Data Governance Insights Analyst

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in 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 while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

As a Data Governance Insights Analyst you will sit at the intersection of data governance, business intelligence and product analytics. You will measure and improve the health, lineage and quality of our critical data assets, convert those findings into easy-to-consume dashboards and narratives, and partner with product, risk, compliance and engineering teams to embed best-in-class data practices across VXBS.  

 This role is well suited to an analyst with solid experience in data governance, data stewardship and Business intelligence, looking to learn more about cross border money movement and interested in delivering value and growth through secure practices.  

The role reports to the Director of Data Science and Insights for VXBS 

What we expect of you, day to day: 

• Understand how to profile our data assets for accuracy, completeness and timeliness 
• Understand and be able to execute data failover strategies to meet data requirements 
• Translate technical governance into business friendly communications in order to drive best data practices 
• Build SME knowledge on data sets, data platforms and tools across VXBS and the wider money movement at Visa 
• Apply and conform to existing data standards and quality criteria to monitor and ensure system reporting quality 
• Apply and support data standards covering data classification, retention, access, lineage and metadata 
• Effectively communicate, written and oral presentation, of insights and governance to multiple levels of management across business units and functional areas 
• Top-notch stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence colleagues in small, cross-functional scrum teams.  

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

 

• Demonstrated proficiency in large database manipulation through standard access tools, such as SQL or Python and reporting tools (Tableau preferred)
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts, latest BI trends and product analytics.
• Experience in Marketing / Risk / Sales / Product analytics performing basic statistical and predictive modeling (nice to have)
• Financial services/payments industry experience a strong plus
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and requirements, including GDPR
• Ability to critically and methodically think through issues, tasks and problems and develop workable solutions is a must
• Ability to function autonomously, exercise sound decision-making skills, and serve as an advocate for Visa's business goals and objectives
• Strong listening, oral and written communication skills

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.

Client-provided location(s): London, United Kingdom

Job ID: 55d26413-778e-4708-9338-d0a4b65f9908

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-08-20T08:23:41