Master Card - Director - Product Management

Key Responsibilities :

As Director, Product Management, you will be responsible for the following :

Strategic Product Ownership :

- Own the roadmap for Ethocas unified customer and transaction data assets. Deliver the multi-year product strategy, ensuring the capabilities align with Ethocas business goals and customer needs.

Delivery Leadership :

- This is a hands-on role, working directly with tech teams, with an expectation of high-quality delivery and on-time execution, balancing near-term goals with long-term scale.

Data-Driven Decision Making :

- Being comfortable with data is exceptionally important. Using customer feedback and data insights to identify opportunities, prioritize enhancements and continuously improve the platform.

Data governance and compliance :

- Engaging with governance, legal and compliance to ensure product development is in alignment and supporting with business rationale where needed.

Cross-Functional Influence :

- Collaborate in a matrixed environment across engineering, data science, architecture, reporting, operations, design, sales, and marketing, to deliver the product strategy. Strong communication, ensuring alignment and shared vision with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams is expected.

Alignment with broader Mastercard data strategies :

- Monitor and assess existing and emerging organisational solutions, seeking to differentiate core capabilities, features, and functions. Develop clear, convincing, and data-driven business cases for new investments.

Strong technical knowledge :

- Understanding of APIs, building data assets in cloud infrastructure, managing security requirements and other aspects of the product as needed.

Ideal Candidate Profile Skills Experience :

- 8+ years of product management experience, with a strong focus on developing data products. Background in computer science and/or data science is highly desirable.

- Knowledge of modern technical architectures, familiarity with enterprise data platforms, and strong technical acumen to engage with engineering teams is desirable.

- Proven success in building and scaling B2B or enterprise software products from concept to launch.

- A curious, analytical, and result-oriented mindset. Adept at using data and market research to spot trends, develop evidence-based business cases, and drive continuous product improvement.

- Comfortable with the use of AI, ML, data modeling, and analytics for product development.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Experience leading by influence in a global organization, aligning diverse teams around a shared strategy.

- Prior experience with, and a deep understanding of, defining business strategy is required prior experience in a business consulting or related role is a bonus.

- Experience in the Payments, Card Fraud, Ecommerce, or Financial Services space is desired.

- Ability to hit the ground running, adapt quickly and take an action-oriented, roll-up-your-sleeves approach to execution that focuses on measurable results.

- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize in order to meet project constraints (budget, deadlines, etc.).

- Proven product management skills in bringing and scaling new product and/or new product features to targeted markets.

- Strong communication skills with various audience types including senior management, technical and business teams.

- Experience with developing business cases and execution of a product idea through conception and development to management and enhancements.

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 Mastercards security policies and practices.

- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed.

- Report any suspected information security violation or breach.

- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercards guidelines.

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