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Associate Analyst, Business Operations

Salary

$63,000 - $101,000 USD per year

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Description

The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) is an economics lab that drives macroeconomic thought leadership in support of Mastercard's efforts to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy. We're seeking a Business Operations Analyst to manage the implementation of MEI's recurring operational cadence.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the MEI calendar for the year, including internal and external engagements and meetings, major content milestones, marketing and communications collaboration, and strategy and planning timelines
  • Engage directly with partner organizations to intake their operational cadences
  • Organize and support weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual meeting cadences
  • Support development of relevant content and deliverables for these meetings
  • Coordinate with key internal and external stakeholders to document and oversee research delivery protocols
  • Coordinate with key internal and external stakeholders to maintain finance, budget, headcount and T&E processes
  • Meet regularly with MEI internal managers to update central calendar, assess requirements, and surface any operational blockers

Requirements:

  • Enthusiastic about operational excellence and problem-solving
  • Strong process management skills, with experience in design thinking a plus
  • High levels of organization and attention to detail
  • Experience with process documentation and/or governance is a plus
  • Excellent written communication skills
  • Highly responsive and able to work across global time zones

Benefits:

  • Competitive base salary
  • Annual bonus or commissions depending on the role
  • 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
  • 401k with a best-in-class company match
  • Deferred compensation for eligible roles
  • Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
  • Eligibility for tuition reimbursement

Skills

Required

  • process management
  • design thinking
  • written communication
  • problem-solving
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