Senior Contracts Analyst

Summary

Join Visa's Client Services team as a Senior Contracts Analyst and play a crucial role in developing and managing complex commercial agreements. You will partner with various stakeholders, including Legal, Finance, Product, and Sales, to ensure contracts align with business objectives. This remote position requires expertise in contract drafting and management, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience in the payments industry. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, with a J.D. or equivalent highly preferred. Visa offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, bonus, equity, and a full range of health and wellness benefits.

Requirements

• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD
• Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Responsibilities

• Draft and drive to completion of commercial agreements (various levels of complexity) that achieve business objectives, and continue to support those business relationships once consummated
• Liaise with our various stakeholders including Sales, Finance, Legal, and Audit to ensure contracts are developed consistently and approved promptly
• Contract development, contract approval coordination, contract file and database management, recurring and ad hoc reporting, etc
• Participate in special assignments and provide ad hoc support and reporting as required
• Provide training regarding the contract process to internal stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• Bachelors at minimum, J.D. from accredited law school highly preferred or equivalent experience- if not J.D., an Advanced Degree in specific applicable field preferred (e.g., MBA, Masters in Finance, Analytics, etc.)
• 3-4+ years extensive previous contract drafting experience required (preferably at a company of the same size) – candidate must come in as expert contract drafter
• Relevant and transferable experience at a Fortune 500 or large-scale corporation or law firm
• Strong understanding of payments industry and Visa Products and Services
• Background, knowledge, and experience with some or all of the following is preferred - the payment services industry and related credit and debit processing industries, banking and financial institutions laws and regulations, and, or antitrust and competition law, technology and digital payments, fintech
• Proven ability to work independently and proactively, as well as collaboratively with minimal supervision, and engage directly with senior executive management and leaders across various functions throughout Visa
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Great interpersonal and negotiation skills. Proven ability to build strong working relationships with internal clients at all levels of management
• Manages well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Superior analytical, pragmatic and problem solving, and writing skills and experience
• Experience, and savviness to proactively identify, initiate, and drive strategic efficiency process improvements to completion, gaining consensus and influencing behavior cross-functionally
• Previous experience with Salesforce, Apttus or similar contract management software, and DocuSign or e-signature tools

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• FSA/HSA
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program
• Bonus
• Equity
• Remote position