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　　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.

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　　Associate Consultant Intern, Summer 2024 - Johannesburg, South Africa

　　Associate Consultant Intern 2024 Summer Internship Program, Johannesburg, South Africa.

　　The Data & Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing cutting-edge services that help our clients grow. Focused on thinking big and scaling fast around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end-to-end solutions for a diverse global client base. We combine traditional management consulting with our rich data assets and in-house technology to provide our clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations.

　　Make an Impact as an Associate Consultant Intern

　　As an Associate Consultant Intern, you will collaborate with exceptional colleagues to help some of the world's biggest brands answer their most challenging strategic questions. Working with technology and data, you will gain broad exposure to a range of industries, including financial services, retail, restaurants, hospitality and more.

　　As an Associate Consultant Intern, you will:

　　• Work on small teams to solve our clients' most challenging strategic problems

　　• Participate in volunteer and team building experiences

　　• Exposure to our leadership team through networking sessions and speaker series

　　• Begin to build relationships with clients to understand their business needs, seek strategic solutions and guide impactful decisions

　　• Grow by receiving hands-on mentorship from an experienced management team.

　　• Have an opportunity for meaningful contributions

　　• Collaborate with colleagues across different areas of the organization and gain exposure to business development, account management, and product management

　　We are looking for passionate and talented professionals, who share our vision for helping our clients with their most urgent business need. We are recruiting for the below track:

　　Strategy & Transformation:

　　Lead clients through sound decision making as they tackle strategic, tactical, operational, and transformational challenges, spanning across diverse topics including product, marketing, loyalty, innovation, and more. Apply a broad set of problem-solving techniques to improve overall performance and operations.

　　Sampling of questions we help our clients answer:

　　- How can a global financial services institution be successful at entering a hyper competitive new market?

　　- How can a client improve its operating model to better achieve operational, financial and strategic goals?

　　Bring your Passion and Expertise

　　We recruit for and value the following core competencies:

　　• Passion: Actively seeks responsibility and takes pride in delivering the highest quality results and recommendations to our clients

　　• Analytic Excellence: Demonstrates a strong aptitude for structured problem solving and quantitative skills

　　• Business Interest: Clear interest in the world of business, and intuition for the way that companies make decisions

　　• Rapid Growth: Eagerness to learn quickly, both through Mastercard's structured training curriculum and organic development opportunities

　　• Teamwork: Willingness to work within small teams to produce outstanding deliverables, with a will to win attitude

　　• Integrity: Commitment to Mastercard's values of honesty and integrity with a willingness to embrace and learn from our mistakes

　　• Diverse Perspective: Brings a unique skillset or approach to the table in every client engagement or internal activity

　　• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated leadership abilities

　　Qualifications:

　　• Undergraduate with a target graduation date between Dec 2024 - August 2025

　　• Outstanding record of academic achievement

　　• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities

　　• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills

　　• Experience using data analysis or querying tools (e.g., SQL, SAS, Excel or Tableau) is an asset (particularly for Performance Analytics or Business Experimentation tracks).

　　• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively - both verbally and in writing - in English and the local office language(s)

　　• • Citizenship Requirement: Applicants for this position must be a citizen of South Africa in order to be considered for this role.

　　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, andComplete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.