Consultant – Strategy & Transformation

Mastercard; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MasterCard is seeking a Consultant for their Strategy & Transformation team in Toronto. This role involves providing strategic insights and recommendations to clients across various industries, leveraging data and technology solutions. Candidates should possess an undergraduate degree and relevant experience in consulting or corporate strategy, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in consulting, corporate strategy, or product management.
• Relevant client or internal stakeholder management experience.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative input on projects across various industries.
• Collaborate with clients to understand needs and develop strategies.
• Lead internal and client meetings, contributing to project management.

Skills

Logical thinking

Structured thinking

Numerical analysis

Effective communication

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

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

Consultant – Strategy & Transformation

Advisors & Consulting Services 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. Our Advisors & Consulting Services team combines traditional management consulting with Mastercard’s rich data assets, proprietary platforms, and technologies to provide clients with strategic insights and recommendations. We work with a diverse global customer base across industries, from banking and payments to retail and restaurants.

The Advisors & Consulting Services group has five specializations: Strategy & Transformation, Performance Analytics, Business Experimentation, Marketing, and Program Management. Our Strategy & Transformation consultants lead clients through impactful decision-making as they tackle strategic, tactical, operational, and transformational business challenges. They apply a broad set of problem-solving techniques to improve overall strategy, performance, and operations.

Positions for different specializations and levels are available in separate job postings. Please review our consulting specializations to learn more about all opportunities and apply for the position best suited to your background and experience: https://careers.mastercard.com/us/en/consulting-specializations-at-mastercard

Roles and Responsibilities

Client Impact

• Provide creative input on projects across various industries and problem statements
• Contribute to the development of strategies and programs for regional and global clients by leveraging data and technology solutions to unlock client value
• Collaborate with Mastercard team to understand clients’ needs, agenda, and risks
• Develop working relationships with client analysts/managers, acting as a trusted and reliable partner

Team Collaboration & Culture

• Collaborate with senior project delivery consultants to identify key findings, prepare effective presentations, and deliver recommendations to clients
• Independently identify issues in a defined area of analysis, structure and synthesize analysis to highlight relevant findings
• Lead internal and client meetings, and contribute to project management
• Contribute to the firm's intellectual capital
• Receive mentorship from consulting leaders for professional growth and development

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

• Undergraduate degree with experience in consulting, corporate strategy, business intelligence, business line management, or product management
• Relevant client or internal stakeholder management experience
• Logical, structured thinking, and numerical analysis skills
• Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Effective communication skills in English and the local office language (if applicable)
• Eligibility to work in the applying country and obtain travel visas as needed

Preferred qualifications

• Ability to identify problems, brainstorm solutions, and implement best solutions
• Experience managing tasks or workstreams in a collaborative environment with third parties
• Relevant industry expertise

Mastercard is an equal opportunity employer that considers applicants regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. For accommodations in the US or Canada, contact [e-mail].

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks carry inherent risks. Every employee or representative must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices
• Ensure confidentiality and integrity of accessed information
• Report suspected security violations or breaches
• Complete mandatory security trainings as per guidelines