Associate Product Specialist

MasterCard; Dubai; On-site; AED 167,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard seeks an ambitious Associate Product Specialist to join the Launch Program 2027 in Dubai. You will work on product management tasks, learn to develop business cases and guide features from concept to go‑to‑market.

You will identify and measure product metrics, run iterative experiments, and help customers resolve operational issues while building strong cross‑team collaboration and professional capabilities within an 18‑month program.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
• Graduation anticipated between March 2026 and August 2027.
• Available to start on 1st March or 1st September 2027.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and measure product and business metrics to increase adoption and understand customers' ongoing needs.
• Conduct iterative experiments to identify and prioritise key features for inclusion with product releases and product roadmap.
• Assist customers to resolve operational issues that have been escalated.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Strong ownership

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Title and Summary Associate Product Specialist Launch Program 2027 Dubai UAE UAE National Preferred

Who is Mastercard

Mastercard is a global technology company behind the world s fastest payments processing network

We are a vehicle for commerce a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded a technology innovation lab and the home of Priceless

We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives

We believe as our company grows so should you

We believe in connecting everyone to endless priceless possibilities

Our Purpose

We work 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 culture

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

Why join Mastercard s Launch Program

Over 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

Along 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

Product Management

You will have the chance to learn how to develop business cases for new product opportunities develop scalable customer-centric products and see those projects through to go-to-market

When joining one of our highly collaborative product teams you will have the opportunity to build and manage great products

What you ll do

As an Associate Product Specialist Product Management you will Identify and measure product and business metrics to increase adoption and understand customers ongoing needs Conduct iterative experiments to identify and prioritise key features for inclusion with product releases and product roadmap Assist customers to resolve operational issues that have been escalated

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

What we re looking for:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor s or Master s degree, with an anticipated graduation date between March 2026 and August 2027
• Available to start on 1st March or 1st September 2027
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong strategic and conceptual aptitude
• High-energy, can-do attitude, very strong sense of ownership