Senior Technical Program Manager

MasterCard • O'fallon, MO

137d • $94,000 - $157,000

About The Position

The Mastercard Payment Networks organization is looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to support the Next Edge Program which is focused on building a comprehensive payments and data network technology that connects customers to Mastercard's Core Payment Networks. In this role, you will work across multiple engineering and product teams to organize and accelerate delivery, ensuring coordinated execution across all workstreams. You will track and manage engineering projects, release integration, timing, scope, and delivery milestones. You'll also provide ongoing, data-driven updates on the state of delivery and proactively manage dependencies to ensure all outputs are production ready at launch.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading software engineering project delivery in a professional development team environment.
• Strong communication skills-both verbal and written-with the ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and collaborate across teams.
• Demonstrated success in stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination, especially in fast-paced or matrixed organizations.
• Hands-on experience with Agile project management tools such as JIRA, Rally, or equivalent.
• Comfortable working autonomously, with a proactive mindset and a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and Program Increment (PI) Planning.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Economics, Physical Sciences, or equivalent work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a scaled Agile environment (e.g., SAFe) and leading large cross-team planning efforts such as PI Planning.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development workflows.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.
• Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Track record of delivering high-impact programs in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Ability to understand and communicate technical components and concepts in software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, execution, and delivery of projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with strategic and business objectives.
• Partner closely with Engineering Management to define, own, and execute the product and technical roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and delivery timelines.
• Track and report on key project milestones and serve as the first point of contact for project status, providing timely, accurate, and audience-appropriate updates to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Own new project intake and backlog management; assist in new project development; and drive backlog prioritization and alignment with program leadership.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily standups, iteration planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming for one or more engineering squads.
• Support elaboration and refinement of user stories and technical requirements, ensuring clarity and alignment across cross functional teams.
• Coordinate and lead Program Increment (PI) Planning activities, ensuring alignment of objectives, capacity planning, and dependency management across teams.
• Identify and mitigate risks, manage cross team dependencies, and drive resolution of issues to maintain program momentum.
• Demonstrate a high degree of autonomy and ownership, proactively identifying what needs to be done and driving initiatives forward without needing constant direction.

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: Senior
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree