Mastercard Internship Program 2023 - Cairo, Egypt

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.
Job Title
Mastercard Internship Program ‎2023 - Cairo, Egypt
Associate Consultant Intern

The Data & Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing
cutting-edge services that help our customers grow. Focused on thinking big
and scaling fast around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end-to-
end solutions for a diverse global customer base. We combine traditional
management consulting with our rich data assets and in-house technology to
provide our clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations.

Make an Impact as an Associate Consultant Intern

As an Associate Consultant Intern, you will collaborate with exceptional
colleagues to help some of the world's biggest brands answer their most
challenging strategic questions. Working with technology and data, you will
gain broad exposure to a range of industries, including financial services,
retail, restaurants, hospitality and more.

As an Associate Consultant Intern, you will:
* Work on small teams to solve our clients' most challenging strategic problems
* Participate in volunteer and team building experiences
* Exposure to our the leadership team through networking sessions and speaker series
* Begin to build relationships with clients to understand their business needs, seek strategic solutions and guide impactful decisions
* Grow by receiving hands-on mentorship from an experienced management team.
* Have an opportunity for meaningful contributions
* Collaborate with colleagues across different areas of the organization and gain exposure to business development, account management, and product management

We are looking for passionate and talented professionals, who share our vision
for helping our customers with their most urgent business need. We are
recruiting for the following career track that make up our team:

Strategy & Transformation
Lead customers through sound decision making as they tackle strategic,
tactical, operational, and transformational challenges, spanning across
diverse topics including product, marketing, loyalty, innovation, and more.
Apply a broad set of problem-solving techniques to improve overall performance
and operations.

Sampling of questions we help our customers answer:
How can a global financial services institution be successful at entering a
hyper competitive new market?
How can a customer improve its operating model to better achieve operational,
financial and strategic goals?

Bring your Passion and Expertise

We recruit for and value the following core competencies:
* Passion: Actively seeks responsibility and takes pride in delivering the highest quality results and recommendations to our clients
* Analytic Excellence: Demonstrates a strong aptitude for structured problem solving and quantitative skills
* Business Interest: Clear interest in the world of business, and intuition for the way that companies make decisions
* Rapid Growth: Eagerness to learn quickly, both through Mastercard's structured training curriculum and organic development opportunities
* Teamwork: Willingness to work within small teams to produce outstanding deliverables, with a will to win attitude
* Integrity: Commitment to Mastercard's values of honesty and integrity with a willingness to embrace and learn from our mistakes
* Diverse Perspective: Brings a unique skillset or approach to the table in every client engagement or internal activity
* Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated leadership abilities

Qualifications:
* Undergraduate with a target graduation date between Dec ‎2023 - August ‎2024
* Outstanding record of academic achievement
* Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities
* Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
* Experience using data analysis or querying tools (e.g., SQL, SAS, Excel or Tableau) is an asset (particularly for Performance Analytics or Business Experimentation tracks).
* Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively - both verbally and in writing - in English and the local office language(s)

• Candidates must be eligible to work in Egypt, as well as eligible to apply for travel visas as required by travel needs
  COVID-‎19 Considerations
  In many locations, we've implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to
  interview candidates by video or phone. In addition, in our NYC offices, as
  required by law, only individuals who have been fully vaccinated against
  COVID-‎19 will be permitted inside Mastercard offices unless a reasonable
  accommodation has been approved in advance.
  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.