Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Director, Payments Strategy & Execution

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data, networks and partnerships, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. We cultivate a culture of inclusion ( for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results.

The Services team is the professional services arm of Mastercard, providing cutting-edge services that address key issues facing our customers. We combine traditional management consulting with our rich data assets and in-house technology / security platforms, to provide powerful strategic insights and execution capabilities. Centered on data-driven technologies, these services include consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, security products, business experimentation, and data-driven information and risk management services.

The Position Will Be Expected To Lead Strategy And Analysis That Supports The Wider Organization. Key analysis to support proposal development

Value quantification analysis for in-flight & pipeline programs

Working with data,



you will generate key hypotheses and structure workstreams covering market problems. Overseeing ongoing business opportunities that are in-flight, program opportunity pipeline and closures, you will also create creative and practical analyses to address pain point, synthesize analyses into clear, sound recommendations, and create effective, impactful storylines.

You will be part of Services team (erstwhile Advisors segment), partnering with product, A&CS;, legal, finance, controllership, account managers, customer success etc. Strong foundation in consulting – structured problem-solving, hypothesis-driven analysis, and crafting executive-ready narratives.

Deep expertise in analytics and data-driven decision-making – highly skilled in financial modeling and translating complex data into actionable insights.

Proven stakeholder management capabilities – experienced in influencing, challenging, and aligning senior leaders across diverse functions.

Top tier management consulting firm experience, preferably in payments or retail banking

Proven track record of leading complex, cross functional initiatives and driving measurable business outcomes

Experience working with senior leadership (C-Suite/ regional/ functional heads and influencing key decisions

MBA or relevant Graduate degree required

Strong Analytics and financial modelling capabilities (Excel) and proficiency in structuring content into compelling narratives (PowerPoint)

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;

Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

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