Principal, Strategy & Problem Solving — 4-Day Week Option

Mastercard Inc.; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 137,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day flex week

Coaching for Persuasion skills

Job summary

Mastercard in Beaverton, OR is seeking a Principal who can shape strategy with broad ownership and real influence. The role offers a competitive salary range and Mastercard backing every step, plus a four-day flex week option and ongoing coaching to deepen Persuasion skills.

You will collaborate across teams, turn vague mandates into measurable work, and keep the Beaverton site humming while improvements ship.

Qualifications

• General experience with contract roles and ownership.
• Ability to interpret data and translate into recommendations.
• Strong communication and email tone in high-stakes contexts.

Responsibilities

• Keep Mastercard's Problem Solving pipeline humming without constant hand-holding.
• Partner sideways with teams who rarely sit in the same room.
• Hand off Presentation Skills work clean enough that nobody has to ask twice.
• Earn the trust to make relentlessly-kind judgment calls without a committee.
• Keep Mastercard's Beaverton, OR site running while improvements ship underneath.
• Turn a vague contract mandate into work Mastercard can measure.

Skills

Decision Making

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Email tone

Accountability

Work-Life Balance

Job description

Mastercard in Beaverton, OR is seeking a Principal who can shape strategy with broad ownership and real influence. The role offers a competitive salary range and Mastercard backing every step, plus a four-day flex week option and ongoing coaching to deepen Persuasion skills.

You will collaborate across teams, turn vague mandates into measurable work, and keep the Beaverton site humming while improvements ship.