Senior Specialist, Product Management - Data Analytics

Mastercard Inc.; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard Inc. is seeking a Senior Specialist in Product Management - Data Analytics to drive data-driven decision making across B&MI. The role sits within the Capabilities & Data team and partners with Product Management, Data Science, and Engineering to translate business requirements into analytics solutions.

You will analyze large datasets, develop dashboards, and ensure data quality while contributing to market insights and product innovation across diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technology, data analytics, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven ability to conduct data analysis to support product strategy and business growth.
• Experience in analytics solutions for payments, financial services, or related industries is preferred.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, Hadoop, Excel, Tableau, and related analytics tools; experience with AI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Management to support product strategy, feature development, and data-driven decisions.
• Analyze large-scale transaction, merchant, consumer, and market data to derive actionable insights.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reporting frameworks, and reusable data assets for B&MI products.
• Translate analytical findings into clear recommendations for product, business, and leadership stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Data Science, Engineering, Consulting, and Commercial teams to deliver scalable data capabilities.
• Support design, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement of data-driven product enhancements.
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and reliability across outputs and deliverables.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitive analyses to identify opportunities for product innovation.

Skills

SQL

Python

Hadoop

Excel

Tableau

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in technology/data analytics

Tools

Hadoop ecosystem

Big data tools

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 Senior Specialist, Product Management - Data Analytics Overview – Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, committed to driving innovation and advancing financial inclusion. Within Mastercard, Services provides advanced analytics, consulting, and digital solutions that help businesses, financial institutions, and governments make data-driven decisions. Business & Market Insights (B&MI), a key part of Services, empowers organizations with differentiated data assets, analytics solutions, and advisory capabilities that enable confident decision-making and better business outcomes. Through partnerships with financial institutions, merchants, public sector organizations, and other stakeholders, B&MI delivers market intelligence, customer insights, and innovative solutions that accelerate growth. The centralized Capabilities & Data (C&D) organization brings together foundational data, analytics, AI, data science, and platform engineering capabilities to accelerate B&MI's Vision. C&D provides the common data, analytical, and platform foundations that enable product teams to develop, scale, and enhance data-driven solutions more efficiently. Role – As part of Capabilities and Data (C&D) Team, you will support the development and enhancement of B&MI products by delivering high-quality analytical insights, data solutions, and operational support. Working closely with Product Management, Data Science, Engineering, and other cross‑functional teams, you will help translate business requirements into scalable analytics capabilities that drive product innovation and client value.

• Partner with Product Management teams to support product strategy, feature development, and data-driven decision making.
• Analyze large-scale transaction, merchant, consumer, and market datasets to generate actionable business insights.
• Develop and maintain analytical solutions, dashboards, reporting frameworks, and reusable data assets that support B&MI products.
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear recommendations for product, business, and leadership stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Data Science, Engineering, Consulting, and Commercial teams to deliver scalable data and analytics capabilities.
• Support the design, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement of data-driven product enhancements.
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, consistency, and reliability across analytical outputs and product deliverables.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for product innovation and growth.
• Document methodologies, processes, and best practices to promote transparency, scalability, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to the development of common analytics capabilities and standards that enable faster product development across the B&MI portfolio.

All about you –

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in technology, data analytics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Analytical Expertise: Proven ability to conduct data analysis to support product strategy, commercial decisions, and business growth.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience in analytics solutions for payments, financial services, or related industries is preferred.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL, Python, Hadoop, Excel, Tableau, and other analytics tools, with experience handling large datasets. Experience on AI tools is a plus.
• Strategic Problem-Solving: Strong analytical mindset to break down complex and ambiguous problems into actionable insights.
• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple initiatives, prioritize competing tasks, and drive end-to-end execution in a cross‑functional environment.
• Collaboration & Communication: Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to clearly articulate problem statements, insights, and opportunities to both internal and external partners.

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.