Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build 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.
Title and Summary
Intern, Product Management, Cairo - Egypt
Why join Mastercard’s internship program?
Mastercard's internship program offers more than hands-on work. It provides an opportunity to build skills, expand your network, and make a meaningful impact while working on projects that support business priorities. It provides an opportunity to build skills, expand your network, and make a meaningful impact while working on projects that support business priorities.
About the team
In Product Management, you will have the chance to learn how to develop business cases for new product opportunities, develop scalable customer-centric products, and see those projects through to go-to-market. When joining one of our highly collaborative product teams, you will have the opportunity to build and manage great products. We are looking for passionate and talented professionals who share our vision for developing scalable customer-centric products with agility and excellence.
What you’ll do
As an Associate Product Specialist Intern, you may:
• Partner with your team to manage tasks across the product life cycle
• Assist in establishing and monitoring progress against key milestones in the development and implementation process
• Work with various product lines and technologies
• Provide competitive landscape, trends, consumer insights, research and end-to-end program analytics
• Engage with the business and engineering teams to track progress and identify dependencies and risks
• Contribute to inspiring product visions, derived from market and customer needs, and evolving technology trends
• Identify and measure product and business metrics to increase adoption and understand customers’ ongoing needs
• Conduct iterative experiments to identify and prioritize key features for inclusion with product releases and product roadmap
• Project manage strategic initiatives
• Work on potential product areas such as: Analytics, APIs, Artificial Intelligence, Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Loyalty, Marketing, Open Banking, or Payments (e-commerce, in store, etc.).
• Explore emerging technologies, including AI, to identify opportunities for innovation and enhance customer experiences.
What we’re looking for
• Anticipated graduation date in Spring 2028
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to use data and insights to support decision-making.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse teams and build strong working relationships.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Curiosity and a desire to learn about customers, products, technology, and market trends.
• Ability to identify opportunities, ask thoughtful questions, and contribute innovative ideas.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment and adapting to changing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow projects through planning to execution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Foundational understanding of technology concepts and interest in AI, data, APIs, and digital platforms.[BL4.1]
As an intern, you'll benefit from
• Mentorship and coaching from experienced professionals and leaders
• Networking opportunities with fellow interns, employees, and senior leaders
• Professional development experiences focused on career growth and skill-building
• Exposure to innovative technologies and global business challenges
• Volunteer, community engagement, and team-building activities
Many of our interns continue building their careers with Mastercard through full-time opportunities, early career programs, or future internships.
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.