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Mastercard Australia

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4.4
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Mastercard Australia Graduate Programs & Internships

  • Technology

Our Purpose

We’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper.
We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

As a global payments technology leader, Mastercard harnesses the power of digital connectivity to expand financial inclusion and facilitate seamless transactions worldwide. Our innovative solutions empower consumers, businesses, and governments alike to participate in the digital economy on their own terms. By forging strategic partnerships and leveraging secure data networks, we enable an array of flexible payment options that put people in control - from cards to cutting-edge digital wallets. With 3.3 billion cards, Mastercard is a partner of choice for 90% of top fintech brands worldwide.

Doing well by doing good

Mastercard has been a leader in financial inclusion, inclusive growth, and data responsibility for over a decade. Our belief in doing well by doing good enables us to make a measurable impact by tracking our progress and driving transparency, accountability, and integrity throughout our network. 

We are dedicated to social impact, with ambitious goals to reduce our carbon footprint, increase diversity in our workforce, and promote financial inclusion for underserved communities. Through charitable organisations and community initiatives, we prioritise sustainability and social impact to make a positive difference in the world while also driving business success.

Working at Mastercard

At Mastercard, our culture offers a world of Priceless possibilities. To fuel our strategic priorities and unlock our full potential, we live the Mastercard Way: creating value in the communities we touch, growing together through the opportunities we see, and moving fast to innovate and scale. Our collaborative culture and our passionate people are the key to what we do, driving meaningful change as one team and connecting everyone to priceless possibilities.

Mastercard is Great Place to Work Certified and was recently named number 20 in the top 100 graduate programs by GradAustralia and number 5 in technology companies!

Launch your Career at Mastercard! Explore our internship and new grad programs here: https://careers.mastercard.com/us/en/students

Recruitment Process

Step 1: Online Applications (should include their CV, cover letter, academic transcript, ID, etc.)

Step 2: Online gamification and video assessment (1 week validity to complete)

Step 3: CV & Telephone/Video Screening (with recruiter for 15 mins)

Step 4: Hiring Manager Interviews/Assessment centre

Step 5: Offers go out

Step 6: Onboarding

Interns

  • Evidence of strong academics, cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Innovative thinking and thoughtful risk-taking
  • Ability to partner across the organization
  • Sound communication skills

Launchers

  • GPA of 3.0 or equivalent
  • Graduating seniors pursuing a bachelor's degree

Remuneration & Career Growth

Launchers (Graduates): AUD$80,000 p.a. + super + 10% bonus

Interns: AUD$50,000 p.a. prorated

Benefits

We are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of our workforce across the globe. Our culture of inclusion and doing the right thing is the foundation of that commitment. Mastercard offers generous benefit programs, resources, and policies designed to help you thrive holistically using global standards to ensure the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. 

Our Benefits inlcude: 

  • Hybrid work (3office2home),
  • 4 weeks Work from Elsewhere,
  • 5 days paid volunteering leave,
  • Access to mental health resources and counselling services,
  • Health Insurance,
  • Travel Insurance,
  • Life Insurance
  • Tuition assistance
  • A generous and inclusive parental leave policy.
  • Financial assistance for adoption, fertility, and surrogacy.
  • & more!

You can also join one of our business resource groups (BRGs) to connect with your colleagues and make a lasting impact in an area that you are passionate about!

For more information, click here: Benefits at a Glance

Graduate Reviews

Overall Score
4.4
Overall score based on 24 reviews
They Score Best in…
9.5
Corporate Social Responsibility
9.4
Diversity
9.2
Management
8.3
Recruitment
What Graduates Say About Them
  • I love all the opportunities for growth and development within MC. From early on in the graduate program, I have had exposure to high impact projects and can see and feel the difference that I make at work each day. I also love that we have such a social graduate program, with events organised regularly and plenty of networking opportunities with people from across the business.
  • Opportunities to work at forefront of payments technology and solve interesting problems; collaborative and respective working environment and culture with a strong focus on work/life balance and employee wellbeing; calibre of talent.
  • Ability to work on highly important value-add projects, clients and initiatives Senior leadership engagement day-to-day and involvement in broader initiatives Flexibility to rotate into different roles and work across teams
  • Good Culture, lots of team social and bonding opportunities, good personalities on the team
  • The innovative, fast-paced environment that encourages cross-divisional work and constant learning.
  • It was a tough learning curve at the start. Having never worked in the payments space, there was a lot of jargon and business processes that I didn't understand.
  • Being a larger, publicly listed organisation - we can be bogged down by bureaucracy and processes which are apparent to me having come from a start-up space previously.
  • The Melbourne office is relatively small when compared to Sydney and others, allowing for less network-building/work social scene.
  • Subject to global policies that don't always suit or consider the local situation; compensation is less competitive
  • The average age tends to be a little high so it can make organizing things like after-work drinks etc. more difficult than other places I have worked.

Jobs & Opportunities

Locations With Jobs & Opportunities
  • Sydney & Melbourne
Hiring candidates with qualifications in
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Business & Management
C
Creative Arts
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Engineering & Mathematics
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Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
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IT & Computer Science
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Law, Legal Studies & Justice
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Medical & Health Sciences
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Property & Built Environment
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Sciences
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Teaching & Education

Graduate Success Stories


  • Graduate stories

Utsav Mitra

Software Engineer at Mastercard Australia

Bachelor of Advanced Computing at University of Sydney (USYD)

  • Graduate stories

Isabel Reyes

Associate Product Manager at Mastercard Australia

Bachelor of Commerce at University of Sydney (USYD)


A Day In The Life Of


  • Day in the life

Siddharth Tatikonda

Associate Analyst Account Management at Mastercard Australia

Bachelor of Commerce at Macquarie University

  • Day in the life

Madelaine Ford

Associate Analyst Account Management at Mastercard Australia

Bachelor of Business (Marketing) at University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)


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Mastercard Australasia - Our Culture

We strive to create meaningful connections, inspire acceptance and cultivate a culture where we all belong.

Mastercard Australasia – Who We Are

We work to connect and power an inclusive digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible.