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Associate Economist/Business Analyst

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Visa
Foster City - United States
S: Competitive

Job Description
Business and Economic Insights (BEI) delivers actionable intelligence into the evolving global economy for Visa and Visa's clients. The group harnesses its expertise, multiple data sources and deep client relationships to provide cutting-edge insights into consumer spending and the payments industry. Through close client engagement, BEI delivers these insights to inform business planning and management decisions.

Position Scope: The associate economist will help to advance VBEI's expanding US coverage by combining Visa's unique data assets, cutting-edge economic and econometric techniques, and external data sources to generate innovative business and economic insights. The scope of this role includes, but is not limited to, US economic analysis and forecasting, cross-border forecasting, research into the impact of digital technologies on consumer spending, measuring the evolution of the payments industry around the world.


Responsibilities:

Assist the principal US economist in researching and analyzing key macroeconomic trends as they impact consumer spending and the payments industry

Mine existing Visa data and create/develop business methods to forecast/track/communicate performance and industry change drivers

Facilitate the sharing of economic analysis across departments to improve business performance and efficacy.

Contribute to analytical research used with client consulting projects and engagements, and deliver research findings to internal and external clients

Analyze and interpret market data and economic conditions impacting the business-to-business payments industry to assist business planning and development

Draft final reports and prepare and give formal and informal presentations for staff, senior management, and clients to ultimately influence business decisions.

Position is project focused and typically requires managing multiple projects and priorities within strict time constraints

Collaborate with colleagues in other geographies and teams to support the Visa Business and Economic Insights department

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

Minimum of Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

Prefer advanced graduate degree in business or economics; however, relevant experience in lieu of advanced degree will be considered.

3+ years' experience in the financial services or economic consulting industry.

Self-starter with an ability to manage priorities and adapt as required to an unstructured and fast paced work environment

Proficiency in eViews, STATA, SAS, Tableau and Excel

Strong written and oral communication skills


Additional Information
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Job summary

Employer:

Visa

Location:

Foster City, United States

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Sector:

Economist

Salary:

Competitive

Job Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full-Time

Posted:

19th April 2019

Apply By:

17th May 2019

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