Job Description
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 Research Analyst - Consultant - Fluent Dutch Speaker Our Purpose We 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 a culture of inclusion for 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. Job Title Senior Research Analyst, Advisors Research Center - Consultant All About Us The Data & Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard providing the cutting-edge services that help our customers 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 customer 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. Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, these services include consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, test-and-learn business experimentation, and data driven information and risk management services. While specializing in the payments industry, Mastercard Data & Services also works closely with major retailers, airlines, and other enterprises, leveraging data and insights garnered from within and beyond its network. 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 three 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 and fluent in Dutch, additional European languages is a plus. 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.
