Senior Analyst

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

Senior Analyst, Big Data Analytics & EngineeringOverview:
Job Title:
Sr. Analyst, Data Engineering, Value Quantification Team (Based in Pune, India)
About Mastercard:
Mastercard is a global technology leader in the payments industry, committed to powering an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere. By leveraging secure data, cutting-edge technology, and innovative solutions, we empower individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses to achieve their potential. Our culture is driven by our Decency Quotient (DQ), ensuring inclusivity, respect, and integrity guide everything we do. Operating across 210+ countries and territories, Mastercard is dedicated to building a sustainable world with priceless opportunities for all.
Position Overview:
This is a techno-functional position that combines strong technical skills with a deep understanding of business needs and requirements with 5-7 years or experience. The role focuses on developing and maintaining advanced data engineering solutions for pre-sales value quantification within the Services business unit. As a Sr. Analyst, you will be responsible for creating and optimizing data pipelines, managing large datasets, and ensuring the integrity and accessibility of data to support Mastercard’s internal teams in quantifying the value of services, enhancing customer engagement, and driving business outcomes. The role requires close collaboration across teams to ensure data solutions meet business needs and deliver measurable impact.
Role Responsibilities:
• Data Engineering & Pipeline Development: Develop and maintain robust data pipelines to support the value quantification process. Utilize tools such as Apache NiFi, Azure Data Factory, Pentaho, Talend, SSIS, and Alteryx to ensure efficient data integration and transformation.
• Data Management and Analysis: Manage and analyze large datasets using SQL, Hadoop, and other database management systems. Perform data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) to support value quantification efforts.
• Advanced Analytics Integration: Use advanced analytics techniques, including machine learning algorithms, to enhance data processing and generate actionable insights. Leverage programming languages such as Python (Pandas, NumPy, PySpark) and Impala for data analysis and model development.
• Business Intelligence and Reporting: Utilize business intelligence platforms such as Tableau and Power BI to create insightful dashboards and reports that communicate the value of services. Generate actionable insights from data to inform strategic decisions and provide clear, data-backed recommendations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Consulting, Product, and other internal teams to understand business needs and ensure successful data solution development and deployment. Communicate insights and data value through compelling presentations and dashboards to senior leadership and internal teams, ensuring tool adoption and usage.
All About You:
• Data Engineering Expertise: Proficiency in data engineering tools and techniques to develop and maintain data pipelines. Experience with data integration tools such as Apache NiFi, Azure Data Factory, Pentaho, Talend, SSIS, and Alteryx.
• Advanced SQL Skills: Strong skills in SQL for querying and managing large datasets. Experience with database management systems and data warehousing solutions.
• Programming Proficiency: Knowledge of programming languages such as Python (Pandas, NumPy, PySpark) and Impala for data analysis and model development.
• Business Intelligence and Reporting: Experience in creating insightful dashboards and reports using business intelligence platforms such as Tableau and Power BI.
• Statistical Analysis: Ability to perform statistical analysis to identify trends, correlations, and insights that support strategic decision-making.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with Sales, Marketing, Consulting, Product, and other internal teams to understand business needs and ensure successful data solution development and deployment.
• Communication and Presentation: Excellent communication skills to convey insights and data value through compelling presentations and dashboards to senior leadership and internal teams.
• Execution Focus: A results-driven mindset with the ability to balance strategic vision with tactical execution, ensuring that data solutions are delivered on time and create measurable business value.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Economics, Finance, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications in analytics, data science, AI/ML, or an MBA are preferred.
Why Us?
At Mastercard, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of internal operations by leading the development of data engineering solutions that empower teams across the organization. Join us to make a meaningful impact, drive business outcomes, and help Mastercard’s internal teams create better customer engagement strategies through innovative value-based ROI narratives.
Location: Gurgaon/Pune, India
Employment Type: Full-Time

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.