Business Development Intern (Starting January 2026, for current students graduating in 2026)

Job Description:

Everyone at Visa works with one goal in mind - making sure that Visa is the best way to pay and be paid, for everyone everywhere. The business development team drives the country strategy and its objectives by identifying, leading and executing, through analytics, data and market intelligence, on opportunities to drive business growth for Visa and its clients. The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Business Development team by developing and maintaining the relationship between VISA and its clients.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide operations support to the local team.
* Contribute to development, production and implementation of initiatives outlined in Country strategy plans
* Competition analysis and monitoring
* Assist the local team with client queries and issues
* Support Business Planning & Operations teams' with periodical reports (Weekly/Monthly or quarterly)
* Assist BDs with Playbook and country plans update
* Co-ordinate with other Visa departments in order to successfully track the country plans.
* Complete ad hoc project/research and presentation work and other relevant initiatives as requested by the management
This learning objectives of this internship is to:
* Develop a sales management mindset
* Be able to analyze data, trends and make meaningful recommendations
* Be a good project manager
* Develop a thorough understanding of the payments landscape

Candidate Requirements:

* Current student working towards a Bachelors or Masters degree, with a graduation in 2026
* Economics, Business, Finance, Economics, Econometrics IT/MIS, Engineering, Computer science or related disciplines welcome to apply
* Available for the 6-month internship (Jan - August 2026)
* Must be available to start a graduate role by October 2026
* Excellent academic record
* Strong analytical capabilities and experience solving business cases
* Strong in MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint
* Superior analytical and financial analysis skills
* Strong collaboration skills with a diverse peer group required
* Able to articulate viewpoint effectively to key stakeholders in order to get buy in and agreement
* Self-confident and hands-on, with the ability to operate in a fast paced and constantly changing work environment