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Mastercard · 5 days ago

Lead Product Manager - Technical

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$156K/yr - $265K/yr

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. The Lead Product Manager - Technical will drive the transformation of developer experience across Mastercard, advocating for Software Engineers and collaborating with engineering teams to roll out platform capabilities while managing product strategy and execution.

FinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyPayments

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Advocate for our Software Engineers, Operations and others by talking to them and understanding their use cases and pain points, work they do, things they care about the most, tools they use day to day, etc

Understand the journey and user experience to enable them to rapidly develop, deploy, and scale their applications across multiple platforms

Work closely with the engineering teams to roll out the platform capabilities that our internal customer’s desire

Identify and gather key metrics to track product usage, quality, and satisfaction and make decisions about product roadmap and prioritization

Serves as a senior technical product leader, partnering with Software Engineers, and other stakeholders to drive product strategy and execution

Owns the end-to-end vision, roadmap, and delivery of complex technical products, aligning long-term business objectives with scalable technical solutions

Leads requirements definition by translating ambiguous business and customer needs into well-defined features, user stories, and acceptance criteria

Sets prioritization standards and governs backlog health across initiatives, ensuring engineering teams are consistently supported with high-quality, execution-ready work

Acts as a domain authority, developing deep expertise and influencing product direction beyond the scope of individual projects or teams

Champions platform thinking by driving reuse of foundational building blocks and establishing best practices that accelerate delivery and innovation

Mentors and influences other product managers, raising the bar on product quality, technical rigor, and customer impact

Qualification

Technical product leadershipCloud-native software productsAgile delivery methodologiesData-driven decision-makingStakeholder managementProduct vision ownershipExecutive communicationMentoring product managersContinuous improvementCross-functional collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field

Strong technical foundation (SDLC, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, etc.)

Extensive experience leading the development and launch of complex products and technologies at scale

Proven ownership of product vision, go-to-market strategy, and leadership of cross-functional design and technical discussions

Demonstrated success creating and owning long-term product roadmaps while partnering closely with engineering, design, and business stakeholders

Hands-on experience defining and scaling cloud-native software products as part of a large-scale cloud platform

Demonstrated ability to operate with a high degree of independence and autonomy, setting direction in ambiguous environments

Strong track record of data-driven decision-making and applying continuous improvement methodologies across teams and initiatives

Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across organizations without direct authority

Strong experience with agile delivery methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Rally), including setting standards and driving execution rigor

Executive-level communication skills, with the ability to clearly and authentically communicate complex ideas to senior leaders, peers, and engineering teams

Accountable for ensuring features and associated documentation are clear, scalable, and easily consumable by partner engineering teams

Demonstrated success building durable organizational relationships, partnering effectively across teams, and earning trust and respect through technical and product leadership

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

Many more

Company

Mastercard

Glassdoor4.2

Mastercard is a financial network that processes payments between banks and cardholders.

Founded in 1966

Purchase, New York, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.mastercard.com

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