Associate Consultant Launch Program

About the Program

Mastercard (KSA) is offering an 18-month Launch Program for an Associate Consultant in Riyadh. This full-time program is designed for individuals with 0-1 years of experience to build specialized expertise through hands-on experience, structured learning, and mentorship. Participants will work on real business challenges, apply their skills to impactful projects, and deepen their knowledge of Mastercard's business operations.

Role Overview

As an Associate Consultant, you will collaborate within small teams to assist major brands in addressing and implementing solutions for strategic questions. This role involves creating contributions through ownership of deliverables and building external client relationships. The focus will be on technology and data, providing exposure to various industries including financial services, retail, restaurants, and hospitality.

Specialization Tracks and Responsibilities

The program offers five specialization tracks, with opportunities to work across tracks for diverse skill development:

• Business Experimentation: Leverage Mastercard's Test & Learn® platform and SQL to conduct data-backed business experiments, focusing on data science-based solutions for product launches, marketing campaigns, and pricing.
• Strategy & Transformation: Guide clients through strategic, tactical, operational, and transformational challenges to enhance performance and operations, covering areas like product development, marketing, and innovation.
• Performance Analytics: Utilize quantitative and qualitative skills with enterprise applications (*, Business Intelligence Platforms, SQL, Python) to drive data-led consulting solutions, investigate trends, build models, and develop data visualizations.
• Marketing: Develop strategies, lead implementation of marketing campaigns, and evaluate results to drive performance for clients, providing direct marketing expertise across channels.
• Deploy: Assist clients in implementing, launching, and scaling Mastercard products, platforms, and business transformation initiatives, combining program management and stakeholder engagement expertise.

Team Environment

The Advisors & Consulting Services (A&CS) team focuses on helping clients achieve impact through data-driven insights and hands-on implementation. The team fosters a collaborative, tech-enabled culture, investing in talent through global engagements and continuous learning.

Corporate Security Responsibilities

All individuals working for or on behalf of Mastercard are responsible for information security. This includes abiding by Mastercard’s security policies, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of accessed information, reporting suspected security violations, and completing mandatory security trainings.