Manager Analytics, Services EEMEA – South Africa | Mastercard

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Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : January 07, 2026

About the Role

This senior leadership role focuses on delivering actionable insights and strategic consulting to financial institutions across the EEMEA region. Utilizing Oracle and AWS for large-scale data processing, the Manager mitigates operational risk by identifying fraud patterns and optimizing payment flows. Their work drives massive business value by leveraging predictive modeling to enhance customer loyalty and institutional revenue growth within a strict compliance framework.

Role Overview

  • The Manager, Analytics will support the Director Analytics EEMEA in delivering business case models, portfolio analytics, and data-driven insights that guide Services commercialization and revenue performance. The role will focus on building analytical models, maintaining performance dashboards, and producing insights that support monetization, yield management, and investment decisions across the Services business.
  • Reporting to the Director, Analytics EEMEA this role is responsible for building and maintaining financial models, business cases, and analytical dashboards that evaluate new product, pricing, and commercialization opportunities. The Manager translates financial, market, and performance insights into actionable recommendations that drive revenue growth, yield improvement, and go-to-market effectiveness.
  • Working closely with the Network Services Commercialization team, Product Groups, and Finance, the role combines analytical rigor with business understanding to support pricing strategies, performance tracking, and commercial decision-making across the EEMEA Services organization.
  • The Manager, Analytics role is based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Key Responsibilties:

  • Develop and maintain financial and business case models to evaluate new product, pricing, and commercialization opportunities, quantifying revenue potential, margin impact and ROI.
  • Support portfolio analytics and performance tracking, providing visibility into revenue, yield, and margin trendsacross Services products, channels and segments.
  • Build and maintain analytical dashboards and reporting tools that monitor portfolio performance, highlight growth drivers, and identify underperforming areas.
  • Conduct profitability benchmarking, elasticity analysis, and market research to support pricing recommendations and deal strategies.
  • Translate analytical outputs into clear insights and recommendations for business stakeholders, supporting commercial, pricing, and investment decisions.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Product, Sales and Network Services to align analytics and reporting with enterprise priorities and performance objectives.
  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of analytical frameworks and tools that improve forecasting accuracy, visibility, and governance across the Services business.
  • Champion data-driven decision-making by maintaining high analytical standards, ensuring data accuracy, and fostering a culture of evidence-based decision-making.

All About You:

  • Solid experience in financial modeling, data analytics, and portfolio performance tracking within payments, fintech, or financial services.
  • Combines analytical precision with commercial awareness, translating data into actionable insights that inform pricing and monetization strategies.
  • Strong grasp of revenue drivers, yield management, and pricing mechanics, with the ability to link analytics to business outcomes.
  • Proficient in analytical and BI tools such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and SQL, capable of creating and interpreting performance dashboards and models.
  • Effective collaborator who communicates complex analysis clearly to Product, Finance, and relevant stakeholders.
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Curious, proactive, and results-driven — thrives at the intersection of data, strategy and commercial growth.

Corporate Security Responsibility

  • Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position must:
  • Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
  • Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

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.

Deadline:7th January,2026

Career Growth & Education

A Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, or an MBA is highly recommended for this career pathway, along with professional certifications in Big Data or Machine Learning. Career progression leads to Director or VP roles within global analytics, specifically for those who demonstrate expertise in international payment regulations and strategic advisory. Specializing in AI-driven financial services through executive bootcamps can unlock elite global opportunities in the fintech and banking sectors.

Salary & Financial Insight

Estimated monthly salaries for Analytics Managers at this level range from R95,000 to R145,000, reflecting the high level of technical and strategic responsibility. High-earning professionals should prioritize offshore investment diversification and sophisticated tax planning to optimize their wealth management strategies.

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