Director, U.S. Consumer Acquisition and Engagement (CAE), Program Management

Mastercard • O’Fallon, MO

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About The Position

Mastercard’s Loyalty Solutions team is seeking an established Program Manager (PM) to join our growing organization. This role serves as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to enterprise clients, ensuring they achieve measurable business outcomes through our loyalty and customer engagement platform. The PM will drive adoption, deliver value, and foster long-term relationships that lead to retention and growth.

Knowledge of digital marketing best practices and program management skills are critical to success, as you will also serve as the connecting puzzle piece for internal teams and client expectations. Creative and critical thinkers, problem solvers, and top-notch communicators with a strategic mindset are primed for success in this role.

Requirements

• Has a seasoned background in customer success, account management, or consulting for enterprise SaaS
• Experience with loyalty, CRM, marketing or customer engagement programs
• Proven track record of hitting renewal targets, driving incremental value, and retaining long-term contracts
• Commercial acumen, and ability to link loyalty program success to business outcomes.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills to align product, analytics, and operations teams.
• General fluency in the marketing technology or fintech ecosystem (APIs, integrations, marketing, CRM, customer engagement, loyalty, analytics, customer data tools)
• High degree of comfort working with analytics dashboards and translating insights into action
• Empathy and a strong ability to understand customer goals and needs
• Strategic thinker with a proactive mindset

Nice To Haves

• Experience with loyalty program design and optimization.
• Knowledge of data-driven marketing strategies.
• Familiarity with tools such as Salesforce, loyalty platforms, and analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive Adoption & Value: Evangelize the loyalty platform and ensure clients achieve KPIs tied to engagement and retention. Monitor platform usage and proactively recommend strategies to achieve their goals and maximize their ROI.
• Relationship Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned accounts. Build trusted relationships with multiple stakeholders, including Marketing, CRM, Loyalty and Executive teams.
• Strategic Guidance: Provide best practices, use cases, and playbooks for loyalty program success. Deliver data-driven insights to inform client decisions.
• Program Governance: Conduct regular business reviews (QBRs) and status updates via calls, presentations, and onsite meetings. Coordinate internal resources to meet client objectives and SLAs.
• Growth & Retention: Identify opportunities for account expansion and cross-sell Mastercard solutions. Ensure renewal readiness and maintain high customer satisfaction.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed