Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Consultant - Strategy & Transformation

Consultant - Strategy & Transformation

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.

We are currently looking for an early-career Consultant to join our Strategy & Transformation team, within the Advisors Client Services group. This role is well suited for candidates with only a few years of experience, who have developed a foundation in consulting, analytics, and problem-solving, and who are eager to grow in a client-facing advisory environment.

This position is ideal for candidates with consulting background, with exposure to data-driven analysis, business transformation, or strategy projects.

What You Will Do

Client Impact:
• Support strategy and transformation projects across a variety of industries and business challenges
• Contribute to problem structuring, data analysis, and development of insights and recommendations
• Use data (client data, Mastercard data, or market data) to support decision-making and strategic narratives
• Collaborate closely with internal teams to understand client objectives, priorities, and risks
• Build trusted relationships with client analysts and managers through reliable, high-quality delivery

Project Delivery & Team Collaboration:
• Work alongside senior consultants to identify key findings and develop clear, impactful presentations
• Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, and insights relevant to the client problem
• Support the preparation of client-ready materials (PowerPoint, Excel-based analyses, dashboards)
• Contribute to project management activities such as work planning, tracking, and coordination
• Learn and grow through hands-on project experience, coaching, and mentorship from senior team members


Who We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications
• Approximately 4 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in consulting or advisory roles
• Background in consulting
• Strong analytical mindset with interest or experience in data handling and analysis
• Ability to structure problems, analyze inputs, and synthesize clear insights
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with data tools is a plus
• Fluent in Romanian and English
• Strong communication skills and comfort working in a team-based, client-facing environment
• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree is a plus but not required)

Nice to Have
• Exposure to data analytics, business intelligence, or quantitative analysis
(e.g., SQL, Power BI, Python, R, SAS – not mandatory)
• Experience supporting strategy, transformation, or performance improvement initiatives
• Ability to work across multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Curiosity, learning mindset, and motivation to grow as a consultant

Why Join Mastercard Advisors
• Work at the intersection of strategy, consulting, and data
• Learn from experienced consultants while gaining exposure to high-impact client projects
• Develop a strong foundation for a long-term consulting career
• Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that values growth and learning


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:

• 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.