Business Development Associate Analyst Launch Graduate Program 2026 - London, UK

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
Business Development Associate Analyst Launch Graduate Program 2026 - London, UK
Job Description
Business Development Associate Analyst Launch Graduate Program 2026 - London, UK
Launch Program
Mastercard Launch is an 18-month global development program providing recent graduates with opportunities and exposure. You will not only enhance your professional growth and skills in a global setting, you'll launch your Mastercard career.
We currently have two Business Development Associate Analyst opportunities, one of them is within Mastercard - Vocalink. Vocalink, a Mastercard company, runs the critical payment infrastructure that moves most of the UK's salaries and household bills, while also powering real-time payments and ATM networks across several global markets. It's essentially the behind-the-scenes technology that keeps everyday money moments reliable and instant.
Please indicate in your CV which role you are interested in.
As a Business Development Associate Analyst within Vocalink you may:
Build strong commercial and analytical skills
Support senior team members by helping design and maintain commercial models, researching new RTP business opportunities, and preparing analysis that guides strategic decisions
Work closely with sales, regional teams and cross-functional partners
Contribute to developing business cases, pricing proposals and market insights, gaining exposure to commercial negotiations and global payments trends
As a Business Development Associate Analyst, you may:
Conduct commercial and market analysis to understand client segments, industry trends, competitive positioning, and growth opportunities.
Support the sales pipeline, helping to qualify new business prospects, build client materials, and track progress against revenue objectives.
Contribute to cross-functional projects, partnering with product, analytics, marketing, and relationship management teams to enhance client value and improve processes.
Prepare high-quality presentations and business reports, transforming data into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
Assist in managing client engagement activities, including meeting preparation, stakeholder coordination, and follow-up tracking.
Participate in programme learning and development opportunities, such as skills workshops, leadership sessions, and mentoring.
What you'll need
To be available to start from 1st September 2026
To be a Final Year Undergraduate/Masters students or to have graduated no earlier than September 2025
Confidence with numbers
Ability to multi-task and prioritise multiple projects concurrently
High-energy, can-do attitude, very strong sense of ownership
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong strategic and conceptual aptitude
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.