U.S. Economist, Business and Economic Insights

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

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Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to build upon the foundation established for our macroeconomics team covering the U.S. region. This role is an individual contributor role with some opportunities to coach and mentor junior team members. The U.S. Economist (Senior Manager) will work as part of a team of U.S. economists to apply economic analysis to help provide payments industry business intelligence to internal and external clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• You will participate in the team’s economic and industry forecasting efforts including forecast model construction and maintenance.
• Work with the Principal U.S. Economist to develop economic content for the team’s client presentations and U.S. economics publications.
• Serve as the lead analyst on the department’s flagship Bankcard Outlook, an industry focused report providing forecasts for key bankcard industry metrics and profitability.
• You will contribute to cross-functional projects and develop new client focused products and solutions with Visa’s Consulting and Analytics team.
• Provide thought leadership to Visa senior management and clients by developing insights into the interplay between U.S. macroeconomic developments, payment industry trends and consumer spending behavior.
• This position is project focused and typically requires managing multiple projects and priorities within strict time constraints.  
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal Visa stakeholders and partners.
• Occasionally travel to present economic and payment industry insights to clients.

This 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.

Qualifications

We seek experienced, proactive, high-achieving professionals to bring innovative ideas to our economic analysis.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications:

• 9 or more years of relevant  work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
• You have a  Graduate degree in Economics or an undergraduate degree with a Certified Business Economist (CBE) designation required along with a minimum of 6 years experience in an applied economic analysis role.
•  Advanced problem solving skills and practical experience in applied econometrics is highly preferred 
• Experience constructing time series economic forecast models would be a plus.
• Experience using statistical software such as eViews, STATA, SPSS or SAS, functional knowledge and experience with IHS DataInsight, Haver Analytics and Bloomberg would be a plus.
• You have an intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn or expand knowledge of the payments industry and financial services.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage own and others' priorities and adapt as required to an unstructured, fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to translate complex macroeconomic trends and their impact on the payments industry, effectively conveying the implications to Visa and Visa’s clients.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, story-telling and presentation skills.
• You have strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
• Willingness to travel domestically for client meetings and events.

Additional Information

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

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