Entry Level Business Development Consultant Jobs
New grad business development consultant jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong internship or portfolio of client-facing work can outweigh a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Accounting & Auditing, with employers like EY, Cognizant, and Kaiser Permanente hiring at this level now.
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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
Associate Managing Consultant, Advisors & Consulting Services, Marketing (Events Focus) Services within Mastercard is responsible for acquiring, engaging, and retaining customers by managing fraud and risk, enhancing cybersecurity, and improving the digital payments experience. We provide value-added services and leverage expertise, data-driven insights, and execution. Our Advisors & Consulting Services team combines traditional management consulting with Mastercard’s rich data assets, proprietary platforms, and technologies to provide clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Our teams work with a diverse global customer base across industries, from banking and payments to retail and restaurants.The Advisors & Consulting Services group has five specializations: Strategy & Transformation, Performance Analytics, Business Experimentation, Marketing, and Program Management. Our Marketing consultants lead the strategy development and implementation of campaigns and engagements for clients. They use customer data to provide deep direct marketing expertise across channels, evaluating campaign results and adapting the approach to optimize marketing performance.
Positions for different specializations and levels are available in separate job postings. Please review our consulting specializations to learn more about all opportunities and apply for the position that is best suited to your background and experience: https://careers.mastercard.com/us/en/consulting-specializations-at-mastercard.
Roles and Responsibilities
Client Impact
- Manage deliverable development and multiple workstreams on projects across a range of industries and problem statements with projects focused on event and experiential marketing
- Contribute to the development of marketing strategies and campaigns for large regional and global clients by working with technology and data
- Manage working relationship with client managers, and act as trusted and reliable partner
- Tailor event timelines and deliverables to the goals and objectives of a variety of clients
Team Collaboration & Culture
- Develop sound business recommendations and deliver effective client presentations
- Plan, organize, and structure own work and that of junior project delivery consultants to execute successful events, generate marketing strategies and insights, and prepare presentations
- Lead team and external meetings, and lead or co-lead project management
- Collaborate with internal Mastercard stakeholders including Product and Business Development to build the firm's intellectual capital and solution development
- Grow from coaching to enable ownership of day-to-day project management across client projects, and mentor junior consultants
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
- Undergraduate degree with work experience in marketing and campaign projects focused on one or more of the following fields: direct response marketing, marketing content, digital and social media campaigns digital customer experience, digital marketing, end-to-end product launch, offline marketing activities/campaigns, media management and planning
- Experience working with experiential marketing agencies including event logistics
- Experience managing tasks or workstreams in a collaborative team environment with third parties
- Experience managing clients or internal stakeholders, and vendors
- Experience developing marketing materials including training and promotional from strategic content to delivery
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and project management skills and highly detail-oriented
- Problem solving and user centric mentality, bringing creative solutions to complex challenges
- Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
- Ability to perform multiple tasks with multiple clients in a deadline-driven environment
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-traffic environment and maintain a can-do, proactive attitude
- Ability to seamlessly pivot and redirect a team to deliver with short turnaround times
- Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable)
- Eligibility to work in the country where you are applying, as well as apply for travel visas as required by travel needs
- Attend events and conferences if required; on occasion, work hours will likely be outside a typical business day and travel may be required
Preferred qualifications
- Additional marketing experience in one or more of the following fields: marketing and campaign experience from agency environment, video making (e.g., scripting, storyboard, and content), usability labs and experience research, print production management
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
- Experience developing and implementing solutions and measuring impact on clients' business
- Experience managing tasks or workstreams in a collaborative team environment with third parties
- Experience coaching junior delivery consultants
- Relevant industry expertise and/or experience in product, sales, or marketing technology
- MBA or master’s degree with specialization in marketing or digital (not required), a plus
Base Salary Range: 118,000.00 - 176,000.00 USD Annual 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 reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com 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.
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Who's Hiring
- EY8
- Cognizant4
- Kaiser Permanente4
- Huron Consulting4
- Aon2
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services22
- Technology & Software14
- Accounting & Auditing9
- Investment & Asset Management9
- Insurance7
Entry Level Business Development Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level business development consultant job?
Focus on demonstrating client-facing skills, even from internships, campus sales roles, or project work where you identified opportunities or built relationships. Employers hiring at this level look for strong communication, comfort with CRM tools, and the ability to research and qualify leads. Tailoring your resume to show measurable outcomes, such as appointments set or accounts contacted, gives you a clear edge over candidates with generic experience.
Which companies hire entry level business development consultants?
Companies hiring entry level business development consultants right now include EY, Cognizant, and Kaiser Permanente, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. A wide range of employers hire at this level, from fast-growing startups building their first sales pipeline to mid-size firms in professional services and technology that regularly bring on junior consultants for outbound and prospecting work.
Are there remote entry level business development consultant jobs?
Yes, though on-site and hybrid arrangements are common for candidates just starting out. About 46% of entry level business development consultant openings are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, so fully remote roles exist but competition for them tends to be higher. New grads willing to consider on-site positions generally see a broader set of available openings.
Are these new grad business development consultant jobs?
Yes, listings on this page include new grad, recent graduate, and junior business development consultant roles specifically. A posting is new-grad friendly when it welcomes zero to two years of experience, counts internships or part-time sales work toward that requirement, or mentions that a strong portfolio or demonstrated interest can substitute for a full year of professional experience.
Which industries hire the most entry level business development consultants?
Entry Level business development consultant roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Accounting & Auditing, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they rely on consistent pipeline growth and client acquisition, creating steady demand for junior consultants who can handle prospecting, outreach, and early-stage relationship building.