DATA SCIENCE LAUNCH GRADUATE PROGRAM, LISBON, PORTUGAL

Our Purpose We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible.
Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential.
Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company.
We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences.
We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.
Title and Summary Data Science Launch Graduate Program, Lisbon, Portugal Data Science Launch Graduate Program, Lisbon, Portugal Our Purpose We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible.
Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential.
Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company.
We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences.
We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.
Mastercard Launch The Launch program is a development program that is supplemental to the role and is designed to help you transition from being a student to being a Mastercard employee.
Mastercard Launch is an 18-month global development program providing recent graduates with opportunities and exposure.
You will not only enhance your professional growth and skills in a global setting, you’ll launch your Mastercard career.
Role Description Responsible for developing data-driven innovative analytical solutions and identifying opportunities to support business and client needs in a quantitative manner and facilitate informed recommendations/decisions.
Activities include developing and creating predictive models, behavioural segmentation frameworks, profitability analyses, ad hoc reporting, and data visualizations.
As a Data Scientist, you will have the opportunity to.
• Gather relevant information to define the business problem.
• Creative thinker capable of linking AI methodologies to identified business challenges.
• Develop AI/ML applications leveraging the latest industry and academic advancements.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, and across borders drawing on a broader team of colleagues to effectively execute the AI agenda.
What you’ll need   • To be a Final Year Masters/Undergraduate Student or to have graduated no earlier than September • Strong verbal and written communication skills    • Analytical and problem-solving skills  • Strong strategic and conceptual aptitude  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects concurrently  • High-energy, can-do attitude, very strong sense of ownership and desire to succeed with commensurate analytical, technical, and strategic skills     Languages:  • English required  • Additional languages a plus  #AI3 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.
Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
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