MastercardManager, Data & Insights Strategy
Mastercard is hiring a Manager, Data & Insights Strategy in Lisbon, Portugal. Level rates it ; you can apply on Mastercard.
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Manager of Data & Insights Strategy to translate data science and market intelligence into actionable product and business strategies.
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
Manager, Data & Insights StrategyOverviewAre you passionate about turning data into strategic advantage? Do you thrive at the intersection of analytics, market intelligence, and business strategy?
Mastercard's Global Consumer Products & Processing team is seeking a Manager, Data & Insights Strategy to help shape the future of our products and business decisions through data-driven insights. This role serves as a critical connector between Data Science, Market Intelligence, Product, and Business teams, transforming complex analytical findings into actionable strategies that drive growth, innovation, and competitive advantage.
As a trusted strategic partner, you will uncover opportunities, synthesize insights from multiple sources, and develop recommendations that influence product roadmaps, investment decisions, and business priorities. You will also play a key role in advancing reporting and analytics capabilities by leveraging automation and AI-driven solutions to improve scalability and decision-making effectiveness.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of data, analytics, market intelligence, and product strategy, helping transform complex information into actionable insights that support business growth and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Insights & Business Impact
Translate complex analytical models, data science outputs, and market intelligence into clear business narratives and actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
Identify emerging trends, market dynamics, customer behaviors, and competitive developments to uncover strategic opportunities and risks.
Partner with business and product leaders to define critical questions, frame strategic analyses, and support data-driven decision-making.
Develop insights that inform product strategy, growth initiatives, investment priorities, and performance improvement efforts.
Research & Market Intelligence
Lead market research and competitive intelligence initiatives to provide external context and identify emerging industry trends.
Synthesize quantitative data, market signals, and qualitative insights into cohesive perspectives that support strategic planning.
Monitor industry developments, competitive positioning, and innovation trends across payments, financial services, commerce, and technology ecosystems.
Analytics & Reporting Excellence
Define and evolve KPIs, measurement frameworks, and strategic reporting capabilities across product and business initiatives.
Drive the design and continuous improvement of executive dashboards, reporting solutions, and insight-generation processes.
Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of data, reporting outputs, and performance metrics.
Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and analytics processes through automation and scalable solutions.
AI & Innovation
Explore and champion the application of AI and advanced analytics capabilities to accelerate insight generation, improve reporting efficiency, and enhance decision-making.
Partner with analytics and technology teams to identify innovative approaches for extracting business value from data assets.
Help shape best practices for leveraging AI-enabled tools across reporting, analysis, and strategic insight development.
Stakeholder Leadership
Build strong partnerships with Product, Data Science, Finance and Business teams.
Influence stakeholders at multiple levels through data-backed recommendations, compelling storytelling, and executive-ready communications.
Lead multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously, balancing competing priorities in a dynamic global environment.
About You
You are a strategic thinker who combines analytical rigor with strong business acumen and exceptional communication skills. You enjoy solving complex problems, connecting disparate information, and influencing decisions through evidence-based insights.
Qualifications & Experience
Experience in business strategy, analytics, insights, consulting, product strategy, market intelligence, or related fields.
Proven ability to translate complex analytical findings into clear recommendations and executive-level business narratives.
Experience conducting market research, competitive intelligence, and strategic analysis to support business decision-making.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility across cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
Demonstrated success managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and data storytelling capabilities.
Strong problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity, with a passion for uncovering insights that drive business value.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving business priorities while maintaining a results-oriented mindset.
Collaborative, proactive, and highly effective in matrixed organizations.
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.
How we rate this
Manager, Data & Insights Strategy at Mastercard rates 35 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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