Our PurposeWe 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 aculture of inclusionfor 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 SummaryAssociate Consultant Intern, 2024 - San Jose, Costa RicaAssociate Consultant InternThe Data & Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing cutting-edge services that help our clients 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 client 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 InternAs 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 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 managementWe are looking for passionate and talented professionals, who share our vision for helping our clients with their most urgent business need. We are recruiting for 3 career tracks that make up our team:1. Business Experimentation:BE combines key elements of the other tracks, using advanced analytical techniques to inform executive-level strategic decisions with Fortune 1000 clients. Consultants work directly with senior-level client partners to advise on business decisions by measuring in-market experiments using an industry-leading data science SaaS platform, Test & Learn®. Consultants work with clients across a range of industries to identify their key priorities, then design and run business experiments to establish which ideas work, where, when, and how to deploy them. This analytical partnership leads to a strong understanding of the full range of business challenges, from new product launches, marketing, loyalty, and pricing, to operations and strategy.Sampling of questions we help our clients answer:- Where should a retailer open new stores to maximize profitability and minimize the cannibalization of nearby omnichannel sales?- What bonus should be provided to someone opening a credit card account to entice them to use the card regularly?2. Strategy & Transformation:Sampling of questions we help our clients answer:- How can a global financial services institution be successful at entering a hyper competitive new market?- How can a client improve its operating model to better achieve operational, financial and strategic goals?3. Performance Analytics:Sampling of questions we help our clients answer:- How does a financial institution's fraud/authorization metrics fare against competitors, and what are strategies that can help it be best-in-class?- How is a technology client's market share changing over time, and are there any segments where the client is relatively under penetrated?Bring your Passion and ExpertiseWe 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 w
