As a Technical Program Management Intern, you'll assist in delivering engineering projects, track progress, resolve blockers, and facilitate cross-team collaboration while developing your organizational 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
Technical Program Management Intern, Summer 2026 - Toronto, Canada
We are the global technology company behind the world's fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe as our company grows, so should you. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.
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.
Make an impact as a Technical Program Management (TPM) Intern:
As a Technical Program Management Intern, you will play a key role in driving the successful end-to-end delivery of engineering projects across multiple teams and systems. This position requires strong organizational skills, clear communication, and the ability to proactively identify and resolve gaps and dependencies to keep projects on track.
The intern will assist with end-to-end delivery of engineering work by supporting progress tracking, identifying dependencies, and helping resolve blockers to enable timely execution. Contribute to project coordination by preparing status updates and sharing information with the right audience at the right time. Help organize and participate in meetings, observe decision-making processes, and learn how to transform complex ideas into clear, concise communications for stakeholders. Support cross-team collaboration by learning how to bridge gaps between teams, processes, and systems to ensure smooth delivery.
Program Components:• Impactful assignments that drive business results• Networking sessions and leadership speakers series• Volunteer and team building experiences
Program Qualifications:• Undergraduate degree only with a latest expected graduation date of June 2027 • Evidence of strong academics• Innovative thinking and thoughtful risk taking• Ability to partner across the organization• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate cross functionally• Familiarity with project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Confluence. AHA) is preferred• Analytical mindset and ability to synthesize data for reporting.
Application Process: • Submit your application • If eligible, receive invitation for a one-way digital interview; this includes answering pre-recorded interview questions that advance your application • If recommended further, receive invitation for final round interview(s); you will have the opportunity to meet with us virtually to learn more about our business and culture
This role is not eligible for Mastercard's work authorization sponsorship now or in the future.
Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
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
Technical Program Management Intern, Summer 2026 - Toronto, Canada
We are the global technology company behind the world's fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe as our company grows, so should you. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.
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.
Make an impact as a Technical Program Management (TPM) Intern:
As a Technical Program Management Intern, you will play a key role in driving the successful end-to-end delivery of engineering projects across multiple teams and systems. This position requires strong organizational skills, clear communication, and the ability to proactively identify and resolve gaps and dependencies to keep projects on track.
The intern will assist with end-to-end delivery of engineering work by supporting progress tracking, identifying dependencies, and helping resolve blockers to enable timely execution. Contribute to project coordination by preparing status updates and sharing information with the right audience at the right time. Help organize and participate in meetings, observe decision-making processes, and learn how to transform complex ideas into clear, concise communications for stakeholders. Support cross-team collaboration by learning how to bridge gaps between teams, processes, and systems to ensure smooth delivery.
Program Components:• Impactful assignments that drive business results• Networking sessions and leadership speakers series• Volunteer and team building experiences
Program Qualifications:• Undergraduate degree only with a latest expected graduation date of June 2027 • Evidence of strong academics• Innovative thinking and thoughtful risk taking• Ability to partner across the organization• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate cross functionally• Familiarity with project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Confluence. AHA) is preferred• Analytical mindset and ability to synthesize data for reporting.
Application Process: • Submit your application • If eligible, receive invitation for a one-way digital interview; this includes answering pre-recorded interview questions that advance your application • If recommended further, receive invitation for final round interview(s); you will have the opportunity to meet with us virtually to learn more about our business and culture
This role is not eligible for Mastercard's work authorization sponsorship now or in the future.
Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
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.
Top Skills
Aha
Confluence
JIRA
Ms Project
Mastercard Toronto, Ontario, CAN Office
121 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 3M5
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