Associate Analyst, Launch Graduate Program 2024- Dubai, United Arab Emirates - #33755

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 Title and Summary Associate Analyst, Launch Graduate Program 2024- Dubai, United Arab Emirates RESPONSIBILITIES
Uses analytical and problem solving skills to provide analyses and solutions that satisfy business needs and inform strategy development
Leverages data tools to develop revenue and expense benchmarks and performance trends
Supports project execution across at least one business function (e.g., business development, advertising, marketing, product management)
Participates in project and team meetings, business forecasting and planning activities
Assists with creating sales presentations, proposals and internal business case development
Works collaboratively across various internal teams to support a variety of business initiatives
Assists with the development and reporting of regular senior management business updates
JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES
Business experience or educational background in in industries such as financial services, consumer products, consulting, marketing, technology, or communications
BROADENING EXPERIENCES
Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects concurrently, while meeting deadlines
Works successfully and cooperatively in a team atmosphere
Uses insights drawn from data analytics to add value to a Customer servicing team

What you’ll need for Launch
To be available to start the program on 2nd September 2024
To be a Final Year Masters/Undergraduate Student or to graduate no earlier than December 2023 and no later than August 31st 2024
Bachelor’s degree in Business/Management/Computer Science or Engineering/Industrial Engineering/Business Informatics/MIS with a minimum predicted classification of a UK 2.1 or equivalent GPA of 3.0
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with analytical and problem-solving capability and a strong strategic & conceptual aptitude, whilst being customer centric
Passionate to learn and seek knowledge about Business Analysis/ Payments/ Software Development Life Cycle/ Agile and Scrum
English Language skills to a professional standard
Arabic Language skills to a professional standard 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