Description
The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) is an economics lab that powers scale at Mastercard by owning economic thought leadership in support of Mastercard's efforts to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy.
We are looking for a senior economic analyst with strong data analysis skills who will focus on creating custom and actionable data insights. This individual will be a member of the team covering the European region and have the following responsibilities:
- Explore and analyze Mastercard's large-scale datasets and third-party data using PySpark, SQL, R, and Python to generate relevant insights for MEI
- Visualize insights using Tableau and HTML, and support the development of compelling narratives for tailored presentations
- Contribute to outlooks and blog-style research notes utilizing unique economic data
- Assist in creating content to represent Mastercard in customer forums and industry events positioning us as an industry leader with highly differentiated capabilities
- Work with the data scientists and consulting teams to explore alternative data sets and forecasting to push the boundaries in more traditional economics using big data
- Help drive the story creation for tailored presentations
The ideal candidate will have:
- A trained data analyst or data scientist with 3-4 years of professional experience, or with a Master's degree or higher in data Science, economics or a related field, along with 2+ years of hands-on data analysis experience
- Experience with SQL, R, Python, Tableau and other analytical tools
- Strong collaborator across teams within the institute and broader Mastercard
- Evidence of both orthodox and experimental approaches in economic thinking and application with an entrepreneurial mindset
- Manage complex projects and timelines effectively
- Ability to write concise, compelling narratives