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
Senior Research Analyst - Associate Managing Consultant
All About the Role
Advisors Research Center is a new capability designed to respond to fast evolving customer needs for high-quality research support, with the important mission of value realization in developing insights and recommendations. This capability augments Advisors traditional areas of strength.
Advisors research center is a global research-oriented competency that applies proven, accredited research and domain experience to partner with any client worldwide to help them drive measurable value by
Delivering new research products and strategies to market smoothly and efficiently
Successfully leveraging research assets and delivering the most challenging research output that's impactful for clients
Ability to provide key insights based on primary research (qualitative and/or quantitative) is essential
Ability to also analyse secondary research and/or large data sets would be an advantage
All About You
Worked on a variety of research projects (both primary and secondary research).
Experience of working on projects involving primary research (quantitative techniques including surveys and qualitative research including in-depth interviews, focus groups, online forums etc.)
Able to analyze large sets of data generated as part of quantitative survey techniques.
Ability to synthesize and analyze information from multiple sources. Ability to prepare insightful slides aggregating data from various sources
Strong at business writing, creating client ready materials
Strong communication skills to actively participate as a team member on client calls, internal team meetings, prepare draft emails for both internal and external purposes.
All About Your Education & Skills
Possess substantial and relevant experience across various research projects, with a minimum of five years spent working in a research agency or within a client's research department.
Expertise in conducting both primary (e.g., interviews, surveys etc.,) and secondary research (e.g., Euromonitor, Bloomberg etc.)
Proficient in English, Polish and an additional European language.
Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills required; knowledge of Project Management tools preferred
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
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.
Skills Required
- Minimum five years of relevant experience in a research agency or client research department
- Experience conducting primary quantitative research, including surveys
- Experience conducting primary qualitative research, including interviews, focus groups, or online forums
- Expertise in secondary research
- Ability to analyze large data sets from quantitative research
- Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources and prepare insightful presentations
- Strong business writing skills and ability to create client-ready materials
- Strong communication skills for client calls, team meetings, and business correspondence
- Proficiency in English, Polish, and an additional European language
- Advanced Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
- Knowledge of project management tools
Mastercard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans are highlighted as especially strong, featuring a notably generous company match and added financial-planning resources. Feedback suggests this component stands out as a key strength of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family benefits are consistently portrayed as robust, including extended new-parent leave and assistance for fertility, adoption, and surrogacy. Feedback suggests these programs are a signature part of the offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is described as substantial, with multiple leave types and generous vacation and personal days noted in U.S. materials. Feedback suggests time off is frequently praised as a differentiator.
Mastercard Insights
What We Do
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a resilient 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.
Why Work With Us
We live the Mastercard Way: creating value in the communities we touch, growing together through the opportunities we see, and moving fast to innovate and scale. Our collaborative culture and our passionate people are the key to what we do, driving meaningful change as one team and connecting everyone to priceless possibilities.
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