Associate Analyst, Sales - 2027 Mastercard Launch Graduate Program - Auckland, New Zealand

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

Associate Analyst, Sales - 2027 Mastercard Launch Graduate Program - Auckland, New Zealand

We are seeking passionate and talented professionals who share our vision of delivering seamless, innovative, and fast-paced solutions to meet our customers' needs.

Who is Mastercard?
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Through secure data, strategic partnerships, and innovative solutions, we help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realise their greatest potential.
At Mastercard, our Decency Quotient (DQ) drives everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across 210+ countries and territories, we are building a more sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

About the Mastercard Launch Program
The Mastercard Launch Program is designed for early-career talent, offering an 18-month immersive experience to develop skills, gain cross-functional exposure, and work on impactful projects. Participants will be assigned to a business unit, receive hands-on mentorship, and grow through meaningful contributions.

Overview
The APEMEA (Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa) team is responsible for customer-facing activities across these regions, driving business strategy, sales, business development, and product management. Our goal is to execute business strategies effectively while expanding and diversifying our product offerings to better serve our customers.
Our Business Development & Account Management Teams focus on attracting new clients and managing ongoing customer relationships. As the frontline of customer engagement, the team provides strategic insights and collaborates with internal stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction. By maintaining strong relationships and understanding customer needs, the team helps drive Mastercard’s growth and market presence.

In this role, you will:
• Influence account strategies using analytical problem solving and leveraging data tools to provide market data and customer specific recommendations.
• Understand our and the customers’ strategic agenda, operational set up and capabilities, and identify opportunities to deliver against these objectives within the technical framework.
• Provides support to communicate innovations, technology and Mastercard product to customers.
• Work directly with the customer on all day-to-day issues, ensuring they receive the highest standard of service. This will include dealing with escalations, providing management reporting, preparing presentations for senior leadership etc.
• Develop strong internal relationships and partner with multiple internal functions, including Product, Digital, Finance, Marketing, Customer Delivery and Gateway teams.
• Undertake analysis, research, and business planning, reporting trends and competitor intelligence to stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with the customer at all levels.
• Participate in the sales pipeline management process.
• Manage tracking of contractual agreements and deliverables as required.
• Support the team on various strategic initiatives.


What we look for
We seek passionate and talented individuals who embody the following core competencies:
• Passion – Takes initiative, embraces responsibility, and takes pride in delivering high-quality results and impactful recommendations.
• Analytical Excellence – Demonstrates strong problem-solving abilities and quantitative skills to drive data-informed decisions.
• Business Acumen – Shows a keen interest in the business world and an intuitive understanding of how companies make strategic decisions.
• Growth Mindset – Eager to learn and develop quickly through Mastercard’s structured training programs and hands-on experiences.
• Collaboration – Thrives in a team environment, contributing to outstanding results with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach.
• Integrity – Upholds Mastercard’s values of honesty and accountability, with a commitment to learning from challenges and mistakes.
• Diverse Perspective – Brings unique skills, viewpoints, and approaches to every engagement, driving innovation and inclusivity.
• Effective Communication – Excels in both written and verbal communication, with demonstrated leadership and influence.

Qualifications:
• Undergraduate or Master’s degree (graduating between July 2026 - Feb 2027)
• Able to start work on 1 Feb 2027 (Start Dates are fixed)
• Strong academic track record.
• Proven leadership experience (work, extracurricular, or community).
• Ability to communicate complex ideas – both verbally and in writing – clearly in English.
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
• Must have full working rights in New Zealand (Citizen / PRs).
Note: Mastercard is unable to sponsor work visas for this position.

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.