Principal Project Manager

Mastercard•O’Fallon, MO

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About The Position

The Global Business Solutions Center Service 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 related projects. 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.

Requirements

Experience in large-scale, cross functional transformation initiatives
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
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

Nice To Haves

Professional services or consulting experience a plus

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

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.
Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

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