Denver, Colorado, United States
Hybrid
About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.
Job Description
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a motivated, organized, and detail-oriented Project Analyst who can support the planning and execution of technical initiatives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. As a Visa Project Analyst, you will be part of our Technology Management team, which manages the services and support architecture across our internal technology teams. You'll drive project activities, maintain project documentation, track deliverables, and support communication across technical and business stakeholders. Your ability to learn quickly, stay organized, and contribute to solution delivery will help ensure the success of critical infrastructure projects that support Visa’s operations globally.
The Work You'll Be Doing:
The Skills You Bring:
Foundational understanding of project management techniques, methodologies, and best practices; entry-level project management training such as PMP, PRINCE2 Foundation, or equivalent coursework preferred
Interest in continued development through internal training on payment systems, project management fundamentals, communication skills, stakeholder engagement, cross-functional coordination, and SSL/TLS basics
Project Management Foundation: experience and understanding of basic project management practices, including schedule tracking, issue and risk management, action item follow-up, stakeholder coordination, and status reporting
Organization and Planning: Maintain strong time management, prioritization, organizational, and planning skills while managing multiple tasks and project details
Technical Proficiency: Demonstrate working proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio, and applies these tools to support project planning, tracking, reporting, and documentation
Reporting and Metrics: Support project reporting, dashboard preparation, meeting documentation, metrics tracking, and analysis of project data to identify trends, gaps, and areas requiring follow-up
AI-Enabled Productivity: Use approved AI tools responsibly to improve productivity, synthesize information, draft communications, identify trends or gaps, and support project reporting while maintaining data quality, confidentiality, and appropriate human review
Stakeholder Communication: Communicate clearly with project stakeholders, supports stakeholder expectation management, escalates risks or blockers appropriately, and uses effective interpersonal skills to influence follow-through, clarify ownership, and support timely decision-making within the scope of the role
Process Improvement: Contribute to continuous improvement by helping maintain project templates, documentation practices, reporting routines, and repeatable processes that improve team efficiency and project visibility
Growth Mindset: Actively participate in Visa internal development programs and training opportunities to deepen knowledge of Visa’s ecosystem, project management practices, and industry best practices
We do not expect that any single candidate would fulfill all of these characteristics. For instance, we have awesome team members who are really focused on building scalable systems but didn’t work with payments technology or web applications before joining Visa.
Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
2+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 5+ years of relevant work experience without a degree
Demonstrated verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate project information, technical details, and business impacts to internal and external stakeholders as needed
Experience working with people in a professional environment and collaborating across cross-functional teams
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio
Solid analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage priorities and follow through on project commitments
Preferred Qualifications:
3 - 5 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
Concentration or academic focus in Computer Science, Information Technology, cybersecurity, business, or a related field
Exposure to payment processing concepts, including message routing, authorization, clearing, settlement, and client connectivity
Experience reviewing project data, tracking metrics, preparing status materials, and identifying items requiring follow-up
Experience or interest in using approved AI tools to support project documentation, reporting, meeting summaries, workflow efficiency, and data-driven project insights
Ability to work under general guidance while independently managing assigned tasks, supporting defined workstreams, and escalating questions or blockers appropriately
Ability to coordinate across technical, business, and operational stakeholders, manage stakeholder expectations, and support defined project workstreams or special projects
Information for US Applicants
Work Hours
Varies upon the needs of the department.
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 protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.Want to know if this job is worth applying to?
