Description
We are seeking a Managing Consultant, Advisor and Consulting Service, Deploy (Acquiring) to manage a portfolio of projects that support a strategy or initiative with significant impact on the organization.
Client Impact You will lead client engagements and workstreams for large enterprise-level programs across a range of industries, problem statements, and cultures. Your responsibilities will include:
- Promoting proven project and change management methodologies and techniques to help clients drive measurable value
- Mitigating risks, solving issues, and ensuring plans remain in line with agreed timescales, budgets, and quality criteria
- Identifying new business opportunities and communicating to executives to pursue
- Owning key relationships with mid-level to senior client stakeholders
Team Collaboration & Culture You will lead a team to create insights and sound business recommendations, and deliver impactful and influential client presentations while growing team members' roles and skills. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing expertise and day-to-day project delivery team leadership
- Supporting evolution of solutions with innovation and creating a collaborative and inclusive environment
- Managing relationships with internal Mastercard leadership and stakeholders
- Providing on-the-job training, coaching, and mentorship to junior team members
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree with work experience in project management and change management methodologies and techniques
- 6+ years of Project Management experience
- Exposure to financial institutions, payments, and/or consultancies
- Experience coaching and managing teams across multiple projects and/or engagements with third parties
- Experience managing key client relationships
- Knowledge of business KPIs, financials, and organizational leadership
- Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable)
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to payments ecosystem including issuing, acquiring, or acceptance solutions
- Experience leading development and implementation of solutions and measuring impact on clients' business
- Recognized professional accreditation, such as Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Knowledge of Project Management tools
- Exposure to payments and/or retail banking or merchants