Vice President, Product Management - Data Platform

Mastercard • O’Fallon, MO

8d • $204,000 - $326,000

About The Position

The Vice President, Product Management is responsible for defining and delivering the product strategy, roadmap, and outcomes for an enterprise, cloud-native data platform that enables a federated data mesh across the organization. This platform serves as the foundation for analytics, AI/ML, data products, and data commercialization use cases at scale.
In this role, you will lead a portfolio of platform capabilities—including data ingestion, storage, processing, platform observability and FinOps—designed to empower domain teams to own and publish high-quality data products while maintaining enterprise-grade security, compliance, and reliability.
You will work closely with Engineering, Architecture, Product Operations, Finance, and Business stakeholders to ensure the platform enables self-service, scalability, and innovation while aligning with enterprise standards and strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Product Management, with significant experience leading enterprise platform products.
• Proven experience building or scaling cloud-native data platforms or large-scale analytics platforms.
• Deep understanding of data mesh concepts, including domain ownership, data products, federated governance, and self-service infrastructure.
• Experience with modern data technologies and ecosystems, such as:
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Lakehouse and analytics platforms (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake)
• Streaming, APIs, and event-driven architectures
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in highly regulated industries such as financial services, payments, or healthcare.
• Familiarity with AI/ML platforms and data-driven product development.
• Experience working in global, matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Vision
• Define and evolve the product vision and strategy for the enterprise data platform supporting a federated data mesh.
• Articulate a clear target state for the platform, aligned to enterprise data, analytics, and AI strategies.
• Translate business and domain needs into scalable platform capabilities and services.
• Roadmap & Capability Ownership
• Own the platform product roadmap, including prioritization of capabilities such as:
• Data ingestion and integration (batch, streaming, source connectors)
• Data Lakehouse and analytical storage
• Orchestration framework (airflow patterns), transformation libraries, data contracts, etc.
• Platform SLOs, Reliability engineering, Usage analytics, etc.
• Cost attribution & chargeback (including forecasting)
• Balance near-term delivery with long-term architectural integrity and scalability.
• Data Mesh Enablement
• Enable domain teams to operate as data product owners by providing clear standards, tooling, and self-service capabilities.
• Partner with Data Governance to embed federated governance and policy enforcement into the platform.
• Ensure the platform reduces friction while maintaining enterprise guardrails.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Partner with Engineering to translate product requirements into executable technical plans.
• Collaborate with Product Operations on adoption, enablement, and customer experience.
• Work with Architecture, Security, Legal, and Risk teams to ensure platform compliance and resilience.
• Influence without direct authority across distributed, global teams.
• Delivery & Execution
• Ensure platform capabilities are delivered with a strong focus on quality, reliability, and readiness for enterprise-scale launch.
• Define success metrics and ensure outcomes align to business and platform goals.
• Drive continuous improvement through customer feedback, usage insights, and performance data.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
• Serve as the primary product leader and evangelist for the data platform.
• Build strong relationships with senior executives and domain leaders.
• Communicate platform value, roadmap progress, and outcomes in clear, executive-ready language.

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees