Associate Consultant Intern

Mastercard

Associate Consultant Intern collaborating with teams to provide strategic solutions for major brands. Gaining exposure to industries like financial services, retail, and hospitality while building client relationships.

Posted 7/21/2026internshipArlington • Massachusetts, New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $34 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong communication skills to convey complex ideas effectively while collaborating with clients and teams across various industries. Capable of building relationships and contributing to strategic solutions in business development and account management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Effective CommunicationClient Relationship ManagementStrategic Problem SolvingTeam CollaborationBusiness Development

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Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal Communication

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesRetailRestaurantsHospitality

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Spring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate within small teams to help some of the world's biggest brands answer and implement solutions for their most challenging strategic questions.
Immediately create meaningful contributions through taking ownership of deliverables and building external relationships with clients.
Gain broad exposure to a range of industries, including financial services, retail, restaurants, hospitality and more.
Participate in volunteer and team building experiences.
Gain exposure to our leadership team through networking sessions and speaker series.
Begin to build relationships with clients to understand their business needs, seek strategic solutions and guide impactful decisions.
Grow by receiving hands-on mentorship from an experienced management team.
Collaborate with colleagues across different areas of the organization and gain exposure to business development, account management, and product management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Undergraduate or master’s degree with an expected graduation date of Spring 2028
This role is not eligible for Mastercard’s work authorization sponsorship.
Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
flexible spending account and health savings account
paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
401k with a best-in-class company match
deferred compensation for eligible roles
fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
eligibility for tuition reimbursement
56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time for interns
jury duty leave
on-site fitness facilities in some locations