What an Strategy Analyst of Japan Business Planning & Operations does at Visa

The Japan Strategy Analyst, Business Planning & Operations has a key role in shaping the future direction of our business and works hands-on with the leadership team and business functions to connect academic business content to pragmatic, results-oriented output. This individual will support functional stakeholders in executing analysis and formulating recommendations.

The Analyst will be a member of Japan’s Business Planning & Operations team, which is responsible for development of internal and external market-specific strategy efforts and to help govern the execution of the strategic priorities. As a strategist, the individual will work with cross-functional areas of the business in conducting analysis to support strategy development aligned to the market, regional, and global priorities. These priorities will primarily be focused on the Japan market.

This role will also support monitoring of competitive developments within the Japan market, and development of timely response to emerging trends and opportunities across Japan. The position is based in Tokyo, Japan.
The role is highly visible across the market and will have broad reach into a variety of teams within Japan. The ideal candidate must have the ability to gain deep subject matter depth on a multitude of topics on short notice and be skilled at the synthesis of multiple sources of information (qualitative and quantitative) in order to create real and actionable insights for leadership. He or she must stay in front of innovation trends in the payments industry and be able to develop an independent point of view on topics in the face of uncertainty and imperfect information.

Best-suited candidates will be a clear communicator with high emotional intelligence as well as being analytical, self-motivated, and able to collaborate well with others from a diversity of backgrounds. This role reports to the Japan Head of Business Planning, Strategy & Operations.

 

Other Key Functions Of The Role Include

The position requires the ability to apply strong analytical and critical thinking skills to solve business problems, and quickly arrive at recommendations that drive corporate priorities.

• Support annual strategic planning process and development of long-range revenue growth plan, together with Visa’s economic (pricing and interchange)
• Analyze Visa data, market reports and benchmarks to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Support the development of long and short strategic plan as well as formulating strategic projects
• Support functional teams by identifying priorities and implementing necessary strategies to achieve financial year target while conducting performance management for key business volume targets
• Manage and troubleshoot reporting via data dashboards, perform root-cause analysis to resolve data discrepancies and ensure data integrity
• Conduct regular reporting and cadence management
• Partner with Japan leadership teams to formulate and execute key strategies for the market
• Collaborate with various Visa product, sales, consulting, marketing, gvt engagement teams and others to manage and track the implementation of strategic initiatives

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

What you will need:

• 5 years of work experience in the relevant fields
• Bachelor Degree with high academic achievement (preferably in fields of business management, in finance, economics, financial engineering, statistics, or econometrics or other related field)
• Fluent spoken and written English and fully professional in Japanese
• Strong sense of commitment and accountability, possess a business focus mindset, self-motivated to deliver work of the highest standard
• Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to work in a time sensitive environment
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, a true “team player” who goes the extra mile for the team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficient in Excel for developing and maintaining financial models
• Strong presentation building skills with near mastery of tools including PowerPoint, Excel and Word

What may also help:

• English language proficiency in formal business communication (verbal and written)
• 2-3 years’ total experience in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, corporate strategy or similar
• Experience in and/or significant exposure to the payments industry preferred
• Strong project management and planning skills with ability to progress multiple priorities concurrently

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.