Consulting & Analytics Graduate

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in 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 while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Team Description

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) is the consulting arm of Visa, and drives tangible, impactful results for clients. Drawing on our expertise in consulting, data analytics, technology, payments and economics, VCA solves the most strategic problems for our clients. VCA\’s core client segments include issuers, acquirers, merchants, fintechs, payment enablers and governments.

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) teams are focused in helping key clients that include global banks and retailers and other merchants, as well as local FinTech’s and governments. Our goal is to help clients solve strategic payment challenges and identify opportunities by supporting in benchmarking, ideation, definition, implementation, and monitoring of recommendations. Resulting in our clients receiving end-to-end support that help them achieve scale, competitive advantage, and speed to market in the digital age.

Exemplary projects

• How can a retail bank drive activation and usage of payment solutions (e.g., cards) in specific customer segments?
• How can an airline build and enhance its payment value proposition for consumers and/or small businesses?
• How can a credit card issuer use emerging technologies like open banking to acquire new customers?
• How can an acquirer or merchant better understand customer loyalty?

VCA engages clients throughout Europe and is organised in teams within, UK & Ireland, South Europe, Nordics & Baltics, Central Eastern Europe, and Central Europe. The current position is to join our Global Graduate programme within the UK&I cluster and is based in London.

Day to day responsibilities of a Graduate Consultant

• Help drive business insights with data gathering and market trend analysis thanks to our superb data analytics powered by Visa data.
• Support the VCA team in the delivery of projects for Visa clients across various domains, from payments, digital, products to strategy, including project management.
• Co-lead strategy to market activities including but not limited to workshops, client meetings, content development etc.
• Complete detailed analysis on client data and identify preliminary trends and themes in the data with some guidance.
• Conduct market research and data analysis to identify insights in the payment industry.
• Support senior consultants in developing and delivering high-quality advisory solutions to clients, such as business strategy, product development & pricing, customer segmentation and customer experience improvement.

Visa’s Graduate Programme

This is a 2-year programme, where you are supported with various skills and development sessions throughout your time as a Graduate.

By joining VCA as a Graduate you will:

• Work alongside an experienced and dynamic team, as well as top clients, expanding your knowledge in the payments sector and our consulting practices.
• Gain access to ad hoc training resources such as Buddy, Mentor, your own learning path, project coaching and more to accelerate your career plan, such as Visa University.
• Develop your management consulting skills in a global market leader consulting organization, with top-notch practices.
• Have access to Visa’s Benefits and relocation allowance.

Qualifications

Visa Europe is home to a talented team of 15,000 individuals with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Our campaign YOUniqueness, Accepted Everywhere is all about allowing our team to unleash the talent and potential that is uniquely their own. We’re looking for the next generation of change agents – dreamers and creatives – who are fascinated by new technology and want to be empowered to change the way business is done.

Therefore, our requirements are few:

• Graduated in 2025 or graduating summer 2026 – ready start the role on September 1st 2026.
• Full, permanent, right to work in the UK. Visa will not provide sponsorship for this role.
• Effective communication skills – Oral and written fluency in English is required.
• Proficient storytelling, including delivery of executive documents and presentations.
• Curious mindset with an interest in solving problems alongside strong analytical and quantitative skills, driving insight from data analysis.
• Demonstrated teamwork and relationship-building skills.
• Interest in technology and the payments industry.

Additional Information

Work Authorization: Permanent Authorization to work in the U.K is a precondition of employment for this position. Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position. Future sponsorship will not be considered.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.