Manager Strategy Pricing And Interchange

Mastercard; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard in Dubai is seeking a Manager, Strategy Pricing & Interchange to define the economics of card payments across the Middle East and Africa, collaborating with country managers, acceptance teams, product and finance. The role requires strong Excel/PowerPoint modelling and AI-aware insights, delivering strategic analyses and compelling narratives for leadership.

You will assess pricing initiatives, track competitive positions by country and product, prepare management presentations, and

Qualifications

• Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills.
• Outstanding modelling skills in Excel and PowerPoint leveraging AI when appropriate.
• Strong strategic and conceptual mindset.
• Autonomy, reliability and accountability.
• Proactivity, curiosity to learn and eagerness to crack complex topics.
• Creativity to identify new approaches.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and runs analysis to assess impact and attractiveness of potential interchange and pricing initiatives at country and product level.
• Assesses competitive position at product, customer and country level.
• Identifies best practices in interchange and pricing.
• Participates actively in strategy, acceptance and competitive economics projects.
• Prepares presentations for management.
• Manages the interchange and pricing initiatives cycle to ensure correct communication and implementation.

Skills

Analytical and problem solving

Strategic thinking

Autonomy and accountability

Curiosity and learning

Creativity

Presentation and communication

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

AI awareness

Job description

Job Description:

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

Manager, Strategy Pricing & Interchange

Overview

• Do you want to define the economics of card payments in Eastern Europe, Middle East Africa?
• The Pricing & Interchange team is responsible for managing and defining the economic flows between the different players in the payment ecosystem.
• The main goal of the team is to use the interchange and pricing levers to help drive secular shift and strengthen P&L resilience
• As part of the team you will work together and gain exposure to key stakeholders across the organization, from country managers and acceptance teams to product and finance teams.

Role

• Identifies and runs analysis to assess impact and attractiveness of potential interchange and pricing initiatives at country and product level
• Assesses competitive position at product, customer and country level
• Identifies best practices in interchange and pricing
• Participates actively in strategy, acceptance and competitive economics projects
• Prepares presentations for management
• Manages the interchange and pricing initiatives cycle to ensure correct communication and implementation

All About You

• Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills
• Proven outstanding modelling skills in Excel and PowerPoint leveraging AI when appropriate
• Strong strategic and conceptual mindset
• Autonomy, reliability and accountability
• Proactivity, curiosity to learn and eagerness to crack complex topics
• Creativity to identify new approaches

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.

Requirements