Our Purpose
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Title and Summary
Corporate Functions Associate Analyst, Launch Program 2027 - United States
Why join Mastercard’s Launch Program?
Over the course of this 18-month program, you'll build specialized expertise through hands-on experience, structured learning, and mentorship from industry leaders. You'll work on real business challenges, applying your skills to projects that create meaningful impact.
Along the way, you'll deepen your knowledge of Mastercard's business, collaborate with teams across the organization, and develop the technical, analytical, and professional capabilities needed to accelerate your career. By the end of the program, you’ll have a strong foundation in your chosen field and the confidence to continue to grow here at Mastercard.
About the team
Mastercard’s Corporate Functions teams play a critical role in enabling business growth by providing the insights, governance, operational rigor, and strategic support that help the organization execute effectively. These teams serve as trusted partners to business leaders, transforming data into actionable insights, driving performance measurement, managing key programs, and ensuring alignment between strategy, operations, and business outcomes. Through analytics, reporting, business planning, and cross-functional coordination, they help leaders make informed decisions and accelerate execution across the enterprise.
We are recruiting for roles in the following areas:
Business Administration
Business Administration analysts help translate Corporate Solutions strategy into disciplined execution across programs, commercialization, and go-to-market activities. They coordinate stakeholders, track milestones, actions, risks, and dependencies, maintain clear governance and status reporting, and use business and market analysis to support launches, client activation, and revenue-oriented recommendations.
Analytics & Metrics
Analytics and Metrics analysts turn transaction, customer, market, and competitive data into insights that support pricing, account performance, growth planning, and strategic decision-making. They build and refresh analyses, dashboards, QBRs, benchmarks, forecasts, and deal models, then communicate clear recommendations to sales teams, customer teams, and senior leaders.
Business Enablers
Business Enablers support the commercialization and scaling of Corporate Solutions by connecting product strategy with market execution. They research markets and competitors, analyze portfolio and business performance, track launches and client activations, maintain dashboards and governance materials, and coordinate across product, sales, services, regional, and operations teams.
Enterprise Strategy
Enterprise Strategy analysts use market intelligence, competitive research, financial analysis, and business-performance data to identify growth opportunities and help shape strategic priorities. They develop growth plans, forecasts, business cases, and executive-ready recommendations while partnering across product, sales, finance, and regional teams to translate strategy into measurable action.
As a Launcher, you will gain hands-on experience supporting business administration, analytics, metrics, or business enablement initiatives. You may contribute to developing executive reports and dashboards, conducting market and performance analysis, managing strategic projects, supporting commercialization efforts, and coordinating across teams to drive operational excellence. This role offers a unique opportunity to build foundational business skills while working at the intersection of strategy, data, operations, and execution in a fast-paced global organization.
What you’ll do
As a Launcher in Corporate Functions, you may:
Support business planning, executive reporting, governance, and program management activities by developing presentations, tracking key initiatives, maintaining product roadmaps, and helping leaders monitor progress against strategic goals.
Analyze business performance, market trends, competitive intelligence, customer insights, and industry research to identify opportunities, support decision-making, and inform product and commercialization strategies.
Develop reports, dashboards, and presentations that translate data into actionable insights, helping teams measure performance, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and communicate business results to stakeholders.
Partner with cross-functional teams to support strategic initiatives, process improvements, risk management activities, and operational planning efforts that drive business growth and organizational effectiveness.
Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and business reviews by gathering data, conducting analysis, and preparing materials that support executive decision-making.
Assist in the execution of commercialization and go-to-market initiatives by tracking milestones, coordinating stakeholder activities, and supporting the successful delivery of key business programs.
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
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint
Familiarity with AI-powered tools, digital platforms, and emerging technologies; willingness to leverage new technologies to enhance productivity.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data and insights to inform research.
Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, manage deadlines, and maintain attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Innovative mindset with intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to challenge the status quo while taking thoughtful risks.
Ability to build collaborative relationships and work effectively with cross-functional teams
Demonstrates flexibility, adaptability, resilience, and the ability to thrive in dynamic and ambiguous environments.
[US] 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.
[US] Please submit your unofficial transcript with your application.
Pay Range: $80,000 - $86,000/year
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 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.
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 and 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.