Director, Strategy

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 Director, Strategy & Business Insights OverviewThe Americas Strategy & Operations team leads key strategic initiatives across North America and Latin America & Caribbean regions; provides analytics and insights to drive business results supporting the commercial and executive leadership team, monitors risks and coordinates mitigation plans, operates as the regional partner to Corporate Development in evaluating inorganic growth opportunities (M&A, Investments, Strategic Partnerships) and manages the Americas Investments portfolio, helps articulate strategies for the Americas and measures progress against them, and manages the business administration function supporting the President of Americas. The ideal candidate is passionate about the payments industry and Mastercard's business highly motivated, intellectually curious, organized, analytical, and possesses a strategic mindset and business acumen.Reporting to the Americas Strategy & Operations Vice President who has among his responsibilities to manage the portfolio of investments, the Director Strategy & Operations for the Americas will manage the pipeline of inorganic growth opportunities and support the due diligence of potential candidates, help prepare a bi-annual portfolio update on the performance of existing investments and work with investment sponsors, as needed, in optimizing commercial performance.Role• Supports the strategic and financial evaluation of inorganic growth candidates (M&A, Investments, Strategic Partnerships) in collaboration with Corporate Development and Americas business and product teams • Helps identify incremental commercial synergies in alignment with investment criteria and builds a business case underlying the investment rationale • Works with the corporate development team throughout the due diligence process and in preparing materials for the Investment Committee• Facilitates the bi-annual portfolio update for the Americas Executive team by working with account leads of existing investments to measure and help develop workstreams to optimize performance and analyzing key portfolio takeaways• Assists in building a pipeline of potential investments that can drive growth in alignment with key strategic prioritiesAll About You• Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university; MBA is preferred • Knowledge of the financial services and/or payments industry strongly preferred • Experience in strategic and financial evaluation required • Experience in consulting, investment banking or private equity strongly preferred• Sound analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills• Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across multiple groups and all levels of management• Experience managing and refining processes and distilling multiple inputs into key takeaways • Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus Mastercard is a merit-based, 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. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact 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 ResponsibilityAll 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, andComplete 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 and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.Pay RangesMiami, Florida: $138,000 - $221,000 USD