Location               London, United Kingdom, EC4R 3AB

Category              Product and Design

 Job Type             Full time

Job Id                    R-174687

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.

Job Title

Mastercard 2023 Graduate Launch Program (London, UK) – Business Opportunities

We believe that opportunity is for all of us.
This is Mastercard Launch.

Opportunities include Business Development, Sales, Account Management and Enterprise Strategy.

Who are Mastercard?
Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments business. We connect consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses worldwide and enable them to use secure and convenient electronic forms of payment. Mastercard is a driving force at the heart of commerce, enabling global transactions and bringing insight into the payments process to make commerce faster, more secure, and more valuable to everyone involved. As a critical link among financial institutions and millions of businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide, Mastercard provides services in more than 210 countries and territories. You find more information on www.mastercardworldwide.com.

Mastercard Launch
There are some skills you can teach. And some you can inspire. Mastercard Launch gives recent graduates both—immersing emerging talent in an 18-month journey where they will challenge the status quo, engage in meaningful and practical sessions, drive Decency and Belonging, our mission to be a Force for Good and be the ultimate catalyst for personal and professional growth. The Launch program is for change makers, those who dare to be greater and who wish to make a real impact on the world. We invite you to bring your passion, share your talent and make the most of this truly Priceless experience.

What it is
A permanent opportunity but dedicated to an 18-month program that educates, inspires personal growth, and builds professional confidence to create a Priceless career with Mastercard. Launch will include development opportunities such as:
• Professional skills learning
• Business-driven rotations or experiences
• Networking and career conversations

What you’ll do
There are Launch opportunities in Business Development, Sales and Account Management for 2023. Please highlight if you have a particular preference in your CV and Cover Letter, otherwise based on your profile you would be matched to the role seen to best align with your skillset:

Business Development
– Business Excellence Team – Responsible for protecting and future proofing the European business model, creating and driving next gen strategies, creating analytics and dashboards to inform customer decisions and drive Europe’s minority investment activity.
– Government Engagement Europe Team – Developing partnerships with Governments in Europe, at national, regional and municipal levels, leveraging Mastercard assets and expertise.

Sales
– European Commercial BD Solutions Team – Part of European Commercial Solutions, and primarily responsible for sales of Mastercard Commercial solutions to end corporates. Focus is to connect and engage with large and global companies to make them aware of our Commercial products and services and sell the “Why Mastercard?” story.

Account Management
– UK&I Bank Partnerships Team – Responsible for account management of the largest Banks in UK&I and for protecting, defending and growing the relationships with these Banks, this involves working with cross functional teams through Mastercard to facilitate the sales of additional products and services.

Enterprise Strategy
– Cross Border Services Team – Responsible for development of organisation long-range and strategic plans, as well as the identification of organisation strengths and weaknesses and business opportunities. This includes formulating, implementing and evaluating business plans.

What you’ll need
• To be available for start from 4th September 2023
• To be a Final Year Masters/Undergraduate Student or to have graduated no earlier than September 2022
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong strategic and conceptual aptitude
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects concurrently
• High-energy, can-do attitude, very strong sense of ownership and desire to succeed with commensurate analytical, technical, and strategic skills

COVID-19 Considerations

In many locations, we’ve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by video or phone. In addition, in our NYC offices, as required by law, only individuals who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be permitted inside Mastercard offices unless a reasonable accommodation has been approved in advance.

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.