Associate Consultant Intern, Summer 2027 – Saudi Arabia

Role Overview

Associate Consultant Intern, Summer 2027 position at Mastercard in Saudi Arabia. This internship offers hands-on work in consulting, providing opportunities to build skills, expand your network, and make meaningful impact on projects supporting business priorities.

Company Overview

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. The Advisors & Consulting Services (A&CS) team helps clients drive impact through data-driven insights, hands-on implementation, and a collaborative, tech-enabled culture. The organization invests in talent through global engagements, continuous learning, and programs like the Global Ambassadors Program, while fostering purpose through volunteerism, pro-bono work, and innovation that benefits both clients and communities.

Role Purpose

As an Associate Consultant Intern, you will collaborate within small teams to help major global brands answer and implement solutions for their most challenging strategic questions. You will create meaningful contributions through ownership of deliverables and build external relationships with clients, gaining broad exposure to industries including financial services, retail, restaurants, and hospitality while focusing on technology and data.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Analysis

• Work in small teams to support strategic consulting projects across industries.
• Analyze data, identify trends, and help translate insights into recommendations.
• Support problem-solving by structuring challenges and exploring solutions.
• Build an understanding of how consulting engagements are delivered end to end.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Begin building relationships with clients to understand their business needs, seek strategic solutions, and guide impactful decisions.
• Collaborate with colleagues across different areas of the organization and gain exposure to business development, account management, and product management.
• Create clear and compelling presentations for internal teams and clients.

Professional Development & Culture

• Participate in volunteer and team-building experiences.
• Gain exposure to leadership team through networking sessions and speaker series.
• Grow by receiving hands-on mentorship from an experienced management team.

Specialization Track Focus

Candidates may be placed in one of five specialization tracks, with the following representative responsibilities:

Business Experimentation Track

• Leverage Mastercard's industry-leading predictive analytics platform Test & Learn® and SQL to run data-backed business experiments for clients.
• Focus on data science-based solutions to provide insights on various business initiatives, including product launches, marketing campaigns, customer loyalty, and pricing across various industries touching many Fortune 500 companies.
• Partner directly with clients to share findings and help determine which ideas are effective, as well as where, when, and how to implement them.

Strategy & Transformation Track

• Guide clients through strategic, tactical, operational, and transformational challenges to enhance performance and operations.
• Work on diverse areas including product development, marketing, customer loyalty, and innovation.
• Engage with clients from various industries, many with direct interface to Fortune 500 companies.

Performance Analytics Track

• Use quantitative and qualitative skills and enterprise applications (e.g., Business Intelligence Platforms, SQL, Python, and more) to drive data-led consulting solutions for customers.
• Weave together vast amounts of Mastercard, client, and third-party data assets to investigate trends, build propensity models, develop data visualizations, and synthesize millions of data points into a cohesive story.
• Engage with client stakeholders through virtual and in-person meetings, leveraging insights to inform strategic recommendations.

Marketing Track

• Develop strategies and lead implementation of marketing campaigns and engagements.
• Evaluate results to drive performance on behalf of Mastercard's clients.
• Provide deep direct marketing expertise across channels, leveraging customer, behavioral, and transactional data and defining tangible results to both the client and Mastercard.

Deploy Track

• Help clients implement, launch, and scale Mastercard products, platforms, and business transformation initiatives.
• Combine program management, stakeholder engagement, and implementation expertise to guide complex initiatives from strategy into execution.
• Work closely with client and Mastercard teams, coordinate cross-functional efforts, manage risks and dependencies, and drive adoption to ensure clients realize value from their investments.

Qualifications & Experience

• Undergraduate or master's degree with expected graduation date between December 2027 and July 2028.
• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities.
• Demonstrated strong aptitude for structured problem-solving, analytical, and quantitative skills.
• Experience using data analysis or querying tools (e.g., SQL, SAS, Excel, or Tableau) is an asset, particularly for Performance Analytics or Business Experimentation tracks.
• Outstanding record of academic achievement.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficiency in English is mandatory; proficiency in two or more languages is a strong plus.
• Structured problem-solving abilities.
• Data analysis capabilities.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with a will to win attitude.
• Eagerness to learn quickly, both through structured training and organic development opportunities.
• Clear interest in business and intuition for how companies make decisions.
• Brings unique skillset or approach to client engagements and internal activities.

Additional Information

• Start date: June 2027.
• Must be available to start the internship on June 2027.
• Track placement will indicate the types of projects where you will spend most of your time; however, you are encouraged and enabled to work across tracks to acquire diverse skills and experiences.
• Mentorship and coaching from experienced professionals and leaders.
• Networking opportunities with fellow interns, employees, and senior leaders.
• Professional development experiences focused on career growth and skill-building.
• Exposure to innovative technologies and global business challenges.
• Volunteer, community engagement, and team-building activities.
• Many interns continue building their careers with Mastercard through full-time opportunities, early career programs, or future internships.
• All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks require adherence to Mastercard's security policies and practices.
• You must ensure the confidentiality and integrity of information being accessed.
• You must report any suspected information security violation or breach.
• You must complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.