Description
Mastercard is seeking an AI Consulting Project Manager (fluent in German) to join their Advisors & Consulting Services team in Strategy & Transformation. The successful candidate will lead AI delivery and act as the client-facing AI subject-matter expert, translating business problems into AI/agentic solution architectures and advising C-level stakeholders on AI strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead AI delivery and act as the client-facing AI subject-matter expert
- Translate business problems into AI/agentic solution architectures
- Advise C-level stakeholders on AI strategy, operating-model design, data & tech foundations, talent implications, and governance
- Contribute to AI strategy and program development for regional and international clients
- Independently structure projects, conduct and oversee required analyses, and synthesize project findings
- Champion an experimentation and prototyping mindset
- Embed Responsible AI principles into every engagement
Requirements:
- Quantitative degree (Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics) combined with business acumen
- Five years of full-time experience in a fast-paced strategy, management consulting, corporate strategy, or business intelligence role
- Strong hands-on experience building and deploying applications based on RAG architectures, task-specific copilots or multi-step reasoning systems
- Working fluency in Python and the data/ML ecosystem (pandas, SQL, notebooks)
- Ambitious and result-oriented individual seeking to grow their career in an international setup
- Strong analytical skills to frame complex business problems and guide project teams toward practical, data-driven outcomes
- Proven ability to translate between business stakeholders and technical teams
- Eligibility to work in the country specified for this job posting
- Ability to travel to client sites, both nationally and internationally, on a semi-regular basis
- Business fluency in English and German
Preferred Qualifications:
- Background blending top-tier strategy consulting with an applied AI/analytics unit
- Track record of delivering at least one AI/ML or GenAI use case from concept to production impact
- Experience designing AI operating models, agentic workflows, or Center-of-Excellence setups for large enterprises
- Strong storytelling and executive-communication skills
- Ambitious mindset with willingness to go the extra mile acting as a role model for your project team