Sr. Contracts Analyst

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.

Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.

Job Description

Responsibilities

This role will partner with the various stakeholders throughout Visa to develop and manage complex commercial agreements and contracts from approved financial proposals. This role requires knowledge of industry best practices (in this case,  contract drafting and contract management practices), and calls for deep collaboration and partnership with cross-functional senior leadership across our various stakeholders including Legal, Finance, Product and Sales. Specifically, this person will be an advocate for these stakeholders  while effectively managing our contract process. 

The ideal candidate will be self-directed, analytical and a strategic thinker with experience in the payments industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and drive to completion of commercial agreements (various levels of complexity) that achieve business objectives, and continue to support those business relationships once consummated

• Liaise with our various stakeholders including Sales, Finance, Legal, and Audit to ensure contracts are developed consistently and approved promptly

• Contract development, contract approval coordination, contract file and database management, recurring and ad hoc reporting, etc.

• Participate in special assignments and provide ad hoc support and reporting as required

This is a remote position. A remote position does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a Visa office location. Remote positions may be required to be present at a Visa office with scheduled notice.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD
• 3-4+ years extensive previous contract drafting experience required (preferably at a company of the same size) – candidate must come in as expert contract drafter
• Relevant and transferable experience at a Fortune 500 or large-scale corporation or law firm

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• Strong understanding of payments industry and Visa Products and Services
• Background, knowledge, and experience with some or all of the following is preferred: the payment services industry and related credit and debit processing industries, banking and financial institutions laws and regulations, and/or antitrust and competition law, technology and digital payments, fintech.
• Proven ability to work independently and proactively, as well as collaboratively with minimal supervision, and engage directly with senior executive management and leaders across various functions throughout Visa
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Great interpersonal and negotiation skills, proven ability to build strong working relationships with internal clients at all levels of management
• Manages well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Superior analytical, pragmatic and problem solving, and writing skills and experience
• Skill, experience, and savviness to proactively identify, initiate, and drive strategic efficiency process improvements to completion, gaining consensus and influencing behavior cross-functionally
• Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel (Required)
• Previous experience with Salesforce, Apttus or similar contract management software (preferred), and DocuSign or e-signature tools

Additional Information

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.<