Manager, Product Development - Commerce Media

Mastercard•Arlington, VA

About The Position

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 Manager, Product Development - Commerce Media Overview The Commerce Media team is looking for a Product Manager to drive product development for our Publisher solutions. Role • Contribute to the development of product concepts, prototypes, and features; independently owning and delivering key workstreams. • Work with engineering and CX&D teams on a day-to-day basis to translate strategy into tangible development plans by writing product requirements, prioritizing into key milestones, tracking progress in partnership with TPM, etc. • Lead the strategy and roadmap for a wide range of new capabilities, including technical components (e.g., facilitating data ingest for advertisers during onboarding) • Develop and deliver high-quality collateral to support internal decision-making and stakeholder alignment. • Facilitate cross-functional engagement and ensure timely follow-through on all resulting actions. • Act as a liaison between business units and technical teams, ensuring clarity and alignment throughout the project lifecycle. • Navigate a matrixed organization to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes within tight timelines. • Establish a network within the organization; build internal and external networks • Mentor, develop, and foster the skills of junior product managers All About You • Extensive experience in product development, including partnering with engineering teams, rapid opportunity assessment, concept creation, business model innovation, and global in-market testing. • Natural problem solver: analytical, curious, and fact-driven approach to product development. • Collaborative team player: proven track record in collaborating with multiple cross-functional (both internal and external) teams across multiple locations; facilitating challenging conversations and managing ambiguity. • Exceptional analytical, verbal, and written communication skills. • Strong background in translating stakeholder needs into functional specifications, user stories and process flows. • Strategic thinker with strong technical acumen and hands-on experience collaborating with technical teams. • Ability to manage priorities and delegate tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Extensive experience in product development, including partnering with engineering teams, rapid opportunity assessment, concept creation, business model innovation, and global in-market testing.
Natural problem solver: analytical, curious, and fact-driven approach to product development.
Collaborative team player: proven track record in collaborating with multiple cross-functional (both internal and external) teams across multiple locations; facilitating challenging conversations and managing ambiguity.
Exceptional analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
Strong background in translating stakeholder needs into functional specifications, user stories and process flows.
Strategic thinker with strong technical acumen and hands-on experience collaborating with technical teams.
Ability to manage priorities and delegate tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in payments innovation, delivering differentiated, new-to-market value propositions.
Prior experience in a PM role, or similar, working in agile environments.
Background in martech or adtech environments a plus.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of product concepts, prototypes, and features; independently owning and delivering key workstreams.
Work with engineering and CX&D teams on a day-to-day basis to translate strategy into tangible development plans by writing product requirements, prioritizing into key milestones, tracking progress in partnership with TPM, etc.
Lead the strategy and roadmap for a wide range of new capabilities, including technical components (e.g., facilitating data ingest for advertisers during onboarding)
Develop and deliver high-quality collateral to support internal decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
Facilitate cross-functional engagement and ensure timely follow-through on all resulting actions.
Act as a liaison between business units and technical teams, ensuring clarity and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
Navigate a matrixed organization to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes within tight timelines.
Establish a network within the organization; build internal and external networks
Mentor, develop, and foster the skills of junior product managers

Benefits

Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more.
Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

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