Manager, Product Development - Digital Assets & Stablecoin Products
About The Position
Mastercard Foundry is the innovation engine of Mastercard and a hub for new product development. We do this by driving product innovation in emerging technologies and interfaces while focusing on developing a point of view to enhance existing solutions and new use-cases. We also focus on building revenue generating ecosystems and flywheels that can be standalone in adjacent segments and markets. Examples of focus areas include Digital Assets/Stablecoins, Consumer value propositions, Digital payments, Payment Acceptance and Processing, and applications of Artificial Intelligence. Within Foundry, the Manager, will be a critical driver of new product development, including identification, execution, and in-market delivery of new Digital products and solutions. The responsibilities will include execution of near-term opportunities that drive significant in year revenue and strategic differentiation for Mastercard, as well as scoping, identification, in-market testing of longer-term product concepts and solutions.
Requirements
- Passion for innovation and emerging technology
- Strong problem solving, research, analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to build business cases that articulate commercial value
- Experience in product development, fast prototyping and design thinking
- Experience in the evolution of digital payments, including key market, competitive, and regulatory trends
- Experience with cryptocurrency, stablecoin, or blockchain‑based solutions
- Excellent project management and organizational skills
- Strong track record of driving tangible business results
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, both drafting and presenting, oral and written
- Bachelor’s degree required
Nice To Haves
- Prior consulting, banking or emerging payments experience a plus
- Advanced degree a plus
Responsibilities
- Uncover new trends and identify relevant opportunities in the future of payments.
- Present findings that translate complex concepts into simple, compelling narratives.
- Experiment quickly with proposed solutions via development of prototypes and proofs-of-concept.
- Develop go-to-market plan to deploy pilots and commercial solutions in market, in partnership with regional leads and sponsoring business units.
- Coordinate strategic, tactical efforts, and planning to facilitate execution and deployment of key priorities globally, partnering with cross-functional teams.
- Drive thought leadership and the learning agenda across key opportunity spaces and emerging technologies (e.g., Digital Assets/Cryptocurrency/Stablecoins, Artificial Intelligence).
- Build analytics and business cases to prove commercial value of products launched.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Technology, Legal, Data Privacy, Security, Compliance, Delivery, Finance, Marketing, Sales, etc.) to develop concepts and navigate the product development lifecycle, from early-stage concept ideation through commercialization.
- Analyze and translate information into actionable insights and recommendations to drive business strategy and innovation.
- Manage assigned initiatives and compile updates to share progress with executive leadership.
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members.
Benefits
- insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
- flexible spending account and health savings account
- 16 weeks of new parent leave
- up to 20 days of bereavement leave
- 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
- 25 days of vacation time
- 5 personal days
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
