Senior Specialist, Product Management

Our Purpose

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.

Title and Summary

Senior Specialist, Product Management Who is Mastercard?
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.
Role
Mastercard is looking for a Senior Specialist, Product Management to support the Vice President, Economic Intelligence and his leadership team to ensure efficient operations, drive strategic alignment, and enable program execution.
The Economic Intelligence team at Mastercard empowers key decision makers across all segments to make smarter and better decisions by enriching their own solutions with our leading and trusted insights. Our relevant data and insights provide and curate richer context and deeper information across multiple dimensions (time, sector, geography), with accessible, timely delivery to meet each client's needs.
In this role you will:
• Support Economic Intelligence leadership on day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives
• Facilitate smooth execution of high-priority projects, managing key stakeholders (e.g., Finance, regional teams, Marketing) and building alignment across multiple teams
• Develop executive presentations and messaging for internal audiences (e.g., QBRs, business updates, program requirements); facilitate transparent and effective communication across the organization
• Drive business and program reporting ensuring operational excellence; identify insights and make meaningful recommendations as needed
• Shape external-facing narratives with strong analytic support and product knowledge
All About You
The successful candidate will possess the following experience:
• Track record of successfully leading and executing strategic initiatives
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and presentation skills
• Highly organized and detailed-oriented; proficient in managing competing priorities
• Ability to anticipate and proactively address issues that may arise
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to build relationships and interact effectively with individuals at all levels
• Flexible and creative, able to adapt and thrive in a constantly changing environment
• Management consulting and/or economics experience is a plus Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 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, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

Boston, Massachusetts: $114,000 - $182,000 USD Arlington, Virginia: $114,000 - $182,000 USD Purchase, New York: $114,000 - $182,000 USD