Technical Program Management Analyst I, Launch Program 2026 - New York City, NY

Mastercard • New York, NY

10d

About The Position

Mastercard works to connect and power a sustainable and inclusive global economy. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.
Our Technical Program Managers conceptualize, rationalize, and drive multiple simultaneous projects to deliver engineering work across the portfolio in our scrum execution model. In this role, you get to dive as deep as you want into the tech stack, the integration patterns, the organizational capabilities, and the company wide assets that can be leveraged to provide technical solutions to customer problems. You may contribute to the strategies, design choices, and even the cloud infrastructure necessary to build comprehensive believable and achievable execution plans to deliver high-profile new features and capabilities for our customers. You may drive the execution of a feature through the full stack or may drive a project which spans multiple teams and integrations, reporting meaningful status along the way.
The Launch program is a development program that is supplemental to the role and is designed to help you transition from being a student to being a Mastercard employee. In this program, you will participate in: - Four-day orientation focused on getting to know Mastercard, building your skills, and be a force for good (Mastercard’s culture) - Professional skills workshops - Launch Innovation Week - Social impact – pro bono team challenge - Global Volunteer Challenge
As a Technical Program Management at Mastercard, you’ll learn to understand the what, how, and why to determine the when – and operate across tools (and outside of them) to drive the execution of the delivery plan for your respective program. Across our organization, we strive for higher predictability and more efficient delivery resulting in more value for our customers. If you’re passionate about planning, delivery, and continuous improvement – we’re looking for you!
Launchers hired in our Technical Program Management functions will be aligned to organizations across Mastercard Technology. Team placement opportunities may include Technology Strategy & Transformation, Network Gateway Engineering, Decision Management Platform, Open Banking Global Operations, Mainframe and Operations, and Global Market Technology

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program majoring in Computer Science or a related field with a graduation date of Spring 2026
• Ideally studying engineering management, information systems, finance, analytics, business, or a related field
• Prior internship experience as a Technical Program Manager
• Demonstrated ability to operate with independence, autonomy, solid ownership, and a continuous improvement mindset
• Proven track record of data driven decision-making and applying continuous improvement methodologies across teams
• Can communicate with impact, build relationships, and partner/influence dependent teams while commanding the respect of the individuals you work with across the organization
• Strong interest in technology, especially through a data-driven lens

Nice To Haves

• Experience breaking down problems, organizing work, planning sprints, and delivering work in agile delivery models (Jira, scrum, Kanban, etc.) a plus

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

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees