Technical Program Manager II

Mastercard • O'Fallon, MO

138d • $112,000 - $187,000

About The Position

As part of an exciting, fast paced environment developing payment authentication and security solutions at Mastercard, this position will provide project management for one or more SCRUM teams within the development lifecycle for Mastercard ecommerce payment authentication platform.

Requirements

• Understanding of agile methodologies and their effective application.
• High-energy, detail-oriented, and proactive, with the ability to thrive under pressure in an independent environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with excellent relationship-building, collaboration, and organizational abilities.
• Project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate scrum ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, technical review sessions, backlog grooming, and story point estimation.
• Manage the scrum board in ALM, ensuring that story status, card color, ownership, and other fields are updated accurately.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and participate in scrum-of-scrums (release call) with the Program/Release Train Engineer (RTE).
• Provide communication and coordination support to foster a self-organizing and self-managing team that effectively employs Agile practices.
• Actively identify and resolve impediments to keep the team focused on achieving iteration goals.
• Manage risks and dependencies at the team level, ensuring alignment with overall project objectives.
• Support the team in achieving goals related to quality, predictability, flow, and velocity.
• Monitor project health and quality proactively, providing feedback to the RTE and management.
• Ensure timely and effective communication with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate the implementation and monitoring of project management policies and procedures, addressing moderately difficult problems as they arise.

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: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities