Principal Project Manager

Principal Project Manager

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.

Overview

The Global Business Solutions Center Project Management team is built upon strong contributors with leadership abilities, consulting mindsets and strong project management skills. The group acts as an internal consultant supporting the GBSC which today supports four primary verticals : Finance, People and Capability, Law, Franchise & Integrity and Sales & Marketing. The primary responsibility will be supporting the successful identification, planning and execution of projects within our GBSC and stakeholder groups with a prime focus on Finance, Payroll, and employee tax. This includes assisting with strategy development, researching trends, establishing best practices, leading key initiatives / projects and ad hoc reviews. The qualified candidate will be a member of a highly visible team working closely with Operational Work Stream Leads and Key Internal Customers to identify opportunities, develop appropriate planning and execute on projects. This position requires a highly collaborative individual with strong analytical, process and project management skills who will need to coordinate global relationships across multiple functional areas, third party providers and regional constituencies.

Role

Provide analytical and strategic insights, as well as thought leadership to drive priority projects

Assist senior leadership team in identifying key issues, evaluating options, and developing action plans

Work across the functions, playing a key support role in developing frameworks and analyses to structure and solve business problems and prioritize initiatives

Analyze and evaluate opportunities for potential investment based on strategic priorities

Responsible for planning, developing, and executing schedules to ensure timely completion of project deadlines and milestones

Provide insights to enhance processes and tooling, support implementation best practices and process improvements derived from identifying areas of weakness and strategizing improvements

Regularly communicates to senior management regarding the status of specific project deliverables

Perform analysis and assessment activities to provide stakeholders with timely updates

All About You

Experience in large-scale, cross functional transformation initiatives; finance and payroll experience preferred

Experience evaluating business processes and providing advice on ways to effectively streamline business processes and efficiencies (i.e., Lean Six Sigma)

Demonstrated project management leadership in complex situations and is viewed as a credible subject matter expert to all levels of senior management

Professional services or consulting experience a plus

Experience with risk management and investigation, consulting and strategic judgement, and business process assessment

Excellent communication (written, oral and presentation) and interpersonal skills

Experience in analysis of operational data to support business decisions and proven process management experience - inclusive of process design and system optimization

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 and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri : $128,000 - $205,000 USD