Junior Project Manager
Company: MasterCard
Location: San Jose
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Our Purpose We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital
economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions
safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks,
partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help
individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses
realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ,
drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our
company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that
respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We
believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one
that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better
business results. Title and Summary Junior Project Manager Advisors
Client Services, Data & Services
Mastercard Data & Services provides cutting-edge data analysis and
services to Fortune 500s, governments, and nonprofits to make
multimillion-dollar business decisions and grow their
organizations. Our Advisors Client Services team combines
traditional management consulting with Mastercard's rich data
assets, proprietary platforms, and technologies to provide clients
with powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Mastercard
Advisors works with a diverse global customer base across
industries, from banking and payments to retail and
restaurants.
The Advisors Client Services group has five specializations:
Strategy & Transformation, Performance Analytics, Business
Experimentation, Marketing, and Program Management.
Our Program Management consultants lead clients through business
transformations by implementing strategically important Mastercard
assets and services to bring value and drive growth. They serve as
the Center of Engagement across all stakeholders within Mastercard
and the client's organization.
Positions for different specializations and levels are available in
separate job postings. Please review our consulting specializations
to learn more about all opportunities and apply for the position
that is best suited to your background and experience:
https://careers.mastercard.com/us/en/consulting-specializations-at-mastercard
Roles and Responsibilities
You will manage individual projects with minimal supervision,
including tracking metrics, managing complex analyses, and
preparing communications to report back to client and internal
leadership. You will develop practical recommendations, contribute
to team discussions on implications of analyses, and work alongside
the client's staff on each project, assisting with implementation
tasks.
Client Impact
--- Provide input on multiple small and large high-value projects
across a range of industries and problem statements.
--- Contribute proven, accredited change skills, domain experience,
and delivery methodology to help clients drive measurable
value.
--- Collaborate with Mastercard team to understand clients' needs,
challenges, agenda, and risks.
--- Develop working relationship with client analysts/managers, and
act as trusted and reliable partner.
--- Identify resources and assign responsibilities, track, and
forecast effort and report on expense vs. earned value.
Team Collaboration & Culture
--- Collaborate with senior project delivery consultants to
implement strategically important assets and services.
--- Independently coordinate a complex range of activities and
effectively identify and proactively solution risks and impacts on
timelines.
--- Lead internal and client meetings with strong communication
skills.
--- Contribute to the firm's intellectual capital and be a strong
brand ambassador for Mastercard and Data & Services
--- Receive mentorship from consulting leaders for professional
growth and development.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
--- Undergraduate degree with work experience in project management
and change management methodologies and techniques.
--- 2-3 years of Project Management experience
--- Exposure to financial institutions, payments, and/or
consultancies
--- Relevant teamwork and client or internal stakeholder management
experience
--- Logical, structured thinking
--- Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
--- Ability to perform multiple tasks with multiple clients in a
fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
--- Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local
office language (if applicable)
--- Eligibility to work in the country where you are applying, as
well as apply for travel visas as required by travel needs.
Preferred qualifications
--- Have completed or interested in pursuing recognized
professional accreditation, such as Project Management Professional
(PMP)
--- Knowledge of Project Management tools
--- Exposure to payments and/or retail banking or merchants
--- Ability to identify problems, brainstorm and analyze answers,
and implement the best solutions.
Our Purpose
We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that
benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple,
smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships
and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals,
financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their
greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture
and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We
cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects
their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that
our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes
better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business
results. 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:
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