Strategy Analyst

About the Company

Visa is a global payments technology company that supports transactions between consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and public sector organizations across more than 200 countries and territories. Its purpose is to help people everywhere pay and get paid in the most effective way possible.

This role offers the chance to contribute to work that has real reach and significance, helping shape outcomes that matter to communities and to the wider world.

Role Overview

The Strategy Analyst will join Visa’s Corporate Strategy team for the CEMEA region. The group is responsible for defining Visa’s long-term direction and addressing company-wide strategic challenges by working closely with executives and business leaders across the organization.

The team’s recent work has included go-to-market planning, product strategy, and evaluating partnership and acquisition opportunities, often with an international scope. It also produces competitive intelligence and forward-looking insight on major developments in payments and technology.

The role is based at Visa’s headquarters for the CEMEA region in Dubai. This is a hybrid role, and the expected in-office schedule will be confirmed by the hiring manager.

Responsibilities

• Independently shape and lead a portion of a strategy aimed at building durable competitive advantage and improving business performance.
• Break down complex business challenges into clear workstreams, create a structured problem-solving approach, form hypotheses, and support execution across project areas.
• Develop strong analytical insights using both quantitative and qualitative methods, and bring a differentiated point of view to recommendations.
• Create practical, innovative, and highly usable ideas that help business leaders address strategic challenges.
• Make sure strategies and execution plans produce measurable business impact, gain stakeholder support, and translate into clear actions.
• Build decision frameworks to prioritize strategic initiatives and assess investment opportunities from both strategic and financial angles.
• Prepare concise, persuasive, executive-ready communications that influence senior leaders effectively.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills by collaborating well with colleagues and helping attract strong future talent to the team.

Qualifications

Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree and bring at least 2 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, or a similar field.

Additional Information

Visa is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Applicants with criminal histories will also be considered in line with EEOC guidance and applicable local law.