MasterCard Data & Services enables customers across industries and geographies to make smarter decisions and reach better outcomes with a tailored portfolio of solutions beyond the transaction.

We harness the power of real-time, anonymized, aggregated transaction data; powerful software platforms; and a wealth of expertise

We empower customers to make better data-driven decisions by unlocking a holistic view of consumer behavior beyond their four walls and distilling actionable insights from data

We work with financial institutions, retailers, telecommunications organizations, travel companies, and more

MasterCard Data & Services is seeking an accomplished Product Specialist to support the delivery and evolution of its Business Intelligence products. These products are at the heart of a world-class analytics eco-system built on a universe of behavioral data. They help everyday business users to make smarter data-driven decisions which move the needle on business performance.

Product Specialist in Insights & Analytics at Mastercard

Contribute to the development of analytics strategies and programs for regional and global clients by leveraging data and technology solutions to unlock client value

Provide creative input on projects across a range of industries and problem statements

Collaborate with Mastercard team to understand clients’ needs, agenda, and risks

Develop working relationship with client analysts/managers, and act as trusted and reliable partner

Translate a deep understanding of our customers into products and solutions that drive significant customer value

Set product direction with coordination, not isolation—taking into account how our products all work together to serve customer needs

Role

Develop, upgrade and deliver scalable Business Intelligence products by understanding regional needs and tradeoffs that serve an array of customer segments

Independently identify trends, patterns, issues, and anomalies in defined area of analysis, and

structure and synthesize own analysis to highlight relevant findings

Coordinate across cross-functional teams for product usage, solve challenges and continuous product enhancement

Support the product strategy including such as distribution of reporting products through the platforms

Work with the Global Product Management team to prioritize development efforts as they align against product strategy

Build strong working relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders to achieve product goals

All About You

Undergraduate degree with data and analytics experience in business intelligence and/or

descriptive, predictive, or prescriptive analytics

Leverage diverse analytic tools (SQL, etc.) for end-to-end ownership of delivering scaled analytic products

Data and analytics experience in building, managing, and maintaining database structures, working with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI & Tableau), and working with Hadoop framework and coding using Impala, Hive, or PySpark

Ability to analyze large datasets and synthesize key findings to provide recommendations via

descriptive analytics and business intelligence

Strategic mind set to solve complex and ambiguous problems

Keen understanding of competitive offerings and industry trends in the market

Understand the self-service analytics space, and the ability to translate that understanding into meaningful actions and enhancements

Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to interact with clients

Highly organized and able to deal with multiple and competing priorities

Knowledge and skills using product management tools, (e.g. market and product plans, project timelines, marketing research, pricing, business case development)

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.

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