Manager, Strategy Pricing & Interchange

MasterCard; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Manager to define pricing and interchange economics across Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. You will analyze initiatives, build financial models, and prepare management materials to influence pricing decisions and strengthen P&L resilience.

You will collaborate with country managers, product and finance teams, and external partners to shape levers, assess competitiveness, and communicate plans across the ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills.
• Modelling skills in Excel and PowerPoint leveraging AI where 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 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.
• Prepares presentations for management.
• Manages the interchange and pricing initiatives cycle to ensure correct communication and implementation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Excel modelling

PowerPoint skills

AI usage

Strategic mindset

Autonomy

Proactivity

Creativity

Job description

Title and Summary

Manager Strategy Pricing amp Interchange Overview Do you want to define the economics of card payments in Eastern Europe Middle East Africa The Pricing amp 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 amp 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 RoleIdentifies and runs analysis to assess impact and attractiveness of potential interchange and pricing initiatives at country and product levelAssesses competitive position at product customer and country levelIdentifies best practices in interchange and pricingParticipates actively in strategy acceptance and competitive economics projectsPrepares presentations for managementManages the interchange and pricing initiatives cycle to ensure correct communication and implementation Outstanding analytical and problem solving skillsProven outstanding modelling skills in Excel and PowerPoint leveraging AI when appropriateStrong strategic and conceptual mindsetAutonomy, reliability and accountabilityProactivity, curiosity to learn and eagerness to crack complex topicsCreativity to identify new approaches