Manager, Strategy, Global Markets

MasterCard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard in London, New York, and Dubai seeks a Manager, Strategy to drive Global Markets initiatives across 200+ markets. You will gather data, test hypotheses, and present recommendations to leadership, shaping growth priorities and investment plans.

You’ll mentor teams, coordinate cross-border projects, and deliver clear, actionable roadmaps grounded in analysis. The role demands deep corporate strategy or top-tier consulting experience, fluency in English, and the ability to collaborate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier university
• 5+ years of corporate strategy or top-tier management consulting experience
• Proven record of high performance and substantial achievement
• Solid functional knowledge of the payments business and industry
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
• Initiative taker, eager to break new ground
• Demonstrate the Mastercard Way
• Comfort operating across regions and time zones
• Ability to communicate complex ideas simply
• Flexible and creative; able to thrive in a constantly changing environment
• Intellectual curiosity and learning mindset
• Fluency in English

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the Global Markets execution framework against enterprise strategy
• Identify key strategic priorities across Global Markets
• Support planning and investment-prioritization for regional market plans
• Develop project roadmaps to meet strategic targets and financial commitments
• Lead key projects with SMEs across Global Markets and regional teams
• Structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them
• Derive insights and build data-grounded presentations
• Synthesize information into clear takeaways and recommendations
• Work effectively with diverse teams across regions and time zones
• Establish trust-based relationships with internal clients
• Communicate effectively with senior leaders in a structured manner
• Develop leadership style leveraging personal strengths

Skills

Corporate strategy

Management consulting

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Storyboarding

Communication

Leadership

Cross-regional collaboration

Problem solving

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

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, Global Markets Manager, Strategy, Global Markets

The Manager, Strategy will work with teams across the Strategy & Operations function and with business units and regions throughout Global Markets to identify solutions to Mastercard's most significant commercial opportunities and challenges. Together with project teams, this individual will work on the key strategic priorities of the Global Markets organization, spanning 200+ markets. Over the course of each project, the individual is expected to gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, and develop and communicate recommendations. The Manager will also present results to Global Markets leadership and implement recommendations in collaboration with relevant team members.

The team

You will join a globally distributed strategy team spanning London, New York, and Dubai, working directly with Global Markets leadership

Reporting to:

Vice President, Strategy, Global Markets

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the Global Markets execution framework against enterprise strategy
• Participate in identifying key strategic priorities across Global Markets
• Support the planning and investment-prioritization process behind regional market plans, including the growth algorithm and the country plan framework
• Develop project roadmaps to meet the strategic targets and financial commitments of the Global Markets organization
• Lead key projects with subject-matter experts across Global Markets and regional teams — for example go-to-market strategy for priority growth areas, cross-border, segment strategy, and market re-entry
• Structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them
• Derive insights, storyboard, and build visually compelling presentations with clear logic and structure, grounded in data
• Synthesize complex information into clear takeaways and recommendations using both qualitative and quantitative methods
• Work effectively with diverse teams across regions and time zones to reach the best solution and move Global Markets functions and regions to act
• Establish trust-based relationships with internal clients to better serve their organizations
• Communicate effectively with all audiences, including senior leaders, in a structured manner
• Develop your leadership style, leveraging your own passions, strengths, and personal values

Key skills required

• Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university with a consistently outstanding academic record; advanced degree or MBA preferred
• 5+ years of corproate strategy or top-tier management consulting experience
• Proven record of high performance and substantial achievement in prior roles
• Solid functional knowledge of the payments business and industry
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
• Initiative taker, eager to break new ground and create opportunities for others
• Demonstrate the Mastercard Way
• Comfort operating across regions and time zones, with cultural fluency across diverse markets
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels of an organization
• Ability to communicate complex ideas simply
• Flexible and creative; able to thrive in a constantly changing environment
• Intellectual curiosity: eager to learn about new topics and apply business acumen to drive impact
• Fluency in English

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.

Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.