Visa Consulting Director, Implementation Services, CEMEA

Visa; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A global payment technology company is seeking a Consulting Director in Dubai to lead consulting engagements and develop offerings in the Middle East. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience, including management consulting and client engagement in financial services. This full-time hybrid position requires strong project management and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in relevant work.
• Strong client engagement capabilities.
• Solid experience in payments and management consulting.

Responsibilities

• Develop VIS offerings and collaboration opportunities.
• Lead consulting engagements across practice areas.
• Manage large VCA programs focused on VIS workstreams.

Skills

Project management skills

Fluent communication

Analytical skills

Consulting skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Job description

The Visa Implementation Services (VIS) Consulting Director will be a key member of the Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) organization working across Central & Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) and will contribute to the commercial traction product development and thought leadership with the VIS practice areas. The role will also deliver subject matter expertise and consulting support to VISAs key clients across regions. The main objective of the role is to define and execute against VISs mandate further deepening client relationships and optimizing client performance

Principal Responsibilities/Key Results Area

• Develop VISs offering by proactively identifying collaboration opportunities and developing integrated go-to-market strategies in partnership with internal stakeholders (e.g. Value-Added Services Client Services etc.) to drive unified business objective
• Collaborate with VCA colleagues Visa account executives and other Visa functions to define focus areas and cultivate and manage a pipeline of engagement opportunities
• Lead and/or serve as a subject matter expert on consulting engagements across practice areas (portfolio digital risk) including but not limited to the following
  • Using VISA and external data to analyze client needs across the focus markets and identify opportunities for VIS assignments with VISAs key clients
  • Support and contribute to sales pitches for VIS
  • Lead or contribute to internal problem-solving sessions
  • Prepare for and participate in client discussions
  • Be involved in project deliveries in both coordination and delivery role
• Standup and manage large VCA programs focused on VIS workstreams
• Work closely with other VISA groups including Products BD Risk Marketing Digital Solutions etc. to ensure a seamless Consulting experience

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

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications
10 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD OR 13 years of relevant work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 6 years of work experience with a PhD
Bachelors degree or equivalent. Masters degree preferred
At least 15 years of overall work experience
At least 7 years of solid experience in payments experience should be gained within a top-tier bank or the financial services practice of a top-tier consulting firm
At least 5 years of experience in management consulting and deep consulting skills and client engagement capabilities
Combination of regional and global experience is also desired
Superior project management skills. Fluent communicator
Diplomatic skills to work in a multi-functional environment and ability to extract desired outcomes.
Comfortable interacting with and presenting to senior management of clients and VISA
Highly analytical with advanced PowerPoint skills and Excel skills
Results driven flexible and both internally and externally customer focused
Able to travel frequently and work on client site
Self-motivated and able to use own initiative with limited direction
Strong teamwork and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with inter-disciplinary groups

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 :

Full-time