Job Description

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.

Job Title

Manager, Product Management

Overview
Acts as a business owner and manages long-term and short-term strategic initiatives for a commercialized product
Develops product strategies and roadmaps to execute to ensure maximum penetration of market segments.
Manages and maintains existing product lines on an on-going basis, including partner management.
Conducts opportunity assessments on new ideas and concepts.
Provides design specifications for product enhancements to Product Development.
Defines business and technical requirements, and manages the relationships of technical resources and the Global Technology Organization to maintain and build out platforms.
Establish go-to-market strategy, optimize products and resources, implement incremental improvements within the products life cycle, conduct ongoing care and maintenance, and manage P&L

Responsibilities
Monitor product performance, provide feedback, define or approve/disapprove change control processes, and manage vendor relationships
Coordinate with customer teams, customers and third parties to develop product strategies and possible enhancements of existing product offerings
Develop and implement programs and initiatives using the Go-To-Market process to increase card issuance in both established and emerging markets
Engage in idea generation, concept validation, business case development, and in some instances financial modeling and planning
Execute business plans which promote the value and profitability of MasterCard acceptance
Enhance the development and design of product-marketing strategy from product decision through product life cycle
Coordinate the execution of advertising, promotional, and sales programs to meet objectives
Works closely with global teams, regional leadership and sales colleagues to understand MasterCard, issuer, acquirer, merchant, and consumer needs and issues
Analyzes market trends, dynamics, and competition in order to inform product and go-to-market strategies
Provides support to sales and customer facing teams with communication and training on product functionality and enhancements Other Areas

Experiences
Experience contributing data-driven product adjustment recommendations that were accepted for implementation by senior leaders
Extensive experience working on product launches in multiple markets
Extensive experience in new product development
Experience independently developing and managing budgets for multiple MasterCard projects and products
Strong business/market/financial analysis and project management skills
Some years prior related work experience with at least two years of management experience desirable

Skills/ Abilities:
Ability to interact and coordinate effectively with internal and external business partners
Business Acumen with the ability to provide solutions that drive positive results to the customer and MasterCard
Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating within a team
Some travel required

Due to COVID-19, most of our employees are working from home. Weve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by phone or video and are onboarding new hires remotely. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know were all in this together.

Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment 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.

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