Associate Management Consultant, Program Management
MastercardToronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted February 9, 2026
83000 - 132000 CAD
About the Company
Mastercard is a global technology company that powers economies and empowers people worldwide.
Job Description
Mastercard is looking for an Associate Management Consultant, Program Management to manage a portfolio of projects that support a strategy, a strategic change, or initiative with significant impact on the client organization. The role involves managing complexity and inherent risks across a wide range of business areas, identifying potential system efficiencies or process improvements, and suggesting proactive strategies for consideration by program leadership.
Requirements
- Technical program delivery experience leading development and implementation of payment solutions and measuring impact on clients' business
- Undergraduate degree with work experience in project management and change management methodologies and techniques in payments environment
- 4-6 years of Project Management experience with Agile/Scrum implementing core payment solutions or digital solutions such as mobile applications or digital transformations
- Exposure to financial institutions, payments, and/or consultancies
- Experience coaching and managing teams across multiple projects and/or engagements with third parties
- Experience managing key client relationships
- Knowledge of business KPIs, financials, and organizational leadership
- Ability to provide perspective on industry and marketplace
- Expertise in Payments, IaaS, PaaS, huge plus if you have expertise in CI/CD, SQL databases, microservices APIs, and distributed systems operations in a DevOps model are a plus
- Completed or interested in pursuing recognized professional accreditation, such as Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Knowledge of Project Management tools
- Exposure to payments and/or retail banking or merchants
- Experience generating new knowledge or creating innovative solutions for a firm
- MBA or master’s degree with relevant specialization (not required)
Benefits
- Competitive pay based on location, experience, and other qualifications for the role
- Discretionary annual incentive program
- Total compensation philosophy
