Client Consulting Senior Manager

Team SummaryVisa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) is known for its multi-disciplinary teams, payments expertise and its unique VisaNet data-driven insights.  We support Visa’s ecosystem of partners by advising them on payments strategy, proposition design, digital solutions and portfolio optimisation.  Our clients include banks, retailers, fintechs, airlines and government agencies.The VCA Australia, NZ and the Pacific Islands team sits within the Asia Pacific advisory practice and has offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.The Senior Manager role reflects the increasing demand for VCA services from our clients. Based in Sydney, the Senior Manager will report to Portfolio Optimisation Practice Lead in VCA AuNZPI Consulting team, support projects across consulting service areas as well as driving practice development activities.What we are looking for:Our people are intellectually curious, collegial and capable of building trusted relationships with clients.We look for depth and breadth of experience rather than relying on age or job titles as proxies, and hire for judgment and integrity.  You will be curious about the payments industry and keen to work alongside a multi-disciplinary team.  You will be comfortable managing a project end-to-end and under the guidance of Directors and Senior Directors based on the size of the engagements.We are looking for:Compelling advisers: Candidates should have robust communication skills, including strong oral and written capabilities and the ability to build trust with clients.Problem solvers: Candidates should be able to understand new issues quickly and develop a structured approach to problem statements with intellectual and analytical rigour.Team players: Strong team orientation, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible, able to work effectively in a matrixed organisation.Resourceful self-starters: Motivated, results-oriented candidates with the ability to progress multiple projects concurrently.  We are looking for candidates with a bias towards actions rather than passengers.Professionals: Strong detail orientation, ensuring the highest level of quality/rigour in our recommendations to clients.What a Client Consulting Senior Manager does at VisaYou will work on consulting engagements for Visa’s clients in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.  Our multi-disciplinary teams provide advice, problem solving skills, data insights and specialist expertise to drive growth and profitability in our clients’ payments businesses. Our clients are typcally banks within each market.Typical engagements can include:Lifecycle management initiativesDigital customer experienceProfitability optimisationCredit riskYou will be responsible for significant components of client engagements, and in some cases end-to-end delivery of client engagements. Typically, this will involve the Senior Manager interacting with the client team, gathering and managing project inputs, analysing data to form conclusions and recommendations, developing and presenting compelling project reports and working with clients on executing recommendations. The full range of responsibilities are detailed below.Responsibilities:Prepare client proposals and project plans, identifying dependencies, roles and responsibilities, scope and outcomes / deliverables.Oversee project setup including stakeholder engagement, interview guides and client data requirements.Ensure project engagements remain on track, utilising governance frameworks and mitigating / resolving complex problems that emerge during engagements.Prepare project materials including interview guides, data requirements, concepts, frameworks.Undertake client interviewing, collecting and analysing inputs such as client information, data, processes, policies, competitive and environmental information.Manage junior team member such as Managers, Associates, Analysts and Interns.Create, develop and maintain Excel models.Identify solutions and recommendations that address client objectives and result in performance improvement.Create compelling PowerPoint presentations to illustrate findings, ideas, recommendations within consulting engagements and more broadly.Recommend approaches to clients, providing guidance and at times physically supporting implementation at the client site.Collaborate with local client relationship managers /other functional teams to gain insights and support client engagement and executionOur employee value propositionVCA offers its consultants the ability to work with experienced management consultants and payments experts in a friendly, collegial environment.  You will develop and/or enhance your core consulting skill-set, including problem solving, communication and project management skills. We firmly believe in ‘family first’ and practice what we preach.  Unlike traditional consulting firms, we can ensure our consultants are not overworked and offer generous maternity and paternity leave benefits.  You will also gain exposure to the ever-evolving payments industry.  Proven consultants often transition into other parts of Visa’s business including Product, Sales and Marketing.This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.