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At Mastercard, we're powering economies and empowering people, building ​ a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.

Size: 10000+ employees
Industry: Consulting, Financial Services, Technology, Fintech

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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.

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Senior Analyst, Global Partnerships, Solutioning & Futureproofing

Overview:

The Global Partnerships (GP) team is responsible for cultivating and managing Mastercard's strategic partnerships with key players across the payments ecosystem. The team works with global players in tech, e-commerce, and financial services to create innovative, differentiated products and solutions that shape the future of commerce. 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.

The GP Strategy & Business Excellence team leads key strategic initiatives for Global Partnerships, provides analytics and insights to drive business results, creates balanced deal constructs that drive the best value for MA, delivers strategic initiatives, solutions for operational pain points, monitors business risks, assists with the articulation of the strategy and progress against it.

Are you passionate about problem solving? Do you enjoy learning and thinking about the new and the different? Are you an impactful, collaborative team player that can lead and influence without authority? Are you a creative thinker looking to make a material impact on the business?

Role:

The Senior Analyst will focus 50/50 on strategy and solutioning, and will report to the VP, Solutioning & Futureproofing on the GP Strategy & Business Excellence team. This team is an agile team (run like an in-house consulting team) executing projects across Global Partnerships. All team members will maintain the log of project requests coming in from across the GP verticals and beyond (the project pipeline) for subsequent review and prioritization of the projects (clearly articulating selection criteria) and 'staff' against selected projects.

It requires a strong customer focus, working in coordination with the account teams across Americas and APEMEA, for accounts that are cross-regional in nature to advocate for the customer. He / she will understand the local, regional and global nuances of the partnerships (both strategic and financial) and the strategy for moving forward Mastercard priorities while protecting against strategic risks. The Senior Analyst will support a range of projects and will engage with stakeholders across business units and functions.

The individual will also work with the Director, Strategy and market teams to assess the impact of new market developments or regulation and conduct segment research, competitive intelligence, etc. as required in support of GP account teams across regions and build optimal narratives for leadership discussions. Additionally, he / she will occasionally work with our Global Corporate Development team to support high priority strategic initiatives related to GP segments.

The role requires engaging with - and the ability to build buy-in from - stakeholders across business units, functions, and regions to execute enterprise-wide strategies.

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Project examples include:

• Internal executive level Quarterly Business and Operating Reviews presentation development support• Contributing to Global Partnership narratives• Conducting segment research, impact assessments of new markets, and competitive intelligence• Building holistic narratives outlining relevant Mastercard tools to support specific product acceleration efforts• Enabling cross-regional feedback loop to Product on customer feedback, pain points, competitive intelligence• Developing new initiatives or programs that focus on new industry verticals / increasing vertical penetration and/or enhancing Mastercard's value proposition to customers thereby driving new revenue opportunities• Executing cross-functional initiatives that improve Mastercard's operating model and/or industry standards to address GP team pain points or GP customer pain points• Facilitating customer workshops focused on innovations, latest trends, and guidance for customers All About You:
• A self-starter who can effectively support, mobilize, and influence cross functional initiatives• You enjoy engaging with internal and external stakeholders in matrixed organizations to get things done - if there's a hurdle, you know what levers to pull to work around it• Strong analytical and market research skills with ability to distil key insights from data• Sound business judgment and creative, strategic thinker• Naturally curious and a quick study• Skilled communicator - can translate complex inputs into clear, compelling outputs (incl. presentations or proposals)• Experience translating strategies into practical execution plans• Programme or project management experience, particularly with cross-enterprise projects• Team player with strong interpersonal skills• Integrity and discretion - quickly builds trust with peers• Global citizen with understanding of many cultures• Broad knowledge of the payments industry required, including understanding of latest trends across our product suite• Corporate strategy or management consulting experience preferred 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.

Client-provided location(s): London, United Kingdom

Job ID: Mastercard-22331_R-251141

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-05T19:24:28
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Perks and Benefits

Health and Wellness

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• FSA
• FSA With Employer Contribution
• HSA
• HSA With Employer Contribution
• Fitness Subsidies
• On-Site Gym
• Pet Insurance
• Mental Health Benefits
• Virtual Fitness Classes
• Health Reimbursement Account

Parental Benefits

• Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
• Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
• Fertility Benefits
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Family Support Resources
• On-site/Nearby Childcare
• Adoption Leave

Work Flexibility

• Flexible Work Hours
• Remote Work Opportunities
• Hybrid Work Opportunities

Office Life and Perks

• Commuter Benefits Program
• Casual Dress
• Happy Hours
• Snacks
• Company Outings
• On-Site Cafeteria
• Holiday Events
• Some Meals Provided

Vacation and Time Off

• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Personal/Sick Days
• Leave of Absence
• Volunteer Time Off

Financial and Retirement

• 401(K) With Company Matching
• Performance Bonus
• Relocation Assistance
• Financial Counseling
• Stock Purchase Program
• 401(K)
• Company Equity

Professional Development

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Promote From Within
• Mentor Program
• Access to Online Courses
• Lunch and Learns
• Internship Program
• Work Visa Sponsorship
• Leadership Training Program
• Associate or Rotational Training Program
• Shadowing Opportunities

Diversity and Inclusion

Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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