Manager, Strategy, Global Markets

Overview

As Manager, Strategy for Global Markets, you will shape high-impact initiatives across 200+ markets by turning data into actionable strategies. You’ll partner with Strategy & Operations and regional teams to prioritize investments, develop roadmaps, and test hypotheses that drive growth and profitability. You’ll present findings to Global Markets leadership and translate recommendations into action with cross-functional collaborators. This role blends strategic rigor with practical delivery in a globally dispersed team. You’ll shape go-to-market, cross-border, and market-entry initiatives to advance Mastercard’s growth agenda.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Global Markets execution framework aligned with enterprise strategy
• Identify and prioritize strategic initiatives across Global Markets
• Support regional market plans, growth algorithms, and country planning
• Create project roadmaps to meet strategic targets and financial commitments
• Lead cross-functional projects, including go-to-market and market-entry initiatives
• Structure ambiguous problems and drive solutions
• Derive insights and build data-grounded, visually compelling presentations
• Synthesize complex information into clear takeaways for senior leadership
• Collaborate with diverse regional teams to drive action
• Establish trust-based relationships with internal clients and communicate effectively

Key requirements

• 5+ years in corporate strategy or top-tier management consulting
• Solid knowledge of the payments industry
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
• Strong initiative and ability to create opportunities for others
• Proven track record of high performance
• Ability to communicate complex ideas simply
• Comfort working across regions and time zones with cultural fluency
• Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder management
• Fluency in English
• Experience synthesizing data and presenting to senior leaders

• initiative
• clear communication
• collaboration across diverse teams
• analytical and quantitative problem-solving
• data-driven storytelling
• presentation design and storytelling

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