Senior Specialist, Strategy and Operations in New York, NY

Description

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. 

Job Title

Senior Specialist, Strategy and OperationsJob Description – Senior Specialist, Strategy and Operations

OVERVIEW
The Global Open Banking and Developers team is responsible for developing and building the future of open banking and a developer-first approach that propels innovation with fintech and other partners, in support of realizing Mastercard's multi-rail potential.
The Senior Specialist will be responsible for supporting the development and refinement of our strategy in order to increase market share and revenue by creating a sustained competitive advantage.
• Do you enjoy working on complex business problems?
• Are you adept at communicating complex ideas effectively?
• Have you ever successfully influenced others on your strategic point of view?
• Are you motivated by a dynamic, changing business environment and its opportunities and challenges?

ROLE
The Senior Specialist will have experience working effectively in a team to drive to successful outcomes, exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills, and strong written and verbal communication skills. More specifically, the candidate will be responsible for:

• Synthesizing complex information into clear takeaways and recommendations using both qualitative and quantitative methods
• Structuring ambiguous problems and developing a plan to solve them
• Developing presentations, generating research insights, undertaking complex analysis to support recommendations
• Building compelling business cases and drive buy-in to ensure execution
• Conducting research – competitor & market Intelligence,
• Supporting operations across the business, inclusive of budget management, quarterly business reviews, KPI tracking, Studio process, planning, and risk management

ALL ABOUT YOU

• Enjoy working on ambiguous problems in a fast-paced environment
• Strong business and financial intuition
• Strong organizational skills
• Initiative-taker, results driven with high energy levels
• Track record of accomplishments impact in professional, academic, and/or personal setting
• Experience working on a team, and influencing teammates towards an objective
• Strong problem-solving analytical skills and comfortable using data to support thinking/ recommendations
• Be a good collaborator and listener, influencer and able to navigate a matrixed organization and /reporting structure. Be able to navigate ambiguity with ease.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all audiences, including senior leaders, in a structured manner

COVID-19 Considerations

We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we're all in this together. In many locations, which may change over time, we've implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by video or phone. In addition, in some locations, only individuals who have been fully vaccinated will be permitted inside Mastercard offices until further notice.

In the US, Mastercard is a government contractor, which may legally require most Mastercard employees to be vaccinated unless a verified approved medical or religious exemption is granted.  Further, we are currently making every effort towards having employees return to work in the office 2 days per week, if that makes sense for their team.  Everyone must be vaccinated to enter Mastercard offices at this time.  Therefore, we expect all candidates to be vaccinated or to be approved for a medical or religious accommodation prior to commencing work at Mastercard.

In the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment 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. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com 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
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.

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