Mastercard · 17 hours ago
Senior Technical Program Manager
O'Fallon, MO
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$96K/yr - $163K/yrMastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, dedicated to connecting and powering an inclusive digital economy. The Senior Technical Program Manager will oversee risk, audit, and compliance requests, ensuring effective project delivery and alignment with company objectives.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyPayments
Responsibilities
Run centralized intake and triage (“single front door”) for risk, audit, and compliance requests to increase transparency, prioritize effectively, and align work to shared Payment Networks objectives
Translate regulatory and control expectations into actionable delivery plans so teams can move faster, reduce rework, and avoid surprises while staying aligned to TRAC’s “control-by-design” posture
Support ongoing maintenance of risk profiles and control assurance testing for services/products in production, enabling sustained readiness—not just point-in-time compliance
Build and govern shared resource libraries and job aids that reduce repeated effort across audits/regulatory interviews/assessments, and standardize “how to respond” content with clear guidance (audience, speaking points, and boundaries)
Plan, execute, and deliver projects from inception to completion related to a known technology, product, or program. Describes and maintains the integrated plan that accounts for internal/external dependencies, differing delivery approaches, numerous constraints, and contingency for unplanned delays
Secures resources, scopes efforts, outlines priorities and establishes delivery milestones
Proactively manage the end-to-end delivery of engineering work through the organization and all dependent organizations, reporting out progress, ensuring dependencies are covered, overseeing the gaps between teams, processes, and systems, while removing all blocking issues leading to a successful delivery. Accelerates progress by driving crisp, timely decisions
Looked to as first point of contact for projects. Can communicate with confidence; levels up. Is the source of truth for status. Transforms raw thoughts into clear and concise communications. Provides right information and associated data about the state of the project to the right audience at the right time. Runs effective meetings
Has experience in and understands industry technologies. Understands their program, product, or O&T domain. Sufficient depth/credibility to be effective with teams they work with. Can competently represent team’s services to stakeholders and other teams. May need to bring developers or SMEs to meetings to talk details
Program strategy defined. Delivers independently but will occasionally seek direction from peers/managers
Nurtures good working relationships with engineers, managers, and peers
Optimizes previously defined approaches for a team or limited area. Can demonstrate improvements using data. Utilizes department mechanisms (i.e. retrospectives, staff meetings, status meetings) to describe and drive continuous improvements
Qualification
Required
Experience in managing risk, audit, and compliance requests
Ability to translate regulatory and control expectations into actionable delivery plans
Experience in maintaining risk profiles and control assurance testing for services/products
Ability to build and govern shared resource libraries and job aids
Experience in planning, executing, and delivering projects from inception to completion
Ability to secure resources, scope efforts, outline priorities, and establish delivery milestones
Proactive management of end-to-end delivery of engineering work
Strong communication skills and ability to provide clear and concise project status updates
Experience in industry technologies and understanding of program, product, or O&T domain
Ability to deliver independently while occasionally seeking direction
Ability to nurture good working relationships with engineers, managers, and peers
Experience in optimizing previously defined approaches and demonstrating improvements using data
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
56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
Jury duty leave
On-site fitness facilities in some locations
Company
Mastercard
Mastercard is a financial network that processes payments between banks and cardholders.
Founded in 1966
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2006-05-25IPO
Leadership Team
Michael Miebach
Chief Executive Officer
Ed McLaughlin
President & Chief Technology Officer
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