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.
Skills Required
- At least five years of relevant experience working in a research agency or a client research department
- Experience conducting primary research, including quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews, focus groups, or online forums
- Expertise in secondary research using sources such as Euromonitor and Bloomberg
- Ability to analyze large datasets generated through quantitative research
- Ability to synthesize and analyze information from multiple sources
- Ability to prepare insightful, client-ready presentation slides aggregating data from various sources
- Strong business writing skills and ability to create client-ready materials
- Strong communication skills for client calls, internal meetings, and internal or external email drafting
- 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 contributions, particularly 401(k) matching, are frequently highlighted as a standout part of total compensation. Feedback suggests this element meaningfully boosts overall pay satisfaction.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous paid time off and leave policies are often cited as strengths. Feedback suggests employees value the ample vacation allotments alongside other time‑off programs.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual performance bonuses are considered an important and appreciated component of pay. Feedback suggests bonus targets help keep total compensation competitive even when base pay feels average.
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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