Business Planning Intern - 2027, Austin, TX

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

Visa's Internship Program offers a 12-week immersive experience where you'll work on impactful projects that advance Visa's mission. As a Visa intern, you'll build meaningful connections, strengthen your communication and business skills, and gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, global environment.

You'll have access to interactive workshops and learning sessions designed to build expertise, expand industry knowledge, and elevate your professional skills. You'll not only learn, you'll contribute, collaborate, and innovate. Beyond professional development, enjoy social events that foster community and connection.

The program culminates in a final presentation, where you'll share your project achievements and recommendations with Visa leaders, a chance to demonstrate impact and growth.

As a Business Planning Intern supporting the Demand Management function within Visa's Technology organization, you will gain hands-on experience helping teams manage technology investments, hardware asset planning, financial analysis, and strategic decision-making. You'll partner with business and technology stakeholders to support budgeting, reporting, data analysis, and technology planning efforts across a large-scale global environment.

This internship offers exposure to technology financial management, infrastructure planning, procurement processes, and data-driven business operations. You will work with a variety of teams, systems, and data sources while developing practical experience in business planning, analytics, and technology strategy.

What You Will Do:

• Support technology and business teams with planning, budgeting, and execution of strategic initiatives.
• Analyze data from multiple sources to help create reports, dashboards, and business insights.
• Assist with tracking technology assets, deployments, and inventory management activities.
• Help evaluate technology demand requests and support business case development for infrastructure investments.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities for cost optimization and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to budget forecasting, spend tracking, and financial reporting activities.
• Support creation of presentations and recommendations for technology and business leaders.
• Participate in data analysis projects that help inform purchasing and investment decisions.
• Gain exposure to technology procurement processes and financial governance practices.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, finance, and business teams on strategic initiatives.

Generative AI Responsibilities:

• Utilize Generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar platforms to support research, analysis, and reporting.
• Apply prompt engineering techniques to summarize information, analyze data, and develop business insights.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows through AI-enabled automation and efficiency gains.
• Assist with GenAI-related initiatives that support business planning, financial analysis, and operational reporting.

Remember, at Visa, we see our employees as our most valuable asset and we are excited to support and witness your growth within our organization.

All Visa roles require digital fluency, including the ability to work with emerging technologies such as Generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot) to support everyday work.

Visa requires at least 3 days in office; expectations for these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Information Science, Statistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Graduating December 2027 - August 2028.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with data analysis and reporting tools such as Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or similar technologies.
• Interest in financial planning, budgeting, business operations, technology strategy, or business analytics.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and communicate findings clearly through reports, dashboards, presentations, and recommendations.
• Experience creating presentations and executive-ready materials for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Interest in learning how large-scale technology organizations manage investments, assets, procurement activities, and operational costs.
• Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, or similar platforms.
• Basic understanding of AI/ML concepts, Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and emerging AI technologies.
• Ability to leverage AI tools for research, data analysis, reporting, documentation, workflow automation, and productivity improvement.
• Strong judgment in evaluating and validating AI-generated outputs for accuracy, quality, and business relevance.
• Demonstrated curiosity, learning agility, and enthusiasm for applying data-driven and AI-enabled approaches to solve business problems.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated hourly range for a new hire into this position is $29 to $33, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

Work Authorization: Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position. Future sponsorship will not be considered.

Information for US Applicants

Work Hours

Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements

This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer