Senior Sales Incentives Analyst

About the role

Mastercard is modernising its global sales incentives programme and seeks a Senior Sales Incentives Analyst to support the design, implementation and operation of incentive plans worldwide. You will work closely with Compensation & Benefits, Sales, and Finance teams to ensure the programmes are fair, competitive and aligned with business strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Support global design standards for incentive plans and sales awards across regional and specialist roles.
• Assist with role groupings, eligibility rules, crediting principles and participation guidelines.
• Evaluate pay‑mix targets and market‑benchmarking inputs by role, level and geography.
• Develop detailed payout and cost models, including sensitivity analysis and ROI calculations.
• Create and maintain repeatable reporting and analytics on plan metrics, pipeline metrics and KPIs.
• Document and implement global sales incentives processes and frameworks.
• Provide analytical, planning and operational support to senior team members.

Required profile

• Self‑motivated, structured problem‑solver with a strategic mindset.
• Strong business acumen and commercial awareness.
• Ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required skills

What we offer

• Broad exposure to compensation, sales and finance innovation.
• Opportunity to influence global incentive strategy.
• Collaborative, high‑impact team environment.