Associate Analyst, Localization Strategy & Operations

Associate Analyst, Localization Strategy & Operations Who is Mastercard?
Our Purpose is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. 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.

Overview
Rising nationalism and strong domestic opportunity present a growing imperative for localisation. Current events such as the Russia-Ukraine war have further exacerbated the rate of change in our operating reality. We are committed to showing up locally and being domestically relevant in the markets we serve. The mandate of the Localisation Program Office (LPO) is to provide a more orchestrated approach to Localisation in an increasingly fragmented world, which includes:

• Providing a coordinated view on market conditions (regulatory and non-regulatory), emerging themes, and potential future states
• Bringing together all of Mastercard to position us as a market partner with governments, regulators, partners, and customers
• Focusing on commercial outcomes (e.g., maximizing participation in domestic transactions and services)
• Execution-orientation, working with country teams to develop the right combination of propositions

Role
This is a high exposure and strategic role for an Associate Analyst who will be playing a critical role in advancing Mastercard’s localisation agenda, thereby securing our business’ future

The Associate Analyst will support localization initiatives globally. This includes but is not limited to working with:

• Teams within the LPO to drive strategy, analytics, and processes to fulfil team objectives
• Technology teams to better leverage Salesforce and other platforms
• Products teams to drive their GTM strategy
• Corporate Development team to drive M&A strategy

All about you

• Intellectually curious, analytical, and able to connect the dots between the worlds of business and international affairs
• An entrepreneurial self-starter with a strong execution-orientation
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work well with a team

• 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.