Manager – Business Analysis – Settlement
On-sitePune, Maharashtra, India or Gurugram, Haryana, India
Job Summary
Lead and execute strategic settlement initiatives supporting Mastercard's growth, market expansion, and regulatory changes. Partner with regional and global stakeholders to assess, design, and implement new settlement capabilities, currencies, services, and operating models. Develop business cases and implementation strategies that support settlement modernization and broader business objectives. Identify opportunities for process simplification, automation, controls enhancement, and operating model transformation across settlement activities. Drive the end-to-end delivery of settlement and payment infrastructure initiatives by translating business requirements into scalable solutions while partnering across technology, banking, and operational teams. Manage global settlement invoice processing, vendor onboarding, payment approvals, and related governance activities to ensure compliance with internal controls and financial policies.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in finance, Business, Accounting, Economics, Financial Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- High degree of expertise in Payments and Settlement, Banking, Fintech, Financial Market Infrastructure, Consulting, or related domains
- Strong understanding of payment ecosystems, authorization, clearing, settlement, card networks, treasury operations, liquidity management, correspondent banking, and cash management
- Working knowledge of payment connectivity solutions including SWIFT, host-to-host interfaces, APIs, and ISO 20022
- Professional maturity and flexibility to support a global organization operating 24x7 across time zones
- Ability to develop executive presentations, business cases, and strategic recommendations
- Outstanding communication and relationship management skills
- Must abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices
- Must ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed
- Must report any suspected information security violation or breach
- Must complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines
Desired Qualifications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage ambiguity and navigate complex business environments
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across business, technology, treasury, operations, banking partners, and executive leadership
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