Vice President, Finance Business Partner

Mastercard • O'fallon, MO

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

As Vice President, Finance Business Partner - Technology at Mastercard, you will play a critical role in shaping financial strategy, enabling business growth, and driving strong financial discipline across our technology organization. Partnering closely with senior technology leaders, you will help optimize investments, improve decision-making, and enhance overall business performance. We are seeking a highly curious, hands-on leader who is motivated to go beyond surface-level understanding and truly learn the business they support in detail. The successful candidate will invest the time to understand products, platforms, operations, cost drivers, priorities, and risks—using that knowledge to provide thoughtful financial guidance and challenge assumptions where needed. This role requires someone who is proactive, analytical, and willing to roll up their sleeves to connect financial insights with how the business operates. The ideal candidate brings deep financial expertise, a strong track record supporting technology organizations, and exceptional leadership skills. You will leverage data-driven insights, streamline processes, and help business partners plan, prioritize investments, and manage performance. Acting as both player and coach, you will combine strategic thought partnership with strong execution and analytical rigor. Success in this role requires excellent collaboration and stakeholder management. You will build trusted relationships across Finance and Technology, help leaders understand the financial implications of key decisions, and serve as a strategic advisor to ensure priorities and investments are aligned with broader enterprise objectives.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree preferred in Finance, Economics, Business or related field
• Advanced level of finance experience within Technology Finance strongly preferred
• Willingness to travel across key office locations as needed and maintain a consistent in-office presence of at least three days per week to strengthen relationships, foster collaboration, engage directly with teams, and remain closely connected to the business.
• Effective communication and influencing skills; ability to build credibility and rapport with senior management
• Track record building internal and external business partnerships
• Energetic and motivated team player with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and teams, driving projects and key initiatives to successful completion.
• Ability to work independently and to drive process improvement initiatives
• Strong organizational skills and sense of prioritization
• Strong analytical skills with an eye on details, coupled with the ability to have a helicopter view and big picture strategic perspective
• Proficient in managing multiple concurrent initiatives simultaneously
• Experience in managing a diverse, multifunctional, global Finance organization, including coaching and developing Finance professionals
• Good working knowledge of general accounting and internal controls
• Proven presentation skills, including strong oral and written capabilities
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Access, Oracle, Apptio, Agile IT methodology and Hyperion knowledge is a plus

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology leaders, developing a deep understanding of the products, platforms, engineering priorities, operating model, and cost drivers of the business.
• Provide strategic financial counsel that aligns resources, investments, and execution priorities with enterprise objectives.
• Build strong partnerships across Technology, Finance, Procurement, and other control functions to drive performance and accountability.
• Recognize that in-person engagement is critical to building trust and understanding the business, with a willingness to travel regularly and maintain a strong on-site presence with key stakeholders and teams.
• Develop and execute financial strategies that support the long-term objectives of the technology organization.
• Translate complex operational and engineering decisions into clear financial outcomes, providing actionable insights that improve decision-making, scalability, and enterprise value creation.
• Lead annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year strategic outlook processes for the technology organization.
• Monitor performance against commitments, analyze key drivers and variances, and implement corrective actions where needed.
• Establish strong governance over technology spend, ensuring disciplined management of operating expenses, capital expenditures, and headcount investments.
• Evaluate business cases, strategic programs, and major technology investments to ensure resources are allocated to the highest-value opportunities.
• Drive prioritization across competing initiatives, balancing growth, resiliency, modernization, regulatory commitments, and return on investment.
• Provide transparency into run-the-business versus build-the-business spend, helping leaders optimize allocation of resources across maintenance, innovation, and transformation.
• Lead productivity initiatives focused on simplification, automation, organizational efficiency, and measurable returns from AI-enabled capabilities.
• Oversee financial management of cloud infrastructure, software licensing, managed services, and strategic vendor relationships.
• Partner with Procurement and Technology leaders to optimize commercial structures, improve unit economics, strengthen demand management, and deliver sustainable savings.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities early, implementing strategies to mitigate exposure and improve outcomes.
• Ensure strong financial controls, governance, and compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, capitalization requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Champion modern finance capabilities through automation, self-service analytics, and data-driven insights.
• Define and track KPIs across cost, productivity, delivery, and return on investment.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to enhance reporting, streamline processes, and improve the quality and speed of insights.
• Deliver clear, executive-level reporting and actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance team known for curiosity, accountability, and business partnership.
• Develop talent capable of operating in a fast-paced technology environment while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, ownership, and high standards.

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: Executive