Manager Saudi Arabia

About Us

Role Overview

Client Delivery & Problem Solving

• Lead day-to-day delivery of consulting engagements, ensuring high-quality outputs, practical recommendations, and strong client impact.
• Translate complex business questions into structured analyses, insights, and executive-level storylines.
• Develop client recommendations grounded in data, market context, and Visa’s capabilities.
• Manage multiple workstreams and priorities simultaneously while maintaining delivery quality and timelines.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a trusted day-to-day contact for client teams and internal stakeholders.
• Support senior client discussions by clearly articulating findings, risks, recommendations, and implementation considerations.
• Manage client feedback, pushback, and evolving requirements in a constructive and solution-oriented manner.
• Partner closely with cross-functional Visa teams including Product, Sales, Marketing, Risk, and Innovation to shape relevant client solutions.

Business Development & Commercial Support

• Support the development of proposals and consulting pitches by transforming client issues into commercially viable problem statements and workplans.
• Identify follow-on opportunities and contribute to pipeline growth by linking current delivery to broader client needs.
• Participate in strategic planning discussions with internal teams and help shape future engagements.

Project Leadership & Team Development

• Oversee project workstreams, coordinate team members, and ensure deliverables are completed on time and to a high standard.
• Coach junior team members and contribute to capability building through mentorship, feedback, and knowledge sharing.
• Help build a strong team culture by promoting collaboration, accountability, and excellence in execution.

Thought Leadership & Practice Building

• Contribute to the development of internal methodologies, reusable assets, and intellectual property.
• Build expertise in priority consulting topics and become a credible advisor internally and externally.
• Bring external market insights and innovation to client engagements, particularly in areas relevant to KSA and the broader GCC.
• Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a consulting, banking, payments or a related analytical environment
• Strong knowledge and proficiency in AI tools utilization (co-pilot, LLMs)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including the ability to derive insights from data and synthesize findings into clear recommendations.
• Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams in parallel.
• Demonstrated client-facing experience, with the ability to communicate effectively with business stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation development and executive storytelling.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in payments, cards, commercial payments, digital banking, or broader financial services strategy.
• Experience in creating and using custom AI agents
• Experience working in the Middle East, preferably in KSA.
• Ability to operate in a matrixed organization and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Arabic language capability is a plus for KSA-based client work.
• 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.