Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services, Deploy

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 Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services, Deploy Overview Make an Impact as a Managing Consultant, Deploy is an execution-oriented, client-facing competency that applies proven program management, change capabilities, and domain expertise to partner with clients and drive measurable value by: • Delivering new products and strategies to market smoothly and efficiently • Successfully implementing complex technology assets and leading large-scale transformation programs to create the new business as usual • Strengthening client’s internal skills, knowledge and experience in critical areas • Transforming client processes and optimizing their management practices • Owning end-to-end delivery outcomes and driving measurable business impact across the full lifecycle of client initiatives • Acting as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders to influence decisions and maximize value realization ________________________________________ All About the Role Deploy is a suite of consulting solutions designed to respond to fast evolving customer needs for execution support, with a dual mission: deployment and value realization over the entire lifetime of major assets. Value realization is a complex task, and Deploy helps de-risk the entire client/asset journey—from implementation to adoption, usage, and product evolution—through expert execution support that complements traditional Advisors capabilities. As a Managing Consultant, you will lead complex programs and/or multiple engagements independently, providing direction and leadership across a portfolio of work. You will drive efficient and effective execution of a broad range of activities by establishing clear governance, defining team structures, and aligning stakeholders to deliver expected business outcomes. You will: • Lead end-to-end program delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment to strategic client objectives • Own governance, execution planning, and delivery tracking across complex initiatives • Drive alignment across senior stakeholders, manage escalations, and ensure timely decision-making • Proactively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring minimal impact on timelines and program outcomes • Ensure delivery translates into measurable value realization and sustainable business impact • Contribute to business development by identifying opportunities to expand engagements and support proposal development All About You Basic qualifications • Undergraduate degree with work experience in project management and change management methodologies and techniques • 2-3 years of Project Management experience • Exposure to financial institutions, payments, and/or consultancies • Relevant teamwork and client or internal stakeholder management experience • Logical, structured thinking • Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills • Ability to perform multiple tasks with multiple clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment • Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable) • Eligibility to work in the country where you are applying, as well as apply for travel visas as required by travel needs • Ability to travel to client sites on a semi-regular basis Preferred qualifications • Have completed or interested in pursuing recognized professional accreditation, such as Project Management Professional (PMP) • Knowledge of Project Management tools • Exposure to payments and/or retail banking or merchants • Ability to identify problems, brainstorm and analyze answers, and implement the best solutions 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.