Senior Associate, M&A Integration

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Senior Associate, M&A Integration Overview:

The Senior Associate, M&A Integration is a key member of a highly visible enterprise integration team responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of acquisitions and divestitures. This role partners closely with business and functional leaders to translate integration strategy into actionable plans, manage cross‑functional dependencies, and drive disciplined execution across the integration lifecycle.

Reporting to the VP, M&A Integration, the Senior Associate plays a hands‑on role in integration governance, execution management, and performance tracking, helping ensure integrations are delivered on time, aligned to strategic objectives, and executed in a consistent, repeatable manner. This position is based at our Headquarters in Purchase, NY.

• Provide support for all phases of acquisition integration (integration strategy development, planning, execution and performance management, etc.) and divestiture management (separation planning, TSA development, due diligence, and separation execution).
• Partner with Business and Functional teams to align on integration scope, develop integration plans, identify cross-functional dependencies, and manage integration execution.
• Lead regular meeting cadences including cross-functional program calls, workstream 1:1s, etc.
• Support Steering Committee presentations including drafting agenda and materials in partnership with business and functional stakeholders.
• Support the quarterly M&A scorecard process including tracking business and operational KPIs.
• Support implementation of process improvement initiatives to enhance M&A outcomes including refining the next version of Mastercard’s integration playbook.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong process and project management skills.
• Highly organized and structured.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible.
• Ability to understand culture differences in order to drive change and engage stakeholders across the organization.
• Personal presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to business and functional partners.
• Excellent presentation and writing skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting.

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• 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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited…