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Associate Consultant, Strategy and Transformation Launch Program - 2026, San Jose, Costa Rica

StrategyStrategyFull TimeRemoteEntry LevelTeam 38,800Since 1966

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Associate Consultant, Strategy and Transformation Launch Program - 2026, San Jose, Costa Rica

Mastercard

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 Consultant, Strategy and Transformation Launch Program - 2026, San Jose, Costa Rica Associate Consultant, Launch Program - 2026 At Mastercard, our Advisors & Consulting Services (ACS) group helps clients drive impact through data-driven insights, hands-on implementation, and a collaborative, tech-enabled culture. We invest in talent through global engagements, continuous learning, and programs like the Global Ambassadors Program, while fostering purpose through volunteerism, pro-bono work, and innovation that benefits both clients and communities. Make an Impact as an Associate Consultant As an Associate Consultant, you will collaborate within small teams to help some of the world's biggest brands answer and often implement solutions for their most challenging strategic questions. You will immediately create meaningful contributions through taking ownership of deliverables and building external relationships with clients. Focusing on technology and data, you will gain broad exposure to a range of industries, including financial services, retail, restaurants, hospitality and more. Specialization Track We are looking for passionate and talented professionals, who share our vision for helping our customers with their most urgent business needs, and we are recruiting for four career tracks that make up our team. Track placement will indicate the types of projects where you will spend most of your time; however, we encourage and enable working across tracks to allow team members to acquire diverse skills and experiences. Strategy & Transformation Guide clients through strategic, tactical, operational, and transformational challenges to enhance performance and operations. Our engagements cover diverse areas, including product development, marketing, customer loyalty, and innovation. Working with clients from various industries, many S&T engagements directly interface with numerous Fortune 500 companies. This role aligns with the practices of traditional management consulting firms. Sampling of questions we help our customers answer: - How can a global financial services institution be successful at entering a hyper competitive new market? - How can a customer improve its operating model to better achieve operational, financial and strategic goals? - Team members typically support 1-3 projects concurrently, with each project lasting for approximately 8-16 weeks. -Bring your Passion and Expertise We recruit for and value the following core competencies: Passion: Actively seeks responsibility and takes pride in delivering the highest quality results and recommendations to our clients. Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities. Analytic Excellence: Demonstrates a strong aptitude for structured problem solving, analytical and quantitative skills. Experience using data analysis or querying tools (e.g., SQL, SAS, Excel or Tableau) is an asset (particularly for Performance Analytics or Business Experimentation tracks). Business Interest: Clear interest in the world of business, and intuition for the way that companies make decisions. Rapid Growth: Eagerness to learn quickly, both through Mastercard's structured training curriculum and organic development opportunities. Teamwork: Willingness to work within small teams to produce outstanding deliverables, with a will to win attitude. Integrity: Outstanding record of academic achievement. Commitment to Mastercard's values of honesty and integrity with a willingness to embrace and learn from mistakes. Diverse Perspective: Brings a unique skillset or approach to the table in every client engagement or internal activity. Communication: Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Qualifications: • Undergraduate degree with a graduation date between Dec 2024 - Aug 2026;• Outstanding record of academic achievement;• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities;• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills; • Particularly for Performance Analytics or Business Experimentation tracks, experience using data analysis or querying tools (e.g., SQL, SAS, Excel or Tableau) is an asset;• Ability to communicate ideas effectively - both verbally and in writing - in English and the local office language(s) **** Program starting in August 2026 (full time / Hybrid Model) To participate in our job simulation and experience what it's like to work as a Consultant at Mastercard visit: https://www.theforage.com/simulations/mastercard/advisors-client-services-xvlw 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.

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  • 401(K), 401(K) matching, Adoption Assistance, Childcare benefits, Commuter benefits, Company equity, Company-sponsored outings, Company sponsored family events, Customized development tracks, Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff, Dental insurance, Disability insurance, Documented equal pay policy, Volunteer in local community, Employee stock purchase plan, Family medical leave, Fitness stipend, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Flexible work schedule, Generous parental leave, Generous PTO, Company-sponsored happy hours, Health insurance, Job training & conferences, Life insurance, Charitable contribution matching, Mentorship program, Paid volunteer time, Online course subscriptions available, Onsite gym, Open office floor plan, Paid holidays, Paid industry certifications, Paid sick days, Onsite office parking, Partners with nonprofits, Performance bonus, Pet insurance, Promote from within, Recreational clubs, Lunch and learns, Relocation assistance, Free snacks and drinks, Team based strategic planning, Team workouts, Tuition reimbursement, Vision insurance, Wellness programs, Some meals provided, Mental health benefits, Diversity employee resource groups, Fertility benefits, Employee resource groups, Employee-led culture committees, Hybrid work model, In-person all-hands meetings, Employee awards, Pay transparency, Transgender health care benefits, Wellness days, Abortion travel benefits, Meditation space, Mother's room, Personal development training, Virtual coaching services, Apprenticeship programs, Flexible time off, Floating holidays, Bereavement leave benefits

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