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Mastercard

Associate Consultant Intern, Summer Internship Program – 2027

LocationAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Typeinternship
SeniorityEntry
DepartmentAdvisors & Consulting Services
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 10, 2026 · 1d ago
Verified live1d ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Must have10
Undergraduate or master’s degree with an expected graduation date between December 2027 - August 2028
Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – verbally and in writing – in English
Passion: Actively seeks responsibility and takes pride in delivering the highest quality results and recommendations to our clients. Proven record of leadership
Analytic Excellence: Demonstrates a strong aptitude for structured problem solving, analytical, and quantitative skills
Business Interest: Clear interest in the world of business, and intuition for the way that companies make decisions
Rapid Growth: Eagerness to learn quickly
Teamwork: Willingness to work within small teams to produce outstanding deliverables, with a will to win attitude
Integrity: Outstanding record of academic achievement. Commitment to Mastercard's values of honesty and integrity
Diverse Perspective: Brings a unique skillset or approach to the table in every client engagement or internal activity
Communication: Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice to have1
Experience using data analysis or querying tools (e.g., SQL, SAS, Excel or Tableau) is an asset
Eligibility1
Must be available to start the internship on the 21st of June 2027 for ten weeks
Skills
SQL
SAS
Excel
Tableau
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
Associate Consultant Intern, Summer Internship Program – 2027, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Benefits
Why join Mastercard’s internship program?
Mastercard’s internship program offers more than hands-on work. It provides an opportunity to build skills, expand your network, and make a meaningful impact while working on projects that support business priorities. It provides an opportunity to build skills, expand your network, and make a meaningful impact while working on projects that support business priorities.
About the team
Mastercard’s Advisors & Consulting Services (A&CS) team helps clients drive impact through data-driven insights, hands-on implementation, and a collaborative, tech-enabled culture. We invest in talent through global engagements, continuous learning, and programs like the Global Ambassadors Program, while fostering purpose through volunteerism, pro-bono work, and innovation that benefits both clients and communities.
Responsibilities
What you’ll do
As an Associate Consultant Intern, you will collaborate within small teams to help some of the world’s biggest brands answer and implement solutions for their most challenging strategic questions. You will immediately create meaningful contributions through ownership of deliverables and building external relationships with clients. Focusing on technology and data, you will gain broad exposure to a range of industries, including financial services, retail, restaurants, hospitality, and more.
You will:
o Work in small teams to support strategic consulting projects across industries
o Collaborate with colleagues across different areas of the organization and gain exposure to business development, account management, and product management
o Analyze data, identify trends, and help translate insights into recommendations
o Create clear and compelling presentations for internal teams and clients
o Support problem solving by structuring challenges and exploring solutions
o Build an understanding of how consulting engagements are delivered end to end
o Participate in volunteer and team building experiences
o Gain exposure to our leadership team through networking sessions and speaker series
o Begin to build relationships with clients to understand their business needs, seek strategic solutions and guide impactful decisions
o Grow by receiving hands-on mentorship from an experienced management team
Specialization Tracks
We are looking for passionate and talented professionals who share our vision for helping our customers with their most urgent business needs. This year we are recruiting interns in Strategy & Transformation specialization track that will indicate the types of projects where you will spend most of your time; however, we encourage and enable working across tracks to allow team members to acquire diverse skills and experiences.
1.Strategy & Transformation
Guide clients through strategic, tactical, operational, and transformational challenges to enhance performance and operations. Our engagements cover diverse areas, including product development, marketing, customer loyalty, and innovation. Working with clients from various industries, many S&T engagements directly interface with numerous Fortune 500 companies. This role aligns with the practices of traditional management consulting firms.
Sampling of questions we help our customers answer:
• How can a global financial services institution be successful at entering a hyper competitive new market?
• How can a customer improve its operating model to better achieve operational, financial, and strategic goals?
Requirements
What we’re looking for
• Undergraduate or master’s degree with an expected graduation date between December 2027 - August 2028
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively –verbally and in writing – in English
• Availability: Must be available to start the internship on the 21st of June 2027 for ten weeks.
• Application Due: Please apply by 13th November.
We recruit for and value the following core competencies:
• Passion: Actively seeks responsibility and takes pride in delivering the highest quality results and recommendations to our clients. Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities.
• Analytic Excellence: Demonstrates a strong aptitude for structured problem solving, analytical, and quantitative skills. Experience using data analysis or querying tools (e.g., SQL, SAS, Excel or Tableau) is an asset (particularly for Performance Analytics or Business Experimentation tracks).
• Business Interest: Clear interest in the world of business, and intuition for the way that companies make decisions.
• Rapid Growth: Eagerness to learn quickly, both through Mastercard’s structured training curriculum and organic development opportunities.
• Teamwork: Willingness to work within small teams to produce outstanding deliverables, with a will to win attitude.
• Integrity: Outstanding record of academic achievement. Commitment to Mastercard’s values of honesty and integrity with a willingness to embrace and learn from mistakes.
• Diverse Perspective: Brings a unique skillset or approach to the table in every client engagement or internal activity.
• Communication: Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Many of our interns continue building their careers with Mastercard through full-time opportunities, early career programs, or future internships.
To participate in our job simulation and experience what it’s like to work as a Consultant at Mastercard visit: https://www.theforage.com/simulations/mastercard/advisors-client-services-xvlw
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:
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Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
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Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
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Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
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Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
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