Senior Managing Consultant – AI Consulting, Strategy & Deployment

About the role

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Managing Consultant to lead AI‑driven consulting engagements across EEMEA. Reporting to the Senior Principal, you will work closely with Mastercard’s AI and product teams to help clients design, deploy and scale AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Define enterprise AI strategies, roadmaps and governance frameworks aligned to client objectives.
• Lead end‑to‑end AI solution design, evaluate emerging AI products, and develop reusable assets and playbooks.
• Manage vendor selection, conduct build‑versus‑buy analyses and recommend optimal technology stacks.
• Oversee AI and GenAI implementation programs from pilot to enterprise deployment, driving agile delivery and change management.
• Serve as trusted advisor to C‑suite executives, lead workshops, and support business development activities.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in strategy consulting, digital transformation or AI advisory, preferably in financial services or payments.
• Proven track record leading AI strategy, solutioning and transformation programs for senior executives.
• Strong communication skills with ability to translate technical concepts into business recommendations.

Required skills

• Hands‑on experience designing and deploying GenAI solutions.
• Familiarity with LLM ecosystems such as OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama, Mistral.
• Knowledge of AI product development, MLOps, AI governance, risk controls and deployment architectures.
• Experience evaluating AI vendors, platforms and enterprise solution providers.