4 Strategy Consultant jobs in Australia

**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**
Managing Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services, Strategy & Transformation
Managing Consultant - Strategy & Transformation
Advisors & Consulting Services
Services within Mastercard is responsible for acquiring, engaging, and retaining customers by managing fraud and risk, enhancing cybersecurity, and improving the digital payments experience. We provide value-added services and leverage expertise, data-driven insights, and execution.
Our Advisors & Consulting Services team combines traditional management consulting with Mastercard's rich data assets, proprietary platforms, and technologies to provide clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Our teams work with a diverse global customer base across industries, from banking and payments to retail and restaurants.
Please review our consulting specializations to learn more about all opportunities and apply for the position that is best suited to your background and experience: and Responsibilities
Client Impact
· Lead client engagements across a range of industries and problem statements
· Develop strategies and programs for large, regional, and global clients by leveraging data and technology solutions to unlock client value
· Own key relationships with mid-level to senior client stakeholders and independently assess client agenda, internal culture, and change readiness
Team Collaboration & Culture
· Lead team to creative insights and sound business recommendations, and deliver impactful client presentations while growing team members' roles and skills
· Provide analytical and day-to-day project delivery team leadership, and create a collaborative and inclusive environment for all levels
· Collaborate with internal Mastercard stakeholders including Product and Business Development to scope projects, create relevant solutions for clients, and build the firm's intellectual capital
· Provide on-the-job training, coaching, and mentorship to junior consultants
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
· Undergraduate degree with work experience in consulting, corporate strategy, business intelligence, business line management, or product management
· Experience coaching and managing teams across multiple consulting engagements that involve structured problem solving and stakeholder management
· Experience managing key client relationships
· Knowledge of business KPIs, financials, and organizational leadership
· Ability to identify new business development opportunities, and experience drafting proposals and scoping new opportunities
· Logical, structured thinking, and affinity for numerical analysis
· Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
· Ability to manage multiple tasks and clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
· Ability to communicate effectively in English
· Eligibility to work in Australia
Preferred qualifications
· Experience generating new knowledge or creating innovative solutions for a firm
· Relevant industry expertise
· MBA or master's degree with relevant specialization (not required)
**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.

**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 Managing Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services, Strategy & Transformation
Services within Mastercard is responsible for acquiring, engaging, and retaining customers by managing fraud and risk, enhancing cybersecurity, and improving the digital payments experience. We provide value-added services and leverage expertise, data-driven insights, and execution. Our Advisors & Consulting Services team combines traditional management consulting with Mastercard's rich data assets, proprietary platforms, and technologies to provide clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Our teams work with a diverse global customer base across industries, from banking and payments to retail and restaurants.
The Advisors & Consulting Services group has five specializations: Strategy & Transformation, Performance Analytics, Business Experimentation, Marketing, and Program Management. Our Strategy & Transformation consultants lead clients through impactful decision-making as they tackle strategic, tactical, operational, and transformational business challenges. They apply a broad set of problem-solving techniques to improve the client's overall strategy, performance, and operations.
Positions for different specializations and levels are available in separate job postings. Please review our consulting specializations to learn more about all opportunities and apply for the position that is best suited to your background and experience: and Responsibilities
Client Impact
· Manage deliverable development and workstreams on projects across a range of industries and problem statements
· Contribute to and/or develop strategies and programs for large, regional, and global clients by leveraging data and technology solutions to unlock client value
· Manage working relationship with client managers, and act as trusted and reliable partner
Team Collaboration & Culture
· Develop sound business recommendations and deliver effective client presentations
· Plan, organize, and structure own work and that of junior project delivery consultants to identify effective analysis structures to address client problems, synthesize analyses into relevant findings, and create impactful storylines
· Lead team and external meetings, and lead or co-lead project management
· Contribute to the firm's intellectual capital and solution development
· Grow from coaching to enable ownership of day-to-day project management across client projects, and mentor junior consultants
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
· Undergraduate degree with work experience in consulting, corporate strategy, business intelligence, business line management, or product management
· Experience managing clients or internal stakeholders
· Logical, structured thinking, and affinity for numerical analysis
· Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
· Ability to perform multiple tasks with multiple clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
· Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable)
· Eligibility to work in the country where you are applying, as well as apply for travel visas as required by travel needs
Preferred qualifications
· Experience managing tasks or workstreams in a collaborative team environment with third parties
· Experience coaching junior delivery consultants
· Relevant industry expertise
· MBA or master's degree with relevant specialization (not required)
**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.

**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 Managing Consultant/PMO, Program Management, Advisors & Consulting Services
All About Us
The Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing expertise that helps our customers grow. This team is responsible for end-to-end solutions for a diverse global customer base. We combine traditional management consulting with our rich data assets and in-house technology to provide our clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, these services include consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, test-and-learn business experimentation, and information and risk management services. While specializing in the payments industry, Mastercard Services also works closely with major retailers, airlines, and other enterprises, leveraging data and insights garnered from within and beyond its network.
All About the Role
Make an Impact as an Associate Managing Consultant, Advisors Program Management.
Advisors Program Management is an execution-oriented client-facing competency that applies proven, accredited change skills and domain experience to partner with clients and help them drive measurable value by:
- Developing new products and strategies and ensuring smooth and efficient delivery to market.
- Strengthening client's internal skills, knowledge and experience in critical areas.
- Successfully implementing complex technology assets and delivering the most challenging transformation programs to create the new business as usual.
- Transforming client processes and optimizing their management practices.
As an Associate Managing Consultant, you will manage multiple projects within a portfolio providing efficient and effective coordination of a complex range of activities by clearly defining project team and stakeholder roles and responsibilities that are aligned with the delivery of the expected benefits. You will also ensure effective identification of risks and pro-active solutioning to mitigate risks and impact on timelines.
All About You
- Experience in delivery of large, complex projects / programs of diverse size in a cross-functional, multicultural environment
- Formally trained in a range of project management and change management methodologies and techniques; accredited in one or more recognized PM/PMO/ Change/Service management methodologies is an advantage
- Able to plan and manage a multi-workstream program from inception to delivery providing support, direction and / or technical expertise to the project team across multiple disciplines and geographies
- Develop strong presence in the client organization extending beyond the immediate boundaries of the program
- Bring interesting & relevant industry perspectives, insights and ideas to key stakeholders in the client organization
- Think 'Out of the Box' and can challenge the status quo with supporting analysis.
- Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills. Able to define scope, timelines and budgets in a clear, concise language in writing and verbally. Able to report on issues, risks, progress, timelines etc. accurately and summarize effectively offering analysis, options and credible solutions
- Able to handle multiple priorities, work independently, think laterally and manage multiple issues under the pressure of conflicting constraints and limited resources. Perform and articulate cost / benefit / risk analysis
- Able to lead, motivate and develop a team of professionals
All About Your Education & Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification. Advanced degree or MBA preferred
- 4-6 years of Project Management experience
- Professional accreditation such as Project Management Professional (PMP) desirable
- Exposure specifically in payments and/or retail banking or merchants and/or consultancies.
- Comfortable with significant client interaction and interest in building relationships
- Ability to perform multiple tasks with multiple clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills required, knowledge of Project Management tools preferred
- Willingness to travel
**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.