Senior Managing Consultant – Advisors & Consulting Services (Deploy)

About the role

Join Mastercard’s Deploy team as a Senior Managing Consultant, helping clients across Azerbaijan and the broader CIS region execute complex payments and digital transformation programmes. You will act as a trusted advisor to financial institutions, fintechs, merchants and ecosystem participants, delivering end‑to‑end implementation and ensuring business value is realised.

Key responsibilities

• Lead large‑scale payments, digital transformation and implementation programmes across issuing, acquiring, acceptance and the wider payment ecosystem.
• Manage multiple client engagements from initiation through execution and benefits realisation.
• Partner with regional account teams, product organisations, business‑development groups and Mastercard stakeholders to identify and pursue deployment opportunities.
• Support business‑development activities including opportunity qualification, client discussions, proposal development and solution positioning.
• Provide governance, risk management, stakeholder alignment and executive communication for projects.
• Contribute to the evolution of Mastercard’s Deploy capabilities and regional delivery model.
• Coach and mentor junior consultants while fostering a collaborative execution culture.
• Travel across the CIS region as required to support clients and business priorities.

Required profile

• Proven experience delivering large‑scale transformation, implementation or similar programmes.
• Strong background in payments, digital transformation and consulting services.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes.

Required skills