Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions

Join Mastercard as the Vice President of Corporate Development, where you will lead the identification, development, and execution of strategic opportunities related to potential equity investments, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures. You will partner with business executives to understand business strategy and how M&A and equity investments can accelerate or complement that strategy. Additionally, you will develop Target Investment Profiles, engage with market players, generate investment rationales, and prepare pre-LOI business cases. This role requires strong analytical skills, executive presence, and prior experience in M&A, corporate development, or management consulting.

• Formulate and lead the execution of inorganic growth opportunities, including equity investments, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.
• Partner with business executives to understand business strategy and how M&A and equity investments can accelerate or complement that strategy.
• Develop and maintain active engagement with relevant market players across the regions among PE / VC investors, investment banks, and other sources to ensure full market visibility.

• The role requires a big picture thinker able to fully connect with the payment and technology industry environment and see lateral opportunities across geographies and industries
• The candidate should be able to understand and synthesize market and industry insights, identify competitive trends, and partnership opportunities
• Extensive project management, problem solving and planning skills required
• Executive presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to senior management and business partners
• Strong analytical skills including financial modeling, accounting and valuation experience
• Demonstrated executive level relationship building and partnering skills
• Bachelor’s Degree, MBA or CPA preferred
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility, team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible
• Prior M&A, Corporate Development, or Management Consulting experience
• Knowledge of payments, financial services or related areas a plus