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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.\nTitle and Summary\nAssociate Consultant (Marketing), Launch Graduate Program 2027 - Athens, Greece Associate Consultant, Launch Program - 2027- Athens, GreeceWhy join Mastercard’s Launch Program?\nOver the course of this 18-month program, you'll build specialized expertise through hands-on experience, structured learning, and mentorship from industry leaders. You'll work on real business challenges, applying your skills to projects that create meaningful impact.\nAlong the way, you'll deepen your knowledge of Mastercard's business, collaborate with teams across the organization, and develop the technical, analytical, and professional capabilities needed to accelerate your career. By the end of the program, you’ll have a strong foundation in your chosen field and the confidence to continue to grow here at Mastercard.\nAbout the team\nMastercard’s Advisors & Consulting Services (A&CS) team helps clients drive impact through data-driven insights, hands-on implementation, and a collaborative, tech-enabled culture. We invest in talent through global engagements, continuous learning, and programs like the Global Ambassadors Program, while fostering purpose through volunteerism, pro-bono work, and innovation that benefits both clients and communities.\nWhat you’ll do\nAs an Associate Consultant, you will:\ncollaborate within small teams to help some of the world's biggest brands answer and implement solutions for their most challenging strategic questions.\ncreate meaningful contributions through ownership of deliverables and building external relationships with clients. Focusing on technology and data, you will gain broad exposure to a range of industries, including financial services, retail, restaurants, hospitality, and more.\nSpecialization Tracks\nWe are looking for passionate and talented professionals who share our vision for helping our customers with their most urgent business needs.\nMarketing\nDevelop strategies and lead implementation of marketing campaigns and engagements; evaluate results to drive performance on behalf of Mastercard’s clients. Provide deep direct marketing expertise across channels, leveraging customer, behavioral and transactional data and defining tangible results to both the client and Mastercard.\nSampling of questions we help our clients answer:\nHow does a fintech client optimize new customer acquisition and existing customers’ life cycle value through effective targeting and communications?\nHow does a retail client drive foot traffic into store post-covid and/or optimize their ecommerce website to increase basket-size and average spend per customer?\nHow can a large financial institution best execute a portfolio conversion - for example, after purchasing another issuer’s portfolio - including components like internal and external communications, market launch, and more?\nTeam members typically support 1-3 projects from any domain and build fundamental marketing and consulting toolkit.\nWhat we’re looking for\nUndergraduate or master's degree with graduation completed maximum before September 2027.\nEligibility to work\nLanguage Proficiency:\nProficiency in English is mandatory\nWe recruit for and value the following core competencies:\nPassion: Actively seeks responsibility and takes pride in delivering the highest quality results and recommendations to our clients. 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