Analyst, Solution Architect

lutions in digital, security, networks and services, Solutions Architects play a vital role in driving influence and revenue for Mastercard.

As the Analyst, Solutions Architect, you will work with the rest of the CSC team and our Spanish and Portuguese customer account management to deepen our relationship with new and existing customers by articulating a differentiated "Why Mastercard" story around our products and services. You will support solutioning efforts that leverage the full breadth of the Mastercard toolbox to solve customer pain points or address customer opportunities. You will work with the CSC and Sales team in the identification of customer needs and the mapping to Mastercard products and services, supporting the story-telling process across a diverse set of customers.

About the Role
• Support Product Sales strategy for Spain and Portugal
oCross-market support on KPIs reporting and follow-up
oCollaborate with internal and external stakeholders to successfully execute and manage product growth in the markets
oSupport CSC in developing internal and external materials articulating market strategy
• Support definition of the narrative for Mastercard products, benefits and solutions
oUnderstanding of product development/management
oAbility to comprehend the business, market context and customer needs to drive and architect integrated and innovative solutions
oCollaborate with the account and business development teams to identify customer needs and opportunities
oSupport CSC team on RFP responses / creation of value propositions for accounts opportunities
• Works closely with Account and Product teams

About you
• A problem solver, keen to understand customer challenges - inquisitive, and able to simplify complexity
• Good storyteller and communicator both PowerPoint/written form and verbally
• Understanding of technical basics, APIs, process flows
• Ability to comprehend the business, market context and customer needs to drive and architect integrated and innovative solutions
• Ability to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data and derive recommendations from data
• Ability to work well collaboratively

• Experience / knowledge
oEngineering or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, MBA or equivalent
oProduct / services background and foundational knowledge of the payments ecosystem is an advantage
oSimilarly, prior consulting and business solutioning experience is an advantage
oAnalytical and written communication skills
oProblem solving and product management skills
oLanguages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

Corporate Security Responsibility

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.