Senior Analyst, Total Rewards, Benefits

Job Summary/Key Responsibilities:

• Role holder will support the Benefits Design team in ensuring readiness and future ongoing compliance with the upcoming EU Pay Transparency Directive, with a specific focus on employee benefits data.
• This role will contribute to building robust processes for the “right to information” obligations and annual pay transparency reporting requirements by consolidating benefits-related data, conducting quality checks, supporting analyses, and collaborating with different partners such as the Benefits Delivery, the Compensation Team and the GBSC (shared services) teams.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of data (Country Benefits Summary) required for right to information requests, ensuring accurate and fully documented benefits information for employees/candidates.
• Partnership with the Benefits Delivery team in compiling, reviewing, and organizing benefits data needed for pay transparency reporting.
• Maintain and update benefits data sets in a dedicated platform, required for reporting and compliance processes.
• Support the mapping of benefits across countries to ensure consistent categorization aligned with internal governance.
• Conduct regular data quality checks, identify anomalies, and partner with Benefits Delivery/GBSC to resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor evolving guidance related to the EU Pay Transparency Directive and contribute to internal updates.
• Support basic analysis of benefits data to highlight trends, gaps, or inconsistencies.
• Act as the key point of contact for HR technology development projects related to benefits administration (automation, integration with third parties).
• Support requirements gathering for new system features, data integrations, and automation tools.
• Partner with Benefits Delivery and technology teams during testing cycles (UAT), validating results and raising defects where needed.
• Support the collection, comparison, and analysis of benefits and leave programs across Europe.
• Maintain up-to-date benchmarking data to identify gaps, trends, and opportunities for alignment with the company’s Total Rewards philosophy.
• Assist in preparing summaries and recommendations for leadership based on benchmarking findings.

Qualifications / Experience / Skills:

• Strong analytical and data-handling skills; comfort working with spreadsheets and large data sets.
• High attention to detail and ability to maintain data accuracy.
• Understanding of HR concepts, particularly compensation & benefits or payroll.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a project-based environment.
• Strong communication skills, including ability to summarize insights for non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in Excel; ability to perform lookups, pivot tables, and data quality checks.
• Ability to read/interpret legal documents and regulatory requirements.
• Consistently delivered accurate, high quality and well-organized reports on benefits metrics and data.
• Experience working in a global organization.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Interest in European employment regulations or pay transparency.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a structured project environment.
• Curiosity, willingness to learn, and proactive problem-solving mindset.

Corporate Security Responsibility:

• 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.