Senior Specialist, Strategy Pricing & Interchange

Location: Gurgaon, India
Department: Data Science

Mastercard is seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded professional to join the RAISE Value Quantification team within Strategy Pricing & Interchange.

This role will help shape how Mastercard translates product, service, and customer value into scalable pricing strategies, business cases, and decision-ready analytics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Predictive Modeling and Explainability:
• Design and build predictive models that quantify the economic, operational, and customer value of Mastercard products and services.
• Measure revenue, cost savings, efficiency, risk reduction, and customer impact to inform pricing and commercialization decisions.
• Translate model outputs into clear value stories, commercial insights, and business cases.

• Pricing Analytics & Modeling:
• Develop value-based B2B pricing models, commercial frameworks, and analytical tools that support product pricing and go-to-market strategy.
• Estimate adoption, revenue impact, customer economics, churn elasticity, and outcome-based scenarios.
• Run pricing scenarios and sensitivity analyses to guide strategic trade-offs and executive decision-making.

• Machine Learning & Advanced Analytics:
• Apply machine learning, statistical techniques, and advanced analytics to identify pricing opportunities, customer value drivers, and performance trends.
• Analyze large datasets and prepare structured inputs for predictive modeling.
• Build forecasts and analytical outputs that support pricing strategy, product planning, and performance management.

Qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree in quantitative fields such as Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Operations Research.
• Must-Have Experience: 6-8 years of experience in data science and pricing analytics with demonstrated experience building predictive models, pricing models, business case frameworks, or value quantification methodologies.
• Proven ability to analyze large, complex datasets and convert analytical findings into business recommendations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to commercial and senior stakeholder audiences.

Must-Have Technical Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of predictive modeling, machine learning, forecasting, statistics, and model explainability.
• Proficiency in Python, including Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, and Statsmodels.
• Advanced SQL skills for data extraction, transformation, and analysis.

Must-Have Business & Pricing Skills:

• Experience with pricing elasticity, revenue optimization, customer economics, financial modeling, or commercial strategy.
• Understanding of value-based pricing principles and how analytical insights inform commercial decision-making.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to link data, insights, and business impact.

Why Join Us:

• This is an opportunity to join Mastercard's Strategy Pricing & Interchange team in a high-impact role that combines advanced analytics, pricing strategy, and commercial influence.
• Strategic Impact: Shape value-based pricing strategies that influence product decisions, customer economics, and commercialization outcomes across Mastercard.
• Collaborative Culture: Work across Pricing, Product, Commercialization, Data Science, and regional teams in a culture that values curiosity, collaboration, analytical rigor, and continuous learning.
• Career Growth: Gain exposure to global stakeholders, senior leaders, and high-visibility initiatives while building deep expertise in pricing strategy, value quantification, and advanced analytics.