Associate Managing Consultant - Performance Analytics - Gen AI

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
Associate Managing Consultant - Performance Analytics - Gen AI
Services is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing cutting-edge services that help our customers grow. Focused on thinking big and scaling fast around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end-to-end solutions for a diverse global customer base. Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, these services include consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, business experimentation, and data-driven information and risk management services. 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. Mastercard Advisors works with a diverse global customer base across industries, from banking and payments to retail and restaurants.
Our Performance Analytics associate managers are strategic leaders and data-driven problem solvers who combine technical expertise with business insight to deliver impactful solutions. They oversee complex projects, manage client relationships, and guide internal teams to ensure successful delivery. Managers work with large and complex datasets, leveraging big data frameworks and advanced analytics tools to build robust data models. Increasingly, they lead initiatives involving Generative AI, predictive modeling, and machine learning-helping clients unlock actionable insights and drive measurable value.
Role and responsibilities
Client Impact• Lead data-driven initiatives across Business Intelligence, machine learning, advanced analytics, and Generative AI, ensuring solutions deliver measurable client value.• Design and oversee methodologies tailored to client problem statements, applying strategic thinking to account for internal and external constraints.• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, influencing decision-making and aligning recommendations with business priorities.• Manage client expectations, risks, and opportunities, ensuring alignment with Mastercard's strategic objectives.
Team collaboration & culture• Manage end-to-end project delivery, including scoping, planning, execution, and quality assurance.• Mentor and coach junior consultants, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting career development.• Ensure proper governance of project resources and repositories, maintaining version control, documentation, and accessibility.• Drive internal workstreams and cross-functional collaboration to meet deadlines and exceed client expectations.• Contribute to Mastercard's intellectual capital and innovation agenda, with a focus on advancing AI-driven and Generative AI solutions.
Basic qualifications• Graduate degree in Engineering, Business, or related field with strong data and analytics expertise.• Minimum 5+ years of experience in data-driven roles, including project and stakeholder management.• Proven experience with descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics, as we • Strong technical foundation (SQL and Python required) and ability to lead complex analytical projects.• Advanced proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.• Ability to manage multiple priorities across diverse clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.• Excellent communication skills in English and local office language; additional European languages highly valuable.• Eligibility to work in the country of application and ability to travel as required.
Preferred qualifications• Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating AI/ML and Generative AI models.• Expertise in automating data pipelines and managing big data workflows (Hive SQL, Hadoop, PySpark).• Familiarity with visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI) and platforms like Databricks or Cloudera AI.• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and lead cross-functional teams.• Strong business acumen and ability to translate technical insights into strategic recommendations.
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.