Job Description

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging xe2x80x93 where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world xe2x80x93 helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.



1. Purpose

Reporting to the Marketing Manager, Southern Africa, The Marketing Analyst will support the delivery of marketing programs in South Africa and Southern Africa.

2. Principal Responsibilities-Key Results Area

Provide marketing campaign execution delivery in Southern Africa and South Africa. Given our clients varied needs, these programs would span across both B2B and B2C.

Support and deliver on high quality agreed marketing programs, evaluating effectiveness and efficiency of the executed programs to continuously optimize performance.

Manage the local contacts within the regional creative, media and partnership agencies and vendors to ensure a client centric view in the development and implementation of all campaigns.

Provide support in administrative deliveries related to client marketing project management and VAS including and not limited to procurement processes, contract management and VIK process management.

Work in partnership with key stakeholders including Account Executives, Business Development, Visa Consulting & Analytics and Product and regional colleagues.

Manage work statement requests and receipting of all purchase requisitions in line with controllership guidelines and timelines.

Manage the budget plan processes for Southern Africa and South Africa, liaising with Finance partners to ascertain spend against forecasts. Provide timely updates and status on marketing budget position on monthly basis.

Share best practice and successful programs within the Visa Marketing community.

Manage all reporting requirements across projects and markets and provide timeous feedback to key stakeholders.

3. Key Competencies

Strategic, innovative, and creative thinker with commercial acumen also capable of strong execution.

Superior negotiation skills leading to timely and acceptable resolutions, sales skills.

Client relationship and management skills

Solid interpersonal skills and collaborating with cross functional teams.

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills - Development and preparation of executive level briefs

Strong self-management skills including demonstrable drive and energy.

Able to work with little management oversight.

Excellent performance in marketing planning and execution (at least 5 years experience at Marketing Management level)

Marketing Commercial acumen, Marketing data familiarity and Influencing skills are critical.

Should understand key P&L drivers and leveraging the relevant aspects to build effective business cases.

Demonstrated track record in the management of external clients, agencies, and the development of through the line campaign materials.

Project management skills

Multicultural sensitivity and a commitment to drive inclusive culture.

4. Demonstrated Experience (skills - professional, technical, business)

Bachelorxe2x80x99s degree in business or a related field with a marketing foundation - Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in a services marketing team

Demonstrated marketing strategy and campaign management, particularly in digital and partnership.

Demonstrated selling skills and client engagement skills.

Analytical skills to establish, track and improve KPIs and return on investment and other measurement tools.

Media strategy and planning

Negotiation skills

Is a strong team player, able to work on multiple projects and in a multi-functional team?

Is comfortable working in a fast paced, hands-on, growth orientated work environment, must be adaptive to change

Is self-confident and able to think on their feet.

Strong personal motivation and commitment

Is proactive and demonstrate initiative.

Has strong commercial acumen

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent presentation skills

Strong time management skills

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Qualifications

Bachelorxe2x80x99s degree in business or a related field with a marketing foundation - Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in a services marketing team

Additional Information

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.

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