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Lisbon, Portugal

Analyst, Solution Architect

No experience
Finance
Sales
Posted:
December 28, 2025

Mastercard

Worldwide payments technology and solutions provider
79
Palpable Score
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Overview

The Customer Solutions Center sits at the intersection of product, services, marketing and, most importantly, our customers and prospects. We have a front-row seat for how our capabilities are driving impact in the industry. From our core products that are at the heart of everyday commerce to our newest solutions in digital, security, networks and services, Solutions Architects play a vital role in driving influence and revenue for Mastercard.

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As the Analyst, Solutions Architect, you will work with the rest of the CSC team and our Spanish and Portuguese customer account management to deepen our relationship with new and existing customers by articulating a differentiated “Why Mastercard” story around our products and services. You will support solutioning efforts that leverage the full breadth of the Mastercard toolbox to solve customer pain points or address customer opportunities. You will work with the CSC and Sales team in the identification of customer needs and the mapping to Mastercard products and services, supporting the story-telling process across a diverse set of customers.

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About the Role

• Support Product Sales strategy for Spain and Portugal

o Cross-market support on KPIs reporting and follow-up

o Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to successfully execute and manage product growth in the markets

o Support CSC in developing internal and external materials articulating market strategy

• Support definition of the narrative for Mastercard products, benefits and solutions

o Understanding of product development/management

o Ability to comprehend the business, market context and customer needs to drive and architect integrated and innovative solutions

o Collaborate with the account and business development teams to identify customer needs and opportunities

o Support CSC team on RFP responses / creation of value propositions for accounts opportunities

• Works closely with Account and Product teams

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About you

• A problem solver, keen to understand customer challenges – inquisitive, and able to simplify complexity

• Good storyteller and communicator both PowerPoint/written form and verbally

• Understanding of technical basics, APIs, process flows

• Ability to comprehend the business, market context and customer needs to drive and architect integrated and innovative solutions

• Ability to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data and derive recommendations from data

• Ability to work well collaboratively

• Experience / knowledgeo

Engineering or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, MBA or equivalento Product / services background and foundational knowledge of the payments ecosystem is an advantageo Similarly, prior consulting and business solutioning experience is an advantageo Analytical and written communication skillso Problem solving and product management skillso Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

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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:

About the company

Mastercard

Company overview
Mastercard operates a global payments network that routes, clears, and settles card and other payment transactions across countries and currencies. The company also sells value-added services and solutions, including security solutions, consumer acquisition and engagement services, business and market insights, digital and authentication solutions, and processing and gateway services. The company serves financial institutions, merchants, governments, fintechs, and partners with technology and data products alongside the network. Mastercard is a public company headquartered in Purchase, New York.

Locations and presence

Mastercard employed approximately 35,300 people globally as of December 31, 2024, with around 69% of employees based outside the United States across more than 90 countries. Mastercard describes a hybrid work approach for non-remote roles that averages at least three days per week in the office, alongside flexibility programs such as a four-week “work from elsewhere” policy.

Palpable Score

79
/ 100
Mastercard is a strong early-career option because Mastercard runs paid internships with a stated path into the Launch graduate program, and Mastercard also backs recent grads with an 18-month structured development journey. The main limits are predictability and consistency across teams: candidates report a wide range of interview styles depending on role, and the company’s pay transparency is strong in some markets but not universal.
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