Specialist, Product Management - Data Analytics

Job Title: Specialist, Product Management - Data AnalyticsOverview:Overview –Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, committed to driving innovation and advancing financial inclusion.

Within Mastercard, Services provides advanced analytics, consulting, and digital solutions that help businesses, financial institutions, and governments make data-driven decisions.Business & Market Insights (B&MI), a key part of Services, empowers organizations with differentiated data assets, analytics solutions, and advisory capabilities that enable confident decision-making and better business outcomes. Through partnerships with financial institutions, merchants, public sector organizations, and other stakeholders, B&MI delivers market intelligence, customer insights, and innovative solutions that accelerate growth.The centralized Capabilities & Data (C&D) organization brings together foundational data, analytics, AI, data science, and platform engineering capabilities to accelerate B&MI's Vision. C&D provides the common data, analytical, and platform foundations that enable product teams to develop, scale, and enhance data-driven solutions more efficiently.Role –As part of Capabilities and Data (C&D) Team, you will support the development and enhancement of B&MI products by delivering analytical insights, data solutions, and operational support. Working closely with Product Management, Data Science, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams, you will help translate business requirements into actionable analytics, support product initiatives, and contribute to the development of scalable data capabilities that drive product innovation and client value.- Support the development and enhancement of product features by providing analytical insights aligned to client needs, business objectives, and market trends.- Analyze transaction, merchant, consumer, and market datasets to generate actionable insights that improve product capabilities and business outcomes.- Assist in addressing client queries and support product adoption through data-driven recommendations and analytical expertise.- Collaborate with Product, Data Science, Engineering, Sales, and Consulting teams to execute product initiatives and deliver business value.- Develop and implement analytical models, statistical solutions, reporting frameworks, and dashboards to address business challenges and support decision-making.- Support the validation, optimization, deployment, and operationalization of analytical models and data-driven solutions.- Ensure the accuracy, consistency, reliability, and quality of data assets, analytical outputs, and product deliverables.- Monitor industry trends, emerging analytical techniques, and competitor offerings to identify opportunities for product innovation and improvement.- Document analytical methodologies, processes, and best practices to support transparency, scalability, and knowledge sharing.- Independently execute assigned analytical projects and initiatives, contributing to continuous improvement and the growth of shared data and analytics capabilities across B&MI.All about you –

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in technology, data analytics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Analytical Expertise: Proven ability to conduct data analysis to support product strategy, commercial decisions, and business growth.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience in analytics solutions for payments, financial services, or related industries is preferred.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL, Python, Hadoop, Excel, Tableau, and other analytics tools, with experience handling large datasets. Experience on AI tools is a plus.
• Strategic Problem-Solving: Strong analytical mindset to break down complex and ambiguous problems into actionable insights.
• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple initiatives, prioritize competing tasks, and drive end-to-end execution in a cross-functional environment.
• Collaboration & Communication: Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to clearly articulate problem statements, insights, and opportunities to both internal and external partners.