■What an Strategy Analyst of Japan Business Planning & Operations does at Visa

The Japan Strategy Analyst, Business Planning & Operations has a key role in shaping the future direction of our business and works hands-on with the leadership team and business functions to connect academic business content to pragmatic, results-oriented output. This individual will support functional stakeholders in executing analysis and formulating recommendations.

The Analyst will be a member of Japan’s Business Planning & Operations team, which is responsible for development of internal and external market-specific strategy efforts and to help govern the execution of the strategic priorities. As a strategist, the individual will work with cross-functional areas of the business in conducting analysis to support strategy development aligned to the market, regional, and global priorities. These priorities will primarily be focused on the Japan market.

This role will also support monitoring of competitive developments within the Japan market, and development of timely response to emerging trends and opportunities across Japan. The position is based in Tokyo, Japan.
The role is highly visible across the market and will have broad reach into a variety of teams within Japan. The ideal candidate must have the ability to gain deep subject matter depth on a multitude of topics on short notice and be skilled at the synthesis of multiple sources of information (qualitative and quantitative) in order to create real and actionable insights for leadership. He or she must stay in front of innovation trends in the payments industry and be able to develop an independent point of view on topics in the face of uncertainty and imperfect information.

Best-suited candidates will be a clear communicator with high emotional intelligence as well as being analytical, self-motivated, and able to collaborate well with others from a diversity of backgrounds. This role reports to the Japan Head of Business Planning, Strategy & Operations.


■Other Key Functions Of The Role Include

The position requires the ability to apply strong analytical and critical thinking skills to solve business problems, and quickly arrive at recommendations that drive corporate priorities.

Support annual strategic planning process and development of long-range revenue growth plan, together with Visa’s economic (pricing and interchange)
Analyze Visa data, market reports and benchmarks to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
Support the development of long and short strategic plan as well as formulating strategic projects
Support functional teams by identifying priorities and implementing necessary strategies to achieve financial year target while conducting performance management for key business volume targets
Manage and troubleshoot reporting via data dashboards, perform root-cause analysis to resolve data discrepancies and ensure data integrity
Conduct regular reporting and cadence management
Partner with Japan leadership teams to formulate and execute key strategies for the market
Collaborate with various Visa product, sales, consulting, marketing, gvt engagement teams and others to manage and track the implementation of strategic initiatives


This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
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◆会社概要
Visaは、世界をリードする決済およびテクノロジー企業です。年間2590億件以上の決済取引を、200以上の国と地域で消費者、加盟店、金融機関、政府機関の間で安全に処理しています。私たちの使命は、革新的で便利、信頼性が高く安全な決済ネットワークを通じて世界をつなぎ、個人、企業、経済の成長を支援することです。
「世界中の誰もが、最良の方法で支払い、支払われる」ことを目指し、共通の目的に基づいて行動しています。Visaでキャリアを築き、社会にインパクトを与えませんか？

◆職務概要
Visaの日本事業計画・オペレーション部門におけるストラテジーアナリストは、日本市場における戦略策定と実行を支援し、事業の成長を推進する重要な役割を担います。リーダーシップチームや各部門と連携し、データ分析や市場調査を通じて、実践的な戦略提言を行います。

◆業務内容
・年次戦略計画プロセスおよび長期収益成長計画の策定支援
・Visaデータや市場レポートの分析によるパフォーマンス改善提案
・長期・短期の戦略計画および戦略プロジェクトの立案
・各部門の優先事項特定と戦略実行支援、年度目標達成に向けたパフォーマンス管理
・データダッシュボードの管理、レポート作成、データ整合性の確保
・日本市場における競合動向のモニタリングと新たなトレンドへの対応策策定
・日本のリーダーシップチームと連携し、主要戦略の策定・実行
・プロダクト、営業、コンサルティング、マーケティング、政府対応チームとの協働による戦略イニシアチブの推進

◆勤務形態
ハイブリッド勤務（出社日数は採用時に決定）

◆その他
Visaは、雇用機会均等法に基づき、応募者の人種、性別、宗教、国籍、性的指向、障がいの有無などに関わらず、公平な採用を行います。