Director, Enterprise Strategy Job Listing at Mastercard in Purchase, NY (Job ID R-223011)

Description

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.

Title and Summary

Director, Enterprise Strategy Overview

The Director, Enterprise Strategy will play a key role in the formulation, analytical review, preparation and communication of Mastercard's corporate strategy; will lead major workstreams related to emerging strategic issues and business area strategies as needed; and will undertake ad hoc strategic reviews as requested by management/other senior members of the corporate strategy team. This role will also work with the company's business leaders and corporate development team to inform and assist in driving the inorganic growth agenda of the company, based on its overall strategic priorities.

Role
• Identify, structure, prioritize, and lead major workstreams related to Mastercard corporate strategy, priorities, and special initiatives
• Collaborate with colleagues across functions and markets to structure and solve business problems and make recommendations on a wide range of issues
• Help develop new ideas for growth opportunities for Mastercard, based on market and competitive context
• Balance facilitation, influence, and content contributions to help business leaders design and advance their strategies, ensuring alignment with the corporate strategy
• Assist senior management in identifying key issues, evaluating options, and developing action plans; drive rigorous, fact-based recommendations
• Periodically help refine the corporate strategy to reflect the key issues that impact, or are expected to impact the company
• Guide development of execution plans and performance targets
• Maintain business landscape knowledge, to provide solid foundational context for project work
• Develop key messages for communicating the corporate strategy and objectives to internal and external parties
• Evaluate potential areas for acquisition and/or investment based on the company's strategic priorities

All About You
• Bachelor's degree required, MBA preferred. CFA a plus.
• Prior experience at consulting firm / internal strategy a plus
• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with a complex web of relationships, debate and negotiate key issues, lead by influence, and provide stewardship on company-wide projects
• Ability to independently develop high-quality presentations and models
• Ability to lead complex projects from start to finish
• Executive level interpersonal and presentation skills
• Knowledge of financial services and/or payment industry preferred
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and Word Mastercard is an 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. 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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 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, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $221,000 - $353,000 USD

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