Our Purpose
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Title and Summary
Senior Analyst, Excellence
OVERVIEW:
The Senior Analyst, Excellence will work with the Excellence function in the SEO Team to in-year performance across the APEMEA business. As part of the Excellence team the analyst will have opportunity to support the team on key initiatives, including:
• Proactive and reactive projects and initiatives that drive in-year business performance
• Monitoring and measurement of in-year business performance, including preparation for leadership meetings (QORs, Regional Health, ELT updates etc.)
• Planning and alignment of objectives and priorities across Corporate, BUs and APEMEA
The Senior Analyst position comes with exposure to APEMEA strategic and transformational priorities, access to senior leaders and a wide range of cross regional and cross functional stakeholders - i.e. finance, P&C, P&E, CD etc.
The role provides an opportunity for the right individual to develop communication, leadership, analysis and project management skills in a fast-paced and very diverse environment.
ROLE:
• Partnering with the Operations team, Corporate FP&A, Business Excellence teams and Business Units, own the development of a monthly APEMEA performance dashboard
• Reviewing performance data across APEMEA and corporate priorities on a regular basis, raising insights and opportunities and risks to SEO leadership in a timely manner
• Providing PMO support to key strategic initiatives and projects, ensuring effective governance, clear planning, timely follow up of actions, risks and issues
• Supporting QOR process and ad hoc updates to Executive Leadership as required
• Acting as a role model in how to partner across the enterprise to achieve challenging in-year objectives
ALL ABOUT YOU:
• Consistent outstanding academic record
• Fluency in English a must
• 3+ years of business management or consulting experience in a reputed company
• Knowledge of payments or financial services preferred
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and varied business environment
• Learning agility and curiosity, with the ability to take initiative and break new ground
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with a proven track record of successfully navigating across all levels within a matrix environment
• Prior project management or project administration experience on large-scale enterprise-wide projects
• Demonstrable ability to clearly represent and draw business conclusions from performance data
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively
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.