Vice President Data

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

Vice President Data & Insights APEMEAOverview

APEMEA Strategy and Business Excellence team focuses on developing approaches to tackle top of mind business challenges shared across our Regions. VP Data & Insights is a role where you will fully immerse yourself in data collection, draw insight from analysis, and then zoom out to develop compelling, synthesized recommendations. You will be taking strategy one step further to persuasively communicate your recommendations to senior-level executives, help drive implementation and check back-in to see the impact of your recommendations. This role demands a change agent who is a visionary leader with deep expertise in data-driven strategy, cross-functional execution and stakeholder influence at the executive level.

About the Role

Continue to build end evolve the data and insights team pivoting with the changing business needs.

Shape and lead operational insights and KPI tracking across APEMEA, aligning with Mastercard's global priorities and regional nuances.

Champion enterprise-wide data governance and insights generation to inform strategic decisions and performance optimization.

Support transformational sales initiatives (such as cross-selling, resource planning, target setting, territory planning, customer segmentation) and build mechanisms to track and report on their performance.

Lead analysis and insights for all executive deliverables i.e. Board and ELT presentations, QOR.

Oversee the development and integration of advanced analytics platforms and business intelligence tools to support executive visibility.

Provide regular performance reports and dashboards to Sales Leadership teams (such as Regional Presidents, Divisional President, Country Managers and BU Sales Leaders), allowing them to track progress, identify areas of concern, and provide targeted coaching. 

Lead cross-regional collaboration with Sales Excellence, P&C, Legal, Marketing, and Product to ensure seamless execution of strategic programs.

Unlock the potential of a high performing team, build followership and systematically develop enterprise talent

About You

Experience designing, building and leading a high performing team.

Has proven track record of interpreting sales data and developing data-driven sales strategies, preferably in consulting or in-house strategy roles, experience in customer-facing teams is a plus

Deep knowledge of the payments industry and understanding of the Mastercard strategy, with curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of Mastercard, including product, finance, and technology, to drive informed strategic decisions

Robust understanding of our internal data structures and sources as well as advanced analytics, data science, and business intelligence platforms (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, SQL)

A problem-solver with an analytical mindset, capable of cutting through noise and complexity to guide teams to deliver on clear, actionable approaches and insights

Proven ability to influence various senior stakeholders and drive substantial change, requiring excellent communication and negotiation skills, ability to navigate and influence at the highest levels of the organization

Politically savvy collaborator and consensus builder with a track record of bringing people together around a common cause

Strong organizational, prioritization and time management skills as well as the ability to delegate effectively

Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams without direct reporting lines, showcasing strong leadership and collaboration skills

Highly developed presentation, facilitation, and communication skills, both verbal and written

Resilient and able to work through ambiguity

A self-starter who can set challenging and meaningful goals for the team and deliver tangible results in a fast-paced environment

Has ability to foster a positive team culture, to help us continually learn, share knowledge, challenge one another to improve our sales operations and customer experience

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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