We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.
Launch Graduate Program 2024 – Stockholm, Sweden
We believe that opportunity is for all of us.
This is Mastercard Launch.
Mastercard Launch
There are some skills you can teach. And some you can inspire. Mastercard Launch gives recent graduates both—immersing emerging talent in an 18-month journey where they will challenge the status quo, engage in meaningful and practical sessions, drive Decency and Belonging, our mission to be a Force for Good and be the ultimate catalyst for personal and professional growth. The Launch program is for change makers, those who dare to be greater and who wish to make a real impact on the world. We invite you to bring your passion, share your talent and make the most of this truly Priceless experience.
What it is
A permanent opportunity but dedicated to an 18-month program that educates, inspires personal growth, and builds professional confidence to create a Priceless career with Mastercard. Launch will include development opportunities such as professional skills learning and networking and career conversations.
What you’ll do
Launchers will undertake 2x 9-month rotations to gain broaden skillset and exposure to the business and different career opportunities. All positions will fall within the ‘Sales Track’ of the International Markets (IMK) Launch Program and we have the following 3 routes:
Route 1 – Sales & Marketing
Sales
Financial Institutions (FI) is responsible for creating a close relationship with our issuing customers to protect and grow the current business but also to drive incremental revenues through maximizing our issuing share and drive services sales. FI is also responsible for finding and building new relationships with issuers of competing schemes or with new issuers to grow our business over time.
Marketing
The IMC (Integrated Marketing and Communication) team is overall responsible to drive and protect our brand across all segments. IMC plan and set the brand strategy which enables economic growth for everyone, everywhere, supporting and developing e.g. go-to-market strategies, events and campaigns etc.
Route 2 – Customer Solutions Centre & Sales
Customer Solutions Centre
Customer Solutions Centre (CSC) is the home of the Products and Services unit within Nordics & Baltics: It’s the function where product knowledge meets market knowledge, partnering with regional product organizations to ensure efficiency and that solutions available in the market fulfil local requirements. The Solutions Architect area within CSC focus on proactively partnering with Front Line (Sales/Business Development) segments to solve customers’ needs.
Sales
Financial Institutions (FI) is responsible for creating a close relationship with our issuing customers to protect and grow the current business but also to drive incremental revenues through maximizing our issuing share and drive services sales. FI is also responsible for finding and building new relationships with issuers of competing schemes or with new issuers to grow our business over time.
Route 3 – Marketing & Customer Solutions Centre
Marketing
The IMC (Integrated Marketing and Communication) team is overall responsible to drive and protect our brand across all segments. IMC plan and set the brand strategy which enables economic growth for everyone, everywhere, supporting and developing e.g. go-to-market strategies, events and campaigns etc.
Customer Solutions Centre
Customer Solutions Centre (CSC) is the home of the Products and Services unit within Nordics & Baltics: It’s the function where product knowledge meets market knowledge, partnering with regional product organizations to ensure efficiency and that solutions available in the market fulfil local requirements. The Solutions Architect area within CSC focus on proactively partnering with Front Line (Sales/Business Development) segments to solve customers’ needs.
Please specify if you have a preferred route as part of your application or if you are open to all. This information will be leveraged to best match applicants to the most suited route.
What you’ll need
- To be available to start from 2nd September 2024
- To be a Final Year Masters/Undergraduate Student studying e.g. Business, Management, Economics or similar/related degrees.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong strategic and conceptual aptitude
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects concurrently
- High-energy, can-do attitude, very strong sense of ownership and desire to succeed with commensurate analytical, technical, and strategic skills
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.