / Change Management principles.
• Ideally have some pervious exposure to FX (Foreign Exchange) concepts and processes.
• Ideally you have previous exposure to SWIFT messaging standards and understand the core message types and usages.
• Enjoy solving problems.
• Adaptable and calm in a high pressure problem solving situation.
• Degree educated desirable but not essential.

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.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Fulltime