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Managing Consultant - Strategy & Transformation

Hungary, Budapest · Job Posted January 13, 2026
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Mastercard 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 and Consulting 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. The Advisors and Consulting Services group has five specializations: Strategy & Transformation, Performance Analytics, Business Experimentation, Marketing, and Program Management. Our Strategy & Transformation consultants lead clients through impactful decision-making as they tackle strategic, tactical, operational, and transformational business challenges. They apply a broad set of problem-solving techniques to improve the client’s overall strategy, performance, and operations.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead client engagements across a range of industries and problem statements
  • Develop strategies and programs for large, regional, and global clients by leveraging data and technology solutions to unlock client value
  • Own key relationships with mid-level to senior client stakeholders and independently assess client agenda, internal culture, and change readiness
  • Lead team to creative insights and sound business recommendations, and deliver impactful client presentations while growing team members’ roles and skills
  • Provide analytical and day-to-day project delivery team leadership, and create a collaborative and inclusive environment for all levels
  • Collaborate with internal Mastercard stakeholders including Product and Business Development to scope projects, create relevant solutions for clients, and build the firm's intellectual capital
  • Provide on-the-job training, coaching, and mentorship to junior consultants

Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree with work experience in consulting, corporate strategy, business intelligence, business line management, or product management
  • Experience coaching and managing teams across multiple consulting engagements that involve structured problem solving and stakeholder management
  • Experience managing key client relationships
  • Knowledge of business KPIs, financials, and organizational leadership
  • Ability to identify new business development opportunities, and experience drafting proposals and scoping new opportunities
  • Logical, structured thinking, and affinity for numerical analysis
  • Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language. Third European language is a key asset
  • Eligibility to work in the country where you are applying, as well as apply for travel visas as required by travel needs

Nice to have

  • Experience generating new knowledge or creating innovative solutions for a firm
  • Relevant industry expertise
  • MBA or master’s degree with relevant specialization (not required)
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