Director, Global Economist Job Listing at Mastercard in Arlington, VA (Job ID R-244586)

Description

Our Purpose

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.

Title and Summary

Director, Global Economist Overview
• The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) is an economics lab powering scale at Mastercard by owning economic thought leadership in support of Mastercard's efforts to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy
• MEI was launched in 2020 to analyze economic trends through the lens of the consumer to deliver tailored and actionable insights on economic issues for customers, partners and policymakers
• MEI is composed of a team of economists and data scientists that utilize & synthesize the anonymized and aggregated data from the Mastercard network together with public data to bring powerful insights to life, in the form of 1:1 presentations, global thought leadership, media participation, and commercial work through the company's product suites
About the Role
We are looking for a Director, Global Economist to support the Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) by synthesizing and maintaining a global narrative derived from the views of our regional Chief Economists. Reporting to the Head of the Mastercard Economics Institute, this individual will:
• Develop and maintain a cohesive global narrative for MEI, partnering with regional Chief Economists to identify patterns and macro-drivers across regions.
• Support regional Chief Economists and their teams in understanding the inter-regional impacts of their findings and forecasts.
• Promote the integration of globally relevant themes into ongoing regional economic analysis.
• Collaborate with the Growth and Operations team to develop and maintain market-facing content such as blogs, subscription reports, one-pagers, and materials for internal briefings.
• Support the creation of briefing documents for Mastercard leadership teams.
• Create content and present insights to internal stakeholders including C-Suite members.
• Work with MEI data scientists and consulting teams to explore new data sets and forecasting methods, pushing the boundaries of traditional economics.
• Assist in driving the story creation for interactive and tailored presentations.

All About You
• Formally trained economist with a BA+ in economics or a related field and 5+ years of experience as a global economist.
• Private sector experiences covering the global economy.
• Strong collaborator across teams within the institute and broader Mastercard.
• Evidence of both orthodox and experimental approaches in economic thinking, with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Effective project and timeline manager.
• Highly skilled communicator with excellent writing capabilities.
• Familiarity with coding in R, Tableau, and other analytical tools.
• Second language preferred. Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 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, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

Arlington, Virginia: $170,000 - $273,000 USD

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