Senior Business Analyst, Chief Administrative Office

Mastercard is hiring a Senior Business Analyst, Chief Administrative Office in New York, United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Mastercard.

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The posting mentions PowerPoint, Excel and Word among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
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AI in this role

Support the Chief of Staff in advancing strategic priorities, executive operations, and stakeholder engagement.

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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 Business Analyst, Chief Administrative Office

Overview: The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) is seeking a highly motivated Senior Business Analyst to support the Chief of Staff, CAO in advancing strategic priorities, executive operations, organizational effectiveness, and stakeholder engagement across the CAO function and externally.
Success in this role requires exceptional judgment, intellectual curiosity, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Role:
Stakeholder & Event Management: Support the Chief of Staff in preparing the CAO for major policy convenings (e.g., Davos, Munich Security Conference, IMF/World Bank Meetings) and other travel. Assist in the development of program planning, meeting logistics, executive briefings, and messaging.
Executive Support: Work with the Chief of Staff to prepare briefing materials for the CAO’s internal and external meetings. Includes following up with internal stakeholders to obtain inputs.
Operations: Create and maintain tools to track open action items and meeting requests to ensure follow-through. Support CAO planning, operating reviews, and leadership reporting.
Communications & Culture: Support the Chief of Staff and Communications team to ensure successful delivery of CAO Town Halls, CAO communications, and other culture building events.
Travel Support: Partner with the Chief of Staff and Sr. Executive Assistant to create a meaningful agenda for the CAO’s travel and market visits.

All About You:
Required:
• Professional experience in consulting, strategy, business operations, project management, chief of staff, public policy, corporate affairs, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to synthesize complex information into concise, executive-level insights.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and collaboration tools.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while exercising sound judgment and discretion.
Preferred
• Experience supporting senior executives or executive leadership teams.
• Experience in a global, matrixed organization.
• Familiarity with public policy, government affairs, corporate strategy, or enterprise operations.
• Experience developing senior executive presentations and briefing materials.

Success Profile
The ideal candidate is:
• Inherently curious and eager to learn.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
• An exceptional communicator who can tailor messages for senior leadership audiences.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Proactive, resourceful, and solutions-driven.
• Able to build strong relationships across functions and levels.
• Capable of balancing strategic thinking with flawless execution.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations. THIS POSTING RELECTS ONE OR MORE CURRENT VACANCIES ON OUR TEAM, AND MASTERCARD INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY 01/20/2027. If the fill date has passed, Mastercard intends to fill this position as soon as possible.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $110,000 - $187,000 USD

How we rate this

Senior Business Analyst, Chief Administrative Office at Mastercard rates 0 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.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
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Key facts

Senior Business Analyst, Chief Administrative Office is an open job at Mastercard.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Purchase, New York.
The job was posted on October 22, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Mastercard. Apply on Mastercard

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