Job Title: Director, Product Management

Overview:

Our Purpose:
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.

Role:

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.

The Mastercard Open Banking global product team brings to life our vision of empowering consumers to benefit from their financial data. Trusted by leading organizations, our Open Banking platform enables some of the industry's most transformative services. As a key driver of growth in this fast-expanding area, our team is shaping the future of financial connectivity by delivering new capabilities to market.

We're seeking a collaborative and results-oriented product professional who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You are passionate about empowering consumers, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, and delivering impactful solutions. As a natural leader and team player, you excel in building relationships and driving strategic outcomes with energy, creativity, and accountability.

Responsibilities:

1. Identify and evaluate opportunities for product and services optimization across markets, the broader Mastercard business, and at global scale.
2. Engage global and regional teams including product managers, designers, engineers, compliance, and legal to deliver scalable solutions. Serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders, developers, and end-users to ensure alignment on priorities and expectations.
3. Craft and present clear and compelling business cases to stakeholders to secure buy-in and prioritize work within a competitive environment.
4. Ensure product development work required is being appropriately scoped and executed across various product management teams.
5. Communicate product progress, performance, risk, and opportunities to executive and non-executive stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency across the Mastercard business.
6. Design, develop, and drive workshops, working groups, and sessions to ensure alignment, capture action items, and progress against joint team initiatives.
7. Stay informed on Open Banking industry trends, regulations, and the competitive landscape to refine product positioning.

All About You

Qualifications:

1. Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. Works to establish priorities and clear milestones, and works with urgency to drive the delivery of tangible outcomes.
2. A problem-solver mindset with a focus on delivering value to the business and end-users. Experience working directly with partners and customers.
3. Experience in product management including managing and executing complex operational product management initiatives, defining product roadmaps, documenting requirements, and defining and monitoring KPIs.
4. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Demonstrated success in building relationships across cross-functional teams and working independently in fast-paced environments.
5. Strong attention to details and ability to structure tasks efficiently while managing multiple projects simultaneously. A natural self-starter - analyzing complex issues, identifying opportunities, and developing actionable plans.
6. Familiarity with Open Banking practices, regulations, and standards is strongly preferred.

Total Base Pay Range: 170 000.00 USD