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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 Managing Consultant, Technical Program ManagementTechnical Program Management/ Business AnalystAdvisors & Consulting Services\nServices within Mastercard is responsible for acquiring, engaging, and retaining customers by managing fraud and risk, enhancing cybersecurity, and improving the digital payments experience. We provide value-added services and leverage expertise, data-driven insights, and execution.\nOur Advisors & Consulting Services team combines traditional management consulting with Mastercard's rich data assets, proprietary platforms, and technologies to provide clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Our teams work with a diverse global customer base across industries, from banking and payments to retail and restaurants.\n________________________________________\nRoles and Responsibilities\nYou will lead technology programs and strategic initiatives with moderate oversight, managing project scope, requirements, technical delivery, stakeholder engagement, and implementation activities. You will collaborate across business and technology teams to ensure successful execution of client engagements while proactively managing risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.\nClient Impact\nLead multiple concurrent technology programs, product implementations, and digital transformation initiatives for clients across financial services, payments, fintech, and adjacent industries.\nPartner with clients to define business objectives, capture requirements, prioritize initiatives, and translate business needs into actionable delivery plans.\nDrive end-to-end program execution, including planning, resource coordination, risk management, issue resolution, change management, testing, deployment, and adoption activities.\nSupport implementation of Mastercard products, APIs, platforms, data solutions, and digital capabilities.\nAnalyze business processes, identify opportunities for optimization, and recommend technology-enabled solutions that drive client value.\nDevelop executive-level status reporting, delivery metrics, implementation roadmaps, and program governance materials.\nEstablish trusted relationships with client stakeholders including Product Managers, Technology Leaders, Business Owners, and Program Sponsors.\nTrack program performance, dependencies, budget considerations, and delivery milestones while ensuring alignment to strategic priorities.\nPartner with internal finance, vendor management, and engagement teams to support project financial operations, including invoice tracking, validation, budget reconciliation, and vendor-related governance activities.\nMonitor project financial health by helping track actuals versus forecasts, supporting resource planning, and identifying potential budget variances or financial risks.\nCoordinate with third-party suppliers, contractors, and strategic partners to support successful delivery of client engagements and technology initiatives.\nTeam Collaboration & Leadership\nCollaborate with consulting leaders, product teams, architects, engineers, and external partners to deliver complex technology solutions.\nFacilitate workshops, requirements-gathering sessions, design reviews, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and executive governance meetings.\nCoordinate cross-functional teams and drive alignment among business, technology, operations, and client stakeholders.\nProactively identify technical, delivery, and organizational risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful outcomes.\nContribute to the development of consulting methodologies, technical delivery frameworks, reusable assets, and best practices.\nMentor junior consultants and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and delivery excellence.\nServe as a brand ambassador for Mastercard and Advisors & Consulting Services while supporting business development and client growth opportunities.\nParticipate in the evaluation, interviewing, and selection of third-party consultants, contractors, and technical resources to support client engagements and program delivery efforts.\nCollaborate with engagement leaders and resource managers to assess candidate qualifications, technical capabilities, domain expertise, and alignment with client requirements.\nSupport onboarding and integration of external resources into delivery teams, ensuring alignment with project objectives, governance standards, and delivery methodologies.\nWork closely with internal consulting, delivery, and commercial teams to optimize resource utilization and support successful engagement staffing strategies.\n________________________________________\nQualifications\nBasic Qualifications\nUndergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.\n3-6 years of experience in Technical Program Management, Technical Project Management, Business Analysis, Product Delivery, Technology Consulting, or a related discipline.\nExperience leading cross-functional projects involving software delivery, technology implementation, systems integration, APIs, cloud solutions, or digital transformation initiatives.\nStrong business analysis skills, including requirements elicitation, process mapping, user story development, stakeholder interviews, and solution documentation.\nExperience working within Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery environments.\nStrong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), product development processes, and technology delivery practices.\nExperience managing risks, dependencies, milestones, status reporting, and stakeholder communications.\nExposure to financial services, payments, banking, fintech, or technology consulting industries.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into actionable recommendations.\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level presentations and client-facing interactions.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities and workstreams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.\nAbility to travel to client sites on a semi-regular basis.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience delivering cloud, platform modernization, API integration, digital payments, data, analytics, or customer experience transformation initiatives.\nWorking knowledge of technical architecture concepts, systems integrations, data flows, application development, and enterprise technology ecosystems.\nFamiliarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, ServiceNow, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar delivery management tools.\nExperience supporting product management, business architecture, process improvement, or enterprise transformation programs.\nKnowledge of payment networks, card processing, digital payments, open banking, merchant solutions, or financial technology platforms.\nProfessional certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, CBAP, AWS, Azure, or equivalent.\nConsulting experience managing client relationships and influencing senior stakeholder decisions.\nExperience working with project financials, vendor management processes, contractor onboarding, statement of work (SOW) administration, and resource planning activities.\n• Experience interviewing, evaluating, and managing third-party technology resources, consultants, or delivery partners.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  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.\nCorporate Security Responsibility\nAll 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:\nAbide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;\n\nEnsure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;\n\nReport any suspected information security violation or breach, and\n\nComplete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.\n\nIn 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. 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