North America Merchant Sales & Acquiring MBA Intern- 2024

Company Description

We will be accepting applications for this position from November 3rd to December 31st.  Final round interviews will take place in the last half of January. By applying to this position, your application is automatically considered across multiple subfunctions and teams. Specific assignments will depend on upon your skills sets, interest, location, and team need. 

As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

You're an Individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.

Job Description

By applying to this role, you will be considered for multiple positions across the Merchant Sales & Acquiring organization.

This MBA Intern role will be part of the North America Merchant Sales & Acquiring (NA MS&A) team, which is responsible for owning end-to-end sales and strategy for Visa’s seller-side ecosystem. This team is responsible for driving acceptance and managing strategic client relationships with merchants, their banks and other enablement partners.

We will match you based on experience, skills and interests to the best fit MBA intern roles in our organization, across one of the following focus areas:

• Client Partnerships
• Data & Analytics
• Strategy, Business Planning and Operations

This person will work closely with key stakeholders, both internal and external to the group, and will be responsible for supporting key initiatives and projects.

Key Functions and Day-to-Day Tasks May Include:

• Building strong relationships with NA MS&A account executive (AE) leaders and influencing decisions at the senior level.
• Understanding client needs and merchant trends, anticipating opportunities and challenges, collecting and synthesizing AE feedback and recommending active measures to support group and vertical level targets.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Analytics, Global Technology, Pricing, Corporate Strategy, Product and Finance.
• Collaborating with global and regional merchant strategy and solutions teams to share best practices, and leverage product and analytic resources to drive efficiency and scalable results.
• Supporting NA MS&A’s vertical strategies, business development, or key initiatives; helping manage the day to day project and team activities to meet project goals and timelines.
• Supporting NA MS&A’s annual planning activities like end of year reporting, budgeting, and goal setting.
• Directly supporting business development activities for a set of clients in partnership with Account Executives.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Students pursuing a MBA Degree with a graduation date between December 2024 - August 2025.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4-6 years of business experience, with a strong track record of client service, strategic development and execution.
• Experience at a top-tier management consultancy and/or a solid track-record of operating in an in-house corporate/group strategy role, coupled with managing operations of a function or business unit.
• Knowledge of payment industry products, services and technologies, eCommerce, or mobile technology.
• Experience in client-facing roles, having led senior client discussions and solutioning engagements with multiple key stakeholders, ideally including financial institutions (issuers or acquirers), large retailers/merchants, PSPs, technology providers, etc.
• Demonstrate strong executive presence and professional judgement
• A proven track re