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About the Role

The Research Analyst, Strategic Regulatory Expansion, will develop a research and insights function, contributing to Visa’s global license and network expansion, with a focus on real-time payments and cross-border flows. This role involves targeted desk research and analysis of the global payments and regulatory environment to assess market expansion opportunities and requirements. The analyst will build a repository of key data and content, provide tailored research, and support decision-making to accelerate Visa Direct's growth and revenue. This is a mid-senior stakeholder-facing role, requiring a proactive, curious, and collaborative individual with strong communication, writing, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of ongoing and ad-hoc research projects, including scoping research proposals, gathering and analyzing data, and delivering research to agreed targets.
Analyze and provide clarity on payments system rules to identify market expansion opportunities and challenges, supporting crucial go-live activities.
Serve as a point of contact for Visa Direct Product, Operations, Technology, and Treasury for research support, particularly global payment scheme analysis.
Contribute to the development of key research assets, including competitor profiles and a regular market intelligence newsletter.
Monitor and analyze market and competitor developments to identify trends, threats, and growth opportunities.
Contribute to the creation of a central repository/database of market and regulatory information to support ongoing strategic development and market expansion initiatives.
Assist on the Strategic Initiatives horizon scanning forum, detailing key regulatory and market updates for expansion decision-making.
Assist in project management of Regulatory and Market Examinations for growth projects.
Establish expertise as a subject matter expert.

Requirements

Understanding of the financial sector, regulatory environment, and emerging fintech trends.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
Curious and analytical mindset with a desire to make an impact.
Strategic thinker with a proactive and results-oriented approach to research and implementation.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.
Experience with policy and procedure management either within a risk and compliance space or through policy inputs within current team.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement
Analytical skills
Strategic thinking
Proactive approach
Results-oriented
Adaptability
Strong communication
Strong writing skills
Presentation skills
Innovative thinking
Knowledge of research principles

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Mid-senior stakeholder facing role

About the Company

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories.
Dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
Connects the world through the most creative, reliable, and secure payment network.
VisaNet, an advanced global processing network, provides secure and reliable payments worldwide, capable of handling over 65,000 transaction messages per second.
Drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device and fuels the dream of a cashless future.
Applies its brand, products, people, network, and scale to reshape the future of commerce.
Offers opportunities to impact the world, invest in career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace.
A global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators, and risk-takers helping drive economic growth and bring financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.
The Visa Direct Network and Operations team builds a differentiated network with reach and scale, enabling and innovating value-driving services and experiences.
Driven by a common purpose to uplift everyone, everywhere, connecting people to 80+ million businesses worldwide through evolving technology.

Equal Opportunity

Visa is an EEO Employer.
Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
Visa considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.