Manager, Program Management

Mastercard • New York, NY

2d

About The Position

Overview: Who is Mastercard? 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 respect 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. About the Role The Technology Strategy and Transformation team is responsible for connecting dots across Mastercard, transforming Mastercard Technology “ways of working” and driving progress across strategic priorities. We are looking for passionate program managers to help us reshape the future at Mastercard, and who are eager to grow their skills.

Requirements

• Results-proven track record of exceeding goals and a bottom-line orientation; evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, experience and judgment
• Strong communications skills focusing on executive communications
• Demonstrated ability to balance the delivery of programs against the realities of a budget; and problem solving, project management and creative resourcefulness
• Ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and incorporate them into the organizational plan
• Ability to connect both on an individual level and in large groups; capacity to enforce accountability, cultivate entrepreneurship and learn the strengths and weaknesses of the team to put people in a position to succeed
• Commitment to ethical, accountable, and transparent leadership
• Highly developed presentation, facilitation, and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or engineering or equivalent work or education-related experience, preferred.
• Demonstrated experience as a leader with the ability to attract, recruit, and develop talent
• Experience working in strategy, technology or management consulting

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the payments domain desirable

Responsibilities

• Driving the Technology Transformation by co-leading the delivery of one or more Strategic Objectives
• Plays a coordinating role in developing, formulating, and communicating corporate technology strategies and objectives.
• Partners with business leaders (e.g., Head of Product, Head of Services) to design, evaluate and advance their technology strategies, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy
• Supporting and driving the use of leading practices to execute complex initiatives spanning different large teams/ stakeholders and geographies
• Observing market trends and evolutions, monitors the organization's needs and performances against targets and evaluates potential issues in order to implement action plans
• Coordinating closely with O&T leaders to drive alignment and dependencies between different priorities
• Develop executive communications focusing on strategic objectives
• Support the communication of the technology strategy across the organization to ensure everyone understands and is working towards one strategic goal
• Supporting up a best-in-class transformation operating model and organization and serve as liaison across stakeholders
• Engaging with team members by creating a motivating work environment that recognizes, holds team members accountable, and rewards strong performance.
• Supporting the assignment of clear tasks and objectives and establishing performance indicators for monitoring results versus objectives
• Promoting development and sharing of best practices and knowledge that build on the MasterCard's abilities to proactively address risks and priorities
• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager