Data Scientist Intern, Internship Program 2024- Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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
Data Scientist Intern, Internship Program ‎2024- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Apply for our Summer Internship program and spend your summer enhancing your
skills, sharing your ideas and making a difference in the real world.

Who is Mastercard?
Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments business. We connect
consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, and businesses
worldwide and enable them to use secure and convenient electronic forms of
payment. Mastercard is a driving force at the heart of commerce, enabling
global transactions and bringing insight into the payments process to make
commerce faster, more secure, and more valuable to everyone involved. As a
critical link among financial institutions and millions of businesses,
cardholders, and merchants worldwide, Mastercard provides services in more
than ‎210 countries and territories. You find more information on
www.mastercardworldwide.com.

Mastercard Summer Internship Program
The Mastercard Summer Internship Program is a comprehensive ‎10-week program
aimed at early career talent, where students will gain hands on real work-life
skills while having fun and contributing to a global company. As an intern,
you will be challenged with completing projects that will enhance your skills
as well as contribute to the department's goals and objectives.

Successful interns also have the opportunity to secure a place of our Launch
program upon graduating, which you can find out more about here.

Program components:

o Challenging and impactful projects
o Networking, mentorship, and access to senior leaders
o Volunteer and team building experiences.
o Participation in a global innovation challenge that could have material
impact on Mastercard's future.

• Data Scientist

Responsible for developing data-driven innovative analytical solutions and
identifying opportunities to support business and client needs in a
quantitative manner and facilitate informed recommendations/decisions.
Activities include developing and creating predictive models, behavioral
segmentation frameworks, profitability analyses, ad hoc reporting, and data
visualizations.

What you'll need for Summer Internship
To be available to work Full-Time between approx. Mid-June to Early-Sept ‎2024
A Penultimate Masters/Undergraduate Student, due to graduate between Dec-‎2024
and Aug-‎2025.
Bachelor's degree in Business/Management/Computer Science or
Engineering/Industrial Engineering/Business Informatics/MIS with a minimum
predicted classification of a UK ‎2.1 or equivalent GPA of ‎3.0.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with analytical and problem-
solving capability and a strong strategic & conceptual aptitude, whilst being
customer centric.
Passionate to learn and seek knowledge about Business Analysis/ Payments/
Software Development Life Cycle/ Agile and Scrum.
English Language skills to a professional standard.
Arabic Language skills to a professional standard.

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.