Specialist, Product Development - Business Integration & Excellence

Mastercard • O'fallon, MO

63d

About The Position

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. Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. Services within Mastercard is responsible for acquiring, engaging, and retaining customers by managing fraud and risk, enhancing cybersecurity, and improving the digital payments experience. We provide value-added services and leverage expertise, data-driven insights, and execution. The Business Integration & Excellence Team in Security Solutions is seeking a Product Development Owner to align business and technology strategies and support product development activities. This role focuses on enabling the creation and implementation of a range of products and services designed to detect fraud, ensure uninterrupted commerce, and maximize transaction value. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments and excels at transforming business needs into deliverable products.

Requirements

• Be a strong communicator, both written and oral.
• Have the ability to work autonomously and take ownership of tasks with minimal supervision.
• Build partnerships across teams and mediate conflicts effectively.
• Possess a proactive mindset with excellent critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Have expert knowledge in the Software Engineering Lifecycle.
• Be able to manage priorities and delegate tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Be adaptable to change.

Nice To Haves

• Studio experience
• AHA expertise
• Jira expertise
• Product Management experience
• Project Management experience/accreditation

Responsibilities

• Manage Program and Intake processes to ensure optimal resource allocation, timeline commitments, external team dependencies, cross synergies, and efficiencies.
• Implement the product roadmap by translating business requirements to engineering teams and managing the Epics throughout the software engineering lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with the Product Managers to execute critical tasks for project success.
• Ensure development teams deliver high-quality work that aligns with business requirements, removing blockers, and keeping stakeholders informed.
• Act as the main point of contact between the business and development teams, ensuring alignment and clear communication.
• Evangelize the product goals from the customer perspective with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure we are building to meet Program and Product Objectives.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees