Manager, Strategy Pricing & Interchange (Background: FP&A │Strategy │ M&A)

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Overview
As Manager, Strategy Pricing & Interchange you will be working at the heart of Mastercard's business and enjoy a broad exposure to all its different aspects. You will be working in an international environment, across Latin-American and Caribbean (LAC) geographies and across all products.

In this position you will execute the pricing and interchange strategies for Mastercard products and services. You will design, assess and implement initiatives to strengthen Mastercard's' competitive position on product and country level. By enhancing and shaping our economics you play an important role in the development and adoption of innovative payment solutions.

You will have broad exposure within the organization and work closely with Country and Product management and liaise with the key functional partners in the Legal, Finance and Business Development teams. You will serve as strategic thought partner for senior management and contribute to key projects for Mastercard's strategy.

Role
In the role you will:
• Identify and design opportunities to strengthen the economics of Mastercard's products and services.
• Identify revenue enhancement initiatives to support Mastercard LAC revenue growth, with a focus on Brazil.
• Make holistic assessments on the different initiatives incorporating multiple perspectives such as strategic, risk, customer impact, feasibility, etc
• Run financial impact simulations on country, product and customer level
• Prepare recommendations and necessary materials for decision making purpose and present recommendations to Senior Management
• Collaborate closely with regional and country management in his/her sub-region
• Participate in cross-functional teams and work closely with various internal and external stakeholders, e.g. Product, Finance, Tech, Legal, Customers, consultants, etc
• Participate into global customer economics projects, representing LAC

All About You
The ideal candidate for this position should:
• having working experience in FP&A, Strategy or M&A. Background in Pricing will be a plus.
• having experience in a consultancy firm will be a plus.
• having solid knowledge of the cards business through employment in the industry will be a plus
• having proven project management experience, problem-solving and planning skills, with a demonstrated record of success managing multiple projects with internal and external partners.
• having excellent analytical skills and an excellent knowledge of Excel
• being able to conduct complex analysis with an ability to translate technical and analytical output into clear strategies comprehensible for all stakeholders
• being able to develop a strategic view on Mastercard's services and economics
• high proficiency with computer spreadsheet, word processing, data mining and presentation software such as Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint
• having excellent English communication skills (verbal and written)
• being customer-oriented with a high sense of accountability and urgency
• having a strong drive and curiosity to learn
• being a strong team player, hands-on

Corporate Security Responsibility
Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position 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.

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.