Our Purpose

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.

Title and Summary

Senior Analyst, Global Partnerships

Overview:

Imagine rolling up your sleeves with some of the world’s leading technology companies to create innovative, differentiated products and solutions that shape the future of commerce.

The Global Partnerships team is responsible for cultivating and managing Mastercard’s most strategic relationships with key players across the payments ecosystem. The team works with global leaders in technology, e-commerce, and financial services to build and scale solutions across acceptance, issuing and co-brand partnerships, and payments data services. Through a consultative approach—and inspired by Mastercard’s longstanding focus on inclusive growth—we are passionate about working hand in hand with mission-aligned companies to solve real-world problems for people and businesses around the world.

We seek a self-motivated, structured problem solver with a strategic mindset and the ability to establish strong relationships both internally and externally.

This role offers broad exposure to global partnerships, deal execution, and product innovation within a highly collaborative team.

Role
In this role, you will:

• Support the management and growth of one or more of Mastercard’s global partnerships with leading technology and platform companies.

• Assist with day-to-day partner engagement, including stakeholder coordination, meeting preparation, and follow-ups.

• Support the evaluation of new partnership opportunities across acceptance, issuing/co-brand, and payments data services, including market research and analytical assessments.

• Contribute to co-innovation initiatives with partners and internal product teams to help shape new solutions and propositions.

• Help represent partner needs and market insights internally, supporting strategic discussions and planning.

• Support customer proposals and deal development, including RFP responses, business case analysis, and internal alignment.

• Provide analytical, planning, and operational support to senior team members to enable effective partnership execution.

• All About You

• You’re a self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• You’re comfortable navigating large, matrixed organizations and collaborating across functions.

• You bring experience or exposure to account management, consulting, sales, strategy, or analytical roles.

• You have strong quantitative, organizational, and project management skills, with high attention to detail.

• You’re a clear and confident communicator, both in writing and in presentations.

• You’re curious about how payments, platforms, and technology-driven business models work.

• You have familiarity with the payments ecosystem and adjacent trends, including digital payments, agentic commerce, stablecoins, and Open Banking.

• You’re comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with evolving priorities.

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

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

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

San Francisco, California: $114,000 - $182,000 USD

New York City, New York: $114,000 - $182,000 USD