Program Management Analyst I, Launch Program 2027 – St. Louis, MO, US

MasterCard; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Mastercard in St. Louis, MO is offering an 18‑month Launch Program with a Program Management Analyst I role. You’ll gain broad business exposure, authentic governance experience, and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver strategic initiatives.

You will build dashboards, partner with engineering, product, and operations, and develop leadership and business acumen through structured learning opportunities within the B&MI team.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a Bachelor's or accelerated Master’s program with graduation between Dec 2026 and Jun 2027.
• Hands‑on PowerBI experience.
• Understanding of governance and data‑driven change.
• Proven leadership in a student group, part‑time job, or similar experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive governance, portfolio management, and program reporting standards across multiple initiatives.
• Provide visibility into program health, risks, dependencies, milestones, and metrics.
• Develop dashboards and executive‑level reporting to support leadership decisions.
• Facilitate cross‑functional alignment across engineering, product, operations, and business teams.
• Identify execution risks and opportunities to improve delivery and efficiency.
• Support portfolio planning, prioritization, and governance reviews.

Skills

PowerBI

Governance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in progress

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 Program Management Analyst I, Launch Program 2027 – St. Louis, MO, US

Why join Mastercard’s Launch Program? Throughout this 18-month program, you'll develop the ability to connect ideas, people, and markets to drive commercial impact. Through hands‑on experiences, cross‑functional projects, and structured learning opportunities, you'll gain exposure to multiple areas of Mastercard's business while building broad business acumen and a global perspective. You'll collaborate with teams across functions, contribute to strategic initiatives, and strengthen the skills needed to solve complex business challenges. This experience will help you build a well‑rounded commercial mindset and prepare you for a variety of career paths across Mastercard's global organization.

About the team Business & Market Insights (B&MI), at Mastercard, helps organizations turn data into actionable outcomes by providing intelligence, analytics, and consulting capabilities that enable businesses to run more effectively, optimize performance, and identify new growth opportunities. B&MI empowers customers to make informed decisions, improve efficiency and profitability, and accelerate innovation through data‑driven insights, predictive analytics, and market intelligence.

The Program Manager, Program Governance drives execution excellence across B&MI’s technology portfolio by establishing governance frameworks, delivering portfolio insights, and enabling data‑driven decision making. This role partners with engineering, product, operations, and business leaders to ensure strategic initiatives are aligned, risks and dependencies are managed, and delivery outcomes are transparent and predictable.

As a Program Management Analyst I, you will:

• Drive governance, portfolio management, and program reporting standards across multiple initiatives.
• Provide visibility into program health, risks, dependencies, milestones, and key performance metrics.
• Develop dashboards, executive communications, and reporting that support leadership decision‑making.
• Facilitate cross‑functional alignment and accountability across engineering, product, operations, and business teams.
• Identify execution risks and process improvement opportunities to enhance delivery effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Support portfolio planning, prioritization, and governance reviews.

What we’re looking for

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or accelerated Master’s degree, with an anticipated graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027
• Hands‑on experience with PowerBI
• Understanding of Governance – driven by building processes, efficiencies, working with data, and driving change
• Proven leadership experience in a student group, part‑time job, or other relevant experiences
• This role is not eligible for Mastercard’s work authorization sponsorship. As such, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States, now as well as in the future, without employer sponsorship.For example, students or recent graduates in the United States on an F1 visa(including those with CPT or OPT authorization) are not eligible for this role.

Mastercard is a merit‑based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role.

In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

• 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

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include:

• insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
• flexible spending account and health savings account
• paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
• 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
• 25 days of vacation time
• 5 personal days, pro‑rated based on date of hire
• 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
• 401k with a best‑in‑class company match
• deferred compensation for eligible roles
• fitness reimbursement or on‑site fitness facilities
• eligibility for tuition reimbursement
• and many more.

Mastercard benefits for interns generally include:

• 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
• jury duty leave
• and on‑site fitness facilities in some locations

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.