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Director, Enterprise Strategy

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London

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GBP 150,000 - 200,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Enterprise Strategy to lead high-priority initiatives that shape the future of digital payments. This role involves collaborating with top executives to develop and communicate strategic priorities, conducting complex analyses, and identifying growth opportunities. As a key member of the team, you will drive projects that foster innovation and long-term growth while mentoring junior team members. If you are passionate about shaping corporate strategy and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of consulting experience with project leadership.
  • Knowledge of financial services and payment industry required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-priority strategic projects and provide insights.
  • Develop strategy presentations for C-suite executives.
  • Monitor industry trends and evaluate growth opportunities.

Skills

Analytical Skills
Problem-Solving Skills
Stakeholder Management
Communication Skills
Quantitative Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree
MBA or Advanced Degree

Job description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title And Summary

Director, Enterprise Strategy

Overview

Enterprise Strategy tackles the most important strategic opportunities and challenges for Mastercard across business units globally by working directly with the CEO, the Executive Leadership, and senior leaders.

As a member of the Enterprise Strategy team, you will become an owner of Mastercard's corporate strategy through the formulation and communication of high-priority strategies. The projects you lead will address emerging strategic opportunities and issues aimed at fostering long-term growth and innovation. In addition, you will collaborate cross functionally across product, sales, corporate development and other teams to help drive organic and inorganic growth opportunities, aligned with overarching strategic priorities.

Role

  • Lead high-priority strategic projects, including scoping and structuring problems, planning, conducting complex analysis and research, and providing insights and recommendations
  • Develop strategy presentations and memos for C-suite executives and Mastercard’s Board of Directors
  • Monitor industry trends and competitive landscape, and share insightful reports and analyses with the broader team and senior executives
  • Develop new ideas for growth opportunities for Mastercard, based on market and competitive context
  • Periodically help refine the corporate strategy to reflect key issues that impact, or are expected to impact, the company
  • Evaluate potential areas for acquisition and/or investment based on the company’s strategic priorities
  • Balance facilitation, influence, and content contributions to help business leaders design and advance their strategies, ensuring alignment with the corporate strategy
  • Coach junior team members
All About You

  • Bachelor’s degree required, MBA and/or advanced degree from a top-tier program preferred
  • Knowledge of financial services and/or payment industry required
  • 6+ years of consulting experience at a leading consulting firm and/or internal strategy units, including at least one year of project leadership
  • Exemplary analytical and problem-solving skills and business acumen; seasoned in identifying the most critical aspects of a problem and handling ambiguity
  • Demonstrated ability to lead company-wide complex projects from start to finish, effectively driving forward project plans and leveraging stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Experience working with large global clients or at global organizations, with a proven track record of building long-lasting relationships with key stakeholders across the globe
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to develop high-quality presentations and memos independently
  • Strong aptitude for modelling and applying quantitative analytical approaches
Corporate Security Responsibility

Responsibilities

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, and
  • Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
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