Senior Managing Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services, Strategy & Transformation - Acquiri[...]

MasterCard; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MasterCard seeks a Senior Managing Consultant to lead Acquirer client engagements, focusing on data-driven consulting and strategic insights. This role involves managing client relationships, guiding teams, and developing innovative solutions to enhance client value in the digital payments landscape. Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in acquiring, project management, and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in acquiring, including senior roles at an acquirer or as a consultant.
• Demonstrate structured problem solving and quantitative skills.
• Effective communication in English, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Lead a project delivery team providing insights and solutions for acquiring clients.
• Develop strategies for regional and global acquiring clients using data and technology.
• Own senior client relationships to drive commercial success.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytic Excellence

Client Management

Communication and Presence

Leadership

Education

Undergraduate or master’s degree

CRCM, CFE certifications

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, 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

Senior Managing Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services, Strategy & Transformation - Acquiring Subject Matter Expert

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 powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Our teams 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 the client’s overall strategy, performance, and operations.

We are looking for passionate and talented Acquiring professionals, who share our vision for data-driven consulting, to join us and take a leading role in shaping the growth of our team.

Roles and Responsibilities

A Senior Managing Consultant focused on leading Acquirer client engagements across a variety of relevant topics which may be consulting in nature or data and analytics driven.

Client Impact

• Lead a project delivery team providing best-in-class insights and solutions to support the growth, operations, innovation, and strategy of acquiring clients.
• Act as a resource to others in identifying creative and efficient solutions and guide the team to business-focused solutions and recommendations that drive client value.
• Develop strategies and programs for regional and global acquiring clients by leveraging data and technology solutions to unlock client value.
• Own senior client relationships from mid-level to C-suite to drive commercial success.
• Engage proactively on the client agenda, internal culture, and relationship risks.
• Serve as a trusted business advisor and generate enthusiasm for Mastercard and our recommendations.

Team Collaboration & Culture

• Guide team through complex problem solving to business-focused solutions that drive client value.
• Motivate the project delivery team to produce high-quality deliverables and foster a collaborative, inclusive environment.
• Own relationships with internal Mastercard stakeholders including Product and Business Development to scope projects, create relevant solutions, and build the firm’s intellectual capital.
• Mentor and coach junior teammates inside and outside of direct engagement teams.
• Contribute to Mastercard’s Acceptance Consulting knowledge management and best practices.

Qualifications

• Subject Matter Expertise: Strong experience in acquiring, including senior roles at an acquirer or as a consultant supporting acquirers with operations, growth, product/service development, reporting.
• Problem Solving: Lead teams to identify critical aspects of problems and guide towards business-focused solutions; initiate changes to project direction as needed.
• Analytic Excellence: Demonstrate aptitude for structured problem solving and quantitative skills, leading effective technical capability usage.
• Project Management: Interest in project delivery with business clients, understanding decision-making processes.
• Client Management: Inspire confidence through reliable execution, develop stakeholder management plans.
• Communication and Presence: Lead the creation of deliverables and communicate effectively in complex scenarios and with senior management.
• Commercial Orientation: Identify opportunities to leverage services capabilities, including cross-selling and contracting activities.
• Leadership: Instill urgency, ownership, and empowerment; align work with team goals and motivators.
• Diverse Perspective: Bring unique skills or approaches to client engagements or activities.
• Education: Undergraduate or master’s degree; CRCM, CFE certifications are a plus.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of acquirer strategies, operations, growth drivers, and technology solutions.
• Language: Effective communication in English, both verbal and written.
• Eligibility: Must be eligible to work in the country of application and willing to travel.

Mastercard is an equal opportunity employer. For accommodations during the application process, contact [e-mail].

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks carry inherent risks. Everyone working for or on behalf of Mastercard must:

• Abide by security policies and practices;
• Ensure confidentiality and integrity of accessed information;
• Report security violations or breaches;
• Complete mandatory security trainings.