Business Development Analyst
Tink
IT, Sales & Business Development
London, UK
Posted on May 22, 2026
About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.
Job Description
Role Summary
The Business Development Analyst will support the growth of Visa Direct across the UK & Ireland, with a primary focus on expanding the FX Brokers segment and leading proactive, data-driven sales campaigns across priority industry verticals. The role will work cross-functionally with all Business Development teams covering FX Brokers & Platforms, Non-Bank Financial Institutions (Fintechs), and Banks (Financial Institutions & Insurance). We are looking for a candidate who is committed to a career in Sales within the Visa organization, who has strong communication skills and can pick up the relevant product knowledge quickly.
This is an entry-level / early-career role designed for a commercially minded analyst who combines strong analytical capability with excellent communication skills, market research, and campaign execution.
Key Responsibilities
Market & Commercial Analysis:
Visa Direct is at the centre of Visa’s growth strategy, enabling fast, secure, and flexible money movement across the globe. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure across multiple financial services verticals while developing core skills in analysis, sales enablement, and commercial strategy within a high-growth environment.
This role is part of the UK & Ireland Business Development team and supports multiple client segments, with an initial emphasis on the FX Brokers ecosystem.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
Skills & Experience:
Required
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, finance, economics, data, or a related field.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present insights clearly and concisely.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into commercial actions.
High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; comfort working with CRM systems and dashboards.
Interest in payments, FX, financial services, or fintech ecosystems.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritise effectively, and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Confident with speaking to senior stakeholders both internally and externally.
Preferred
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, finance, economics, data, or a related field.
Exposure to financial services, payments, FX, fintech, or B2B sales environments (through internships, placements, or prior roles).
Experience supporting sales campaigns, market analysis, or business development initiatives.
Strong working knowledge of Visa Direct products, use cases, and value propositions is a significant advantage and will be considered a standout qualification.
Familiarity with data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) or basic SQL is an advantage.
Personal Attributes
Commercially curious with a strong desire to learn about payments and cross-border money movement.
Self-starter with a commercially focused mindset, demonstrating initiative, ownership, and a proactive approach to identifying and progressing opportunities.
Detail-oriented, structured, and comfortable working with data.
Proactive, self-motivated, and eager to take ownership of projects.
Strong collaborator who can work effectively across teams and functions.
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.
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.
Job Description
Role Summary
The Business Development Analyst will support the growth of Visa Direct across the UK & Ireland, with a primary focus on expanding the FX Brokers segment and leading proactive, data-driven sales campaigns across priority industry verticals. The role will work cross-functionally with all Business Development teams covering FX Brokers & Platforms, Non-Bank Financial Institutions (Fintechs), and Banks (Financial Institutions & Insurance). We are looking for a candidate who is committed to a career in Sales within the Visa organization, who has strong communication skills and can pick up the relevant product knowledge quickly.
This is an entry-level / early-career role designed for a commercially minded analyst who combines strong analytical capability with excellent communication skills, market research, and campaign execution.
Key Responsibilities
Market & Commercial Analysis:
- Conduct market research and data analysis to identify growth opportunities within the FX Brokers ecosystem, including broker models, corridors, use cases, and competitive dynamics.
- Analyse transaction data, pipeline data, and market trends to support opportunity sizing, prioritisation, and targeting.
- Develop insights on industry verticals relevant to Visa Direct (e.g., FX Brokers, Fintechs, Platforms, Banks, Insurance) to inform go-to-market strategies.
- Support the design and execution of proactive outbound sales campaigns targeting priority verticals and client segments.
- Build target lists, prepare account and prospect profiles, and support outreach strategies in partnership with Business Development leads.
- Track campaign performance, maintain dashboards, and provide regular reporting on pipeline creation, conversion, and commercial outcomes.
- Work closely with Business Development teams across FX Brokers & Platforms, Non-Bank FIs (Fintechs), and Banks to ensure alignment on priorities and coordinated market coverage.
- Support cross-team initiatives, including shared campaigns, joint account planning, and multi-vertical opportunities.
- Act as a central point of coordination for analytical requests, campaign insights, and market intelligence across the UK&I BD organisation.
- Assist with preparation for client meetings, including materials, data packs, value propositions, and use-case narratives.
- Support responses to inbound opportunities, RFPs, and ad-hoc client queries related to Visa Direct capabilities.
- Help maintain CRM hygiene, pipeline updates, and documentation of opportunities and client interactions.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives related to Visa Direct growth in the UK&I region, including new use cases, corridor expansion, and partner-led opportunities.
- Support development of internal business cases, presentations, and performance reviews for senior stakeholders.
Visa Direct is at the centre of Visa’s growth strategy, enabling fast, secure, and flexible money movement across the globe. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure across multiple financial services verticals while developing core skills in analysis, sales enablement, and commercial strategy within a high-growth environment.
This role is part of the UK & Ireland Business Development team and supports multiple client segments, with an initial emphasis on the FX Brokers ecosystem.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
Skills & Experience:
Required
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, finance, economics, data, or a related field.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present insights clearly and concisely.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into commercial actions.
High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; comfort working with CRM systems and dashboards.
Interest in payments, FX, financial services, or fintech ecosystems.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritise effectively, and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Confident with speaking to senior stakeholders both internally and externally.
Preferred
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, finance, economics, data, or a related field.
Exposure to financial services, payments, FX, fintech, or B2B sales environments (through internships, placements, or prior roles).
Experience supporting sales campaigns, market analysis, or business development initiatives.
Strong working knowledge of Visa Direct products, use cases, and value propositions is a significant advantage and will be considered a standout qualification.
Familiarity with data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) or basic SQL is an advantage.
Personal Attributes
Commercially curious with a strong desire to learn about payments and cross-border money movement.
Self-starter with a commercially focused mindset, demonstrating initiative, ownership, and a proactive approach to identifying and progressing opportunities.
Detail-oriented, structured, and comfortable working with data.
Proactive, self-motivated, and eager to take ownership of projects.
Strong collaborator who can work effectively across teams and functions.
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.