NA Acceptance Solutions, Strategy Associate

The North America Acceptance Solutions Strategy Associate will be a key member of North America Acceptance Solutions Product Office, which is accountable for financial and operational performance of Acceptance Solutions in North America. This role will specifically be responsible for working with the head of Acceptance Solutions Strategy to understand the acceptance ecosystem in North America and key trends impacting its evolution, developing a strategy for how Visa can best develop a sustainable competitive position in this ecosystem, and help identify key go-to-market partners and potential M&A opportunities. This individual will work closely with other teams across the organization to understand client needs and drive prioritization of Acceptance Solution focus areas.  This position is based in the San Francisco Bay area. Specific responsibilities include:Work on projects or workstreams related to Visa’s acceptance strategy in North AmericaHelping to build and maintain a robust perspective on how the acceptance ecosystem is evolving, including key trends, major sources of uncertainty, disruptive changes, regulatory impacts, etc.Performing ongoing competitive intelligence to understand how Visa is positioned compared to other players in the spaceStructure and solve a wide range of business problems, collaborating and coordinating with a range of internal stakeholders to make recommendations.Supporting Voice of the Customer activities to better understand how our clients view our offerings and corresponding opportunitiesSupport broader enterprise in articulating acceptance solutions strategy (e.g., marketing, external speaking arrangements, sales materials, etc.)Develop rigorous, fact based, quantitative analysis to support recommendations. Ensure strategic and financial soundness and alignment for any recommendationsCommunicate findings and recommendations to senior management, other executive, functional, or regional staff and management in a clear, concise and impactful wayThis is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs. We will not be offering any sponsorship for this position / no relocation will be offered