Risk Director, NALP

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) is the consulting arm of Visa, and drives tangible, impactful results for clients. Drawing on our expertise in consulting, data analytics, technology, payments and economics, VCA solves the most strategic problems for our clients.  VCA's core client segments include issuers, acquirers, merchants, fintech, payment enablers and governments.

This role will lead Risk Consulting across the North Africa, Levant & Pakistan (NALP) sub-region. Key responsibilities will be to:

• Grow the Business – Drive business development and meet sales targets for Risk Consulting in NALP.

• Deliver Projects – Lead and execute consulting engagements with high impact.

• Build Expertise – Develop thought leadership and best practices in risk areas including Credit, Fraud, Authorization, and Cybersecurity.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Proactively engage with consulting and client leadership in regular strategic & planning discussions, cultivate and manage a pipeline of Risk & Risk Analytics work.

• Develop engagement pitches, draft proposals and in coordination with account executives secure new Risk Consulting assignments with clients.

• Deliver consulting engagements, including managing the team of consultants (if applicable), resolving complex strategic problems, synthesizing recommendations, preparing and delivering client presentations, managing complex project structures.

• Use data to manage risks and uncover improvement opportunities.

• Partner with peers in other functional areas (e.g., other VCA areas, client services, marketing, sales, innovation) to implement projects in ways that maximize the breadth and depth of Visa's resources.

Travel Requirements

• This position requires traveling within NALP for 30-50% of the time. Travel expectations may vary by client engagement(s), and the individual should be flexible to accommodate these needs.

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

Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in one or more Risk Management domains, including Credit Risk, Authorization & Fraud Risk
• In-depth knowledge of banking and/or payments, with a focus on consumer lending, SME lending, and payments fraud.
• Proven business development experience within a consulting firm, with a strong track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Hands-on consulting experience, gained either at a consulting firm or within the strategy function of a financial institution.
• Advanced problem-solving skills, with evidence of intellectual and analytical rigor.
• Strong project management capabilities, demonstrated by consistently delivering high-quality project milestones on time.
• Results-driven and highly motivated, with a proactive approach to generating impact for clients and the organization.
• Proficiency in both English and Arabic.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in one or more of the areas of Credit Risk, Authorization & Fraud Risk, or Cybersecurity.
• Experience presenting to and engaging with senior management, both internally and with clients.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to tailor messages to diverse audiences, utilize PowerPoint and data visualization, and apply structured storytelling techniques (e.g., pyramid principle) to support fact-based decision-making.
• Strong collaboration skills, with experience working in geographically distributed teams.
• Ability to synthesize data from multiple sources to create clear narratives and develop compelling storyboards, templates, and visuals.
• Self-motivated and results-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

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.