Manager, Global Economist Job Listing at Mastercard in New York, NY (Job ID R-235959-New York, United States of America, 10016)

Description

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

Manager, Global Economist Overview

The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) is an economics lab powering scale at Mastercard by owning economic thought leadership in support of Mastercard's efforts to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy

The Economics Institute was launched in 2020 to analyze economic trends through the lens of the consumer to deliver tailored and actionable insights on economic issues for customers, partners and policymakers

The Institute is composed of a team of economists and data scientists that utilize & synthesize the anonymized and aggregated data from the Mastercard network together with public data to bring powerful insights to life, in the form of 1:1 presentations, global thought leadership, media participation, and commercial work through the company's product suites



About the Role

We are looking for an economist to synthesize and maintain a global narrative at MEI, derived from the views of each of our regional Chief Economists. This individual will report to the Global Head of Growth and Operations at MEI, and will have the following responsibilities:

Develop and maintain cohesive global narrative for MEI, partnering with our regional Chief Economists to recognize patterns and macro-drivers spanning regions

Support the regional Chief Economists and their local teams in thinking through the inter-regional impacts of their findings and forecasts

Evangelize the integration of these globally relevant themes into on-going regional economic analysis

Partner with the Global Head of Growth and Operations to develop and maintain a range of market facing delivery formats such as blogs, subscription reports, one-pagers, and content in support of internal briefings and internal stakeholder organizations

Support creation of briefing documents for Mastercard leadership teams

Create content and present insights as a representative of Mastercard in customer forums, industry events and consulting read-outs, positioning us as an industry leader with highly differentiated capabilities

Work with MEI data scientists and consulting teams to explore alternative data sets and forecasting to push the boundaries in more traditional economics

Help drive the story creation for interactive and tailored presentations



All About You
Formally trained economist with a BA+ economics degree (or related field) and 5+ years work experience
Private sector experience covering the global economy or a major region – US, Eurozone, G7, China, etc.
Strong collaborator across teams within the institute and broader Mastercard
Evidence of both orthodox and experimental approaches in economic thinking and application with an entrepreneurial mindset
Manage complex projects and timelines effectively
Highly skilled communicator with excellent writing capabilities
Familiarity with coding in R, Tableau and other analytical tools
Second language preferred

Pay Ranges

Boston, MA: $115,000 - $184,000
New York City: $120,000 - $192,000
Purchase, NY: $115,000 - $184,000 Mastercard is an inclusive equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

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