Job description

The Senior Managing Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services - AI Strategy (Financial Services) will report to the Principal and work closely with the Mastercard AI team to lead AI-driven consulting engagements for clients, particularly card issuers and financial services organizations. The role involves spearheading the development and implementation of AI strategies addressing complex business challenges in payments, leveraging expertise in AI strategy, data science, machine learning engineering, business strategy, analytics, automation, data engineering, and solution design. The consultant will identify high-impact AI and analytics opportunities, quantify ROI, and architect end-to-end AI solutions. Responsibilities include securing executive stakeholder alignment, scaling initiatives across multiple use cases, overseeing iterative project roadmaps, pilot rollouts, and change management, while ensuring adoption of AI best practices. The role demands hands-on GenAI experience, including development with open source LLM models such as Deepseek and LLaMA. The consultant will publish and present thought leadership via whitepapers, case studies, conference keynotes, and journal articles, and advise on AI ethics, governance, and regulatory considerations in financial services. Additional duties include developing delivery frameworks, methodologies, reusable assets (templates, playbooks), mentoring junior colleagues, and fostering cross-functional collaboration among data science, engineering, and business teams. The position requires 8+ years of experience in data-driven strategies, strong knowledge of the payments ecosystem, agile methodologies, iterative development, technology project management, and executive-level presentation skills. A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in computer science, engineering, or related fields is required; a Master’s degree or equivalent is preferred.