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The Core Payments team is seeking a director to drive our Core Payments strategy and execution forward by working together with cross-functional and cross-country teams. The mission of this role is to provide thought leadership to the Management Team and ensure the goals and objectives of Core Payments are successfully executed in the market. The role requires instituting an internal/external consultative approach to help the business achieve its business objectives. The individual is expected to gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, develop and communicate recommendations with a clear execution mindset. The role will be expected to keep track of KPIs, external drivers, and also undertake work to support the build/buy strategy, via market scans.
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Role Responsibilities
- Lead strategic projects for the Core Payments Organization (design and execution), structuring complex challenges and delivering data-driven, fact-based solutions.
- Build strong business partnerships with leaders in the divisions/countries, Pricing & Strategy team, and Services team.
- Help business leaders across the region gain key insights into business performance by market and segment, and identify key strategic priorities.
- Support the Core Payments EVP and broader leadership team on time-sensitive requirements/projects.
- Contribute to the strategic planning process, and contribute to the development of execution against the strategic plan; monitor and drive progress against the plan.
- Proactively assess the economic landscape of key markets and articulate how it will influence Mastercard’s business and key account objectives.
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of monitoring dashboards to track key financial and market metrics.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in Consulting/Strategy and managing large-scale project execution, with strong analytics experience and ability to work with large datasets and integrate diverse data sources to drive decision-making.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey strategic vision and roadmaps to both internal and external stakeholders and the ability to influence at the highest levels.
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and influence key stakeholders; ability to build and maintain relationships at multiple levels of the organization.
- Experience working across business units, functions, and international markets in a collaborative environment.
- Track record of thought leadership within the payments industry and knowledge of the payment industry.
- A customer-focused, team-oriented, and solution-driven approach.
- MBA with a degree in Economics or Engineering.
- Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of data analytics tools and coding is a plus (Alteryx, Python, R, SQL, Power BI, Tableau).
- Strong sense of urgency, comfortable operating in a fast-paced and changing environment.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with an inherent risk to the organization. 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 training in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
