Deploy Portfolio Lead: Strategy and Delivery

Mastercard; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking an Associate Managing Consultant in Advisors & Consulting Services, Deploy, to help strengthen and scale the Deploy capability by providing insight, structure, and discipline across quality, resourcing, financials and opportunity management. You will enable effective decision-making, establish standards, and drive continuous improvement across the portfolio.

This role suits an analytical, organized professional eager to grow capability within Mastercard’s Center of

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree with work experience in project management and change management methodologies and techniques.
• 4-6 years of Project Management experience.
• Exposure to financial institutions, payments, and/or consultancies.
• Experience managing clients or internal stakeholders.
• Logical, structured thinking.
• Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks with multiple clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable).
• Eligibility to work in the country where you are applying, as well as apply for travel visas as required by travel needs.
• Ability to travel to client sites on a semi-regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Support Deploy leadership with portfolio-level insights across quality, resourcing, financial performance, and delivery health.
• Assist in shaping and maintaining standards, frameworks, and governance processes that improve consistency and effectiveness across programs.
• Contribute to scoping, opportunity shaping, and revenue diligence activities by preparing inputs, analysis, and supporting materials for leadership review.
• Track and consolidate risks, dependencies, and capacity constraints across the portfolio, highlighting trends and areas requiring leadership attention.
• Support the preparation of internal reporting and executive updates by synthesising data into clear, concise, and decision-ready outputs.
• Work closely with Deploy leaders to support planning, prioritisation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain high-quality internal artefacts such as playbooks, templates, dashboards, and governance materials.
• Support internal forums, cadence meetings, and leadership sessions through preparation, coordination, and follow-up.
• Contribute to a culture of quality and accountability by helping embed best practices across scoping, financial management, and delivery governance.
• Grow capability over time by taking increasing ownership of specific practice areas (e.g. quality assurance, resource planning, opportunity hygiene), with coaching and guidance from senior leaders.

Skills

Project management

Change management

Client management

Analytical thinking

English communication

Organisational skills

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Mastercard is seeking an Associate Managing Consultant in Advisors & Consulting Services, Deploy, to help strengthen and scale the Deploy capability by providing insight, structure, and discipline across quality, resourcing, financials and opportunity management. You will enable effective decision-making, establish standards, and drive continuous improvement across the portfolio.

This role suits an analytical, organized professional eager to grow capability within Mastercard’s Center of