Our PurposeMastercard 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 SummaryManaging Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services, DeployOverviewMake an Impact as a Managing Consultant, Deploy is an execution-oriented, client-facing competency that applies proven program management, change capabilities, and domain expertise to partner with clients and drive measurable value by:• Delivering new products and strategies to market smoothly and efficiently• Successfully implementing complex technology assets and leading large-scale transformation programs to create the new business as usual• Strengthening client’s internal skills, knowledge and experience in critical areas• Transforming client processes and optimizing their management practices• Owning end-to-end delivery outcomes and driving measurable business impact across the full lifecycle of client initiatives• Acting as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders to influence decisions and maximize value realizationAll About the RoleDeploy is a suite of consulting solutions designed to respond to fast evolving customer needs for execution support, with a dual mission: deployment and value realization over the entire lifetime of major assets. Value realization is a complex task, and Deploy helps de-risk the entire client/asset journey—from implementation to adoption, usage, and product evolution—through expert execution support that complements traditional Advisors capabilities.As a Managing Consultant, you will lead complex programs and/or multiple engagements independently, providing direction and leadership across a portfolio of work. You will drive efficient and effective execution of a broad range of activities by establishing clear governance, defining team structures, and aligning stakeholders to deliver expected business outcomes.You will:• Lead end-to-end program delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment to strategic client objectives• Own governance, execution planning, and delivery tracking across complex initiatives• Drive alignment across senior stakeholders, manage escalations, and ensure timely decision-making• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring minimal impact on timelines and program outcomes• Ensure delivery translates into measurable value realization and sustainable business impact• Contribute to business development by identifying opportunities to expand engagements and support proposal developmentAll About You• Proven experience delivering large, complex programs in cross-functional and multicultural environments• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-workstream programs independently from inception to delivery• Experience managing multiple concurrent engagements or priorities in fast-paced environments• Strong banking domain knowledge or experience within financial services, with understanding of products, operations, and regulatory considerations• Ability to establish a strong presence and act as a trusted advisor within client organizations, including senior stakeholders• Ability to bring relevant and insightful industry perspectives, ideas, and best practices to influence client decisions• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; able to clearly define scope, timelines, and budgets and communicate progress, risks, and insights effectively• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with ability to anticipate risks and develop proactive mitigation strategies• Ability to handle competing priorities, navigate ambiguity, and perform effectively under pressure and resource constraints• Proven capability to lead, motivate, and develop teams, driving high performance across cross-functional groups• Experience contributing to business development, proposal development, or client growth initiatives is an advantageAll About Your Education & Skills• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification; advanced degree or MBA preferred• Professional accreditation such as Project Management Professional (PMP) desirable• Strong knowledge of program, project, and change management methodologies• Fluent local office language and English required; additional languages desirable• Exposure to payments, retail banking, or merchant businesses preferred• Comfortable with significant client interaction and building long-term relationships• Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills required; knowledge of project management tools preferred• Willingness to travelCorporate Security ResponsibilityAll 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, andComplete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.