Mastercard's 2027 São Paulo internship is a one-year, part-time hybrid program starting January 2027. Interns complete impactful projects across functions (Finance, Technology, Marketing, Sales, Legal, Product, etc.), participate in networking, leadership sessions, volunteering, and team-building. Candidates must graduate by end of 2027, show strong academics, innovation, collaboration, and communication skills.
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
Internship Program, 2027 - São Paulo, Brazil
We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.
The Mastercard Intern Program is a comprehensive program where students will gain hands on real work-life skills while having fun and contributing to a global company. As an intern, you will be challenged with completing projects that will enhance your skills as well as contribute to the department's goals and objectives.
Program Dates & Components:• Program starting in January 2027 (Part-Time / Hybrid Model), Internship lasts 1 year• Opportunities in Finance, Customer Success, Sales, Technology, Marketing & Communications, Project Management, Product Management, Legal and Business Development.• Impactful assignments that drive business results• Networking sessions and leadership speakers series• Volunteer and team building experiences
Program Qualifications:• Looking for students that will graduate by the end of 2027 (so can potentially be full time employees/trainees in 2028)• Evidence of strong academics• Innovative thinking and thoughtful risk taking• Ability to partner across the organization• Sound communication skills
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:
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
Internship Program, 2027 - São Paulo, Brazil
We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.
The Mastercard Intern Program is a comprehensive program where students will gain hands on real work-life skills while having fun and contributing to a global company. As an intern, you will be challenged with completing projects that will enhance your skills as well as contribute to the department's goals and objectives.
Program Dates & Components:• Program starting in January 2027 (Part-Time / Hybrid Model), Internship lasts 1 year• Opportunities in Finance, Customer Success, Sales, Technology, Marketing & Communications, Project Management, Product Management, Legal and Business Development.• Impactful assignments that drive business results• Networking sessions and leadership speakers series• Volunteer and team building experiences
Program Qualifications:• Looking for students that will graduate by the end of 2027 (so can potentially be full time employees/trainees in 2028)• Evidence of strong academics• Innovative thinking and thoughtful risk taking• Ability to partner across the organization• Sound communication skills
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.
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