Mastercard
Associate Analyst, Business Administration- Launch Program 2027 - Dubai, UAE
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Supports Mastercard’s B2B business by analyzing business and customer information, identifying opportunities, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, preparing business cases and performance reports, tracking milestones, and resolving operational issues. The role develops analytical, problem-solving, strategic, and stakeholder-management skills through an 18-month launch program.
Our Purpose
Mastercard 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 Summary
Associate Analyst, Business Administration- Launch Program 2027 - Dubai, UAE
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.
CNPF Business Administration
You will have the opportunity to work within Mastercard's B2B business, supporting the development and delivery of solutions that help businesses and financial institutions simplify how they make and receive payments. Working alongside commercial, product, technology and customer-facing teams, you will gain exposure to how Mastercard's B2B solutions are developed, managed and brought to market. This is a highly collaborative environment where you will work on real business priorities, analyse information, solve problems and help drive initiatives that create value for customers and Mastercard.
What you'll do
As an Associate Analyst, Business Administration, you will:• Support the delivery of strategic B2B initiatives by analysing business information, identifying opportunities and helping translate priorities into actionable plans• Work with cross-functional teams across sales, product, technology, finance and operations to coordinate activities and help deliver key customer and business outcomes• Analyse business and customer data to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement, and communicate insights to stakeholders• Support the development of business cases, presentations and performance reporting to help inform commercial and strategic decisions• Assist with the management and execution of customer and internal initiatives, tracking actions, milestones and deliverables to ensure timely completion• Help identify and resolve business or operational issues by working with relevant stakeholders and developing practical solutions• Build an understanding of Mastercard's B2B products, customers and commercial models, while developing strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills
What we're looking for: • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree, with an anticipated graduation date between January 2026 and August 2027 • Available to start on 1st March or 1st September 2027 • Analytical and problem-solving skills • Strong strategic and conceptual aptitude • High-energy, can-do attitude, very strong sense of ownership
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:
Mastercard 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 Summary
Associate Analyst, Business Administration- Launch Program 2027 - Dubai, UAE
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.
CNPF Business Administration
You will have the opportunity to work within Mastercard's B2B business, supporting the development and delivery of solutions that help businesses and financial institutions simplify how they make and receive payments. Working alongside commercial, product, technology and customer-facing teams, you will gain exposure to how Mastercard's B2B solutions are developed, managed and brought to market. This is a highly collaborative environment where you will work on real business priorities, analyse information, solve problems and help drive initiatives that create value for customers and Mastercard.
What you'll do
As an Associate Analyst, Business Administration, you will:• Support the delivery of strategic B2B initiatives by analysing business information, identifying opportunities and helping translate priorities into actionable plans• Work with cross-functional teams across sales, product, technology, finance and operations to coordinate activities and help deliver key customer and business outcomes• Analyse business and customer data to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement, and communicate insights to stakeholders• Support the development of business cases, presentations and performance reporting to help inform commercial and strategic decisions• Assist with the management and execution of customer and internal initiatives, tracking actions, milestones and deliverables to ensure timely completion• Help identify and resolve business or operational issues by working with relevant stakeholders and developing practical solutions• Build an understanding of Mastercard's B2B products, customers and commercial models, while developing strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills
What we're looking for: • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree, with an anticipated graduation date between January 2026 and August 2027 • Available to start on 1st March or 1st September 2027 • Analytical and problem-solving skills • Strong strategic and conceptual aptitude • High-energy, can-do attitude, very strong sense of ownership
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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