Sr. Project Analyst

Sr. Project Analyst

(Job Number:122541)
Location-India-Tamil Nadu-Chennai Organization-Technology
Job Project Management (Systems)Description
Visa Inc. is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks.


Visa does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa’s innovations enable its bank customers to offer consumers choices: Pay now with debit, ahead of time with prepaid or later with credit products. From the world’s major cities to remote areas without banks, people are increasingly relying on digital currency along with mobile technology to use their money anytime, make purchases online, transfer funds and access basic financial services. All of which makes their lives easier and helps grow economies.
 
Behind the Visa brand are our talented employees who continuously raise the bar with innovative solutions and products that deliver the convenience and security of digital currency to more people all over the world.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Visa Processing Services (VPS) division builds and maintains applications and systems that enable various global staff to deliver processing products and services to global clients. 

JOB SCOPE
A project manager is the glue that keeps a project moving, on schedule and under budget. The vast majority of time spent being a project manager is communicating with everyone involved in the project, ensuring that everyone is on the same page. They anticipate problems before they occur and find ways to accomplish project goals regardless of changing circumstances. A senior project manager does all this and is expected to have a high level of experience and abilities along these lines.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of large scale projects, cross-divisional highly complex projects in a fast-paced, dynamic, matrixed environment.  

Project deliverables may include internal systems or 3rd party developed systems and could include the integration of external solutions.

Project teams generally comprise of geographically disbursed members from multiple IT and Business teams.
Direct project activities, conduct reviews, manage risk mitigation, issues, project schedule and change control processes.

Identify and manage dependencies across the Information Services portfolio.

Achieve project goals by engaging effectively with stakeholders at all management levels across Visa, including Technology Office architects and strategists, technical subject matter experts in the Global Systems development groups and Global Operations, business partners, vendors, and Visa senior management.

Assist as needed with coordination and continuous improvement of various Technology Office initiatives and programs, such as IT investment planning, architecture governance, and partner management.

Ensure that all projects are in compliance with Visa's Project Management Methodology and Key Controls.
Accurately forecasts resource utilization and manages project budget effectively.

Work with business and technology subject matter experts to define scope, create accurate and inclusive estimates, develop budgets and project plans, and produce high-quality Project Charters and other documentation needed for funding approvals.

Identifies partnership opportunities and capitalizes on "add-on" opportunities across projects.

Grows long-term relationships with clients and capitalizes on partnership opportunities.

Minimum of five years of proven experience managing technically complex, cross-organizational, multi-stakeholder projects.

PMP certification is preferred.

A BA/BS or equivalent work experience is required.  Concentration in Computer Science or a related technical discipline and/or an MS/MBA is a plus.

Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.  In particular, a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate technical and business issues and solutions to multiple organizational levels internally and externally as needed.

Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

Solid analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to think strategically.

Financial services and card payments experience is a plus.

Strong leadership qualities and organizational skills as well as the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, assignments, and roles.

Demonstrated ability to succeed in a complex organization where the ability to discover and internalize diverse stakeholder goals is critical to brokering solutions that are in the best interest of Visa as a whole.

Independent judgment and mature decision making skills to deal with Technology Office projects that often have enterprise-wide scope and may have significant cost and time-to-market impacts.

Ability to work independently, yet seamlessly integrate activities with other teams when needed.
Strong process orientation and a solid understanding of project management techniques, methodologies, and best practices.