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

• Vice President, Product Development
• Identity Platform

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.

Overview:

Mastercard Identity, within the Security Solutions organization, leads the development of identity products and services that enable global commerce, power financial inclusion, prevent crime, and deliver seamless digital experiences. The VP of Identity Platform partners closely with stakeholders to define requirements for Mastercard’s Identity platform and to shape a roadmap that expands and enhances this capability - unlocking critical use cases across the ecosystem.

• The candidate will define and deliver industry-leading identity verification solutions for card solutions, digital payment transactions, and digital wallets.

• The candidate will lead the product development, launch, and strategy to scale new identity verification offerings and acquisition synergy solutions.

• The candidate will ensure the product meets the evolving needs of consumers, businesses, and agents in an increasingly more digital world.

• Do you have a passion for creating digital products using leading-edge technology?

• Are you ready to deliver safer and simpler ways to identify consumers, businesses, and agents?

• Are you motivated to drive transformational change in markets across the globe?

Role

• Lead product development for new identity verification offerings.
• Evolve product strategy; define vision and roadmap to align with customer needs.
• Develop a prioritized view of customer needs and market opportunities by segment and use cases; evolve roadmap accordingly.
• Manage the development of business requirements and communication to the platform and engineering teams.
• Define and monitor success metrics and KPIs to ensure the effectiveness of product offerings; enhance offerings based on performance and the voice of the customer.
• Responsible for P&L and defining plans in collaboration with global commercialization teams to meet established revenue goals.
• Drive ongoing evaluation of potential partners; develop and maintain intelligence on key players in the value chain from both a global and regional perspective.

All About You:

• Extensive product development and product management experience is required - including experience managing a P&L and establishing revenue growth trajectory for product(s).
• Domain experience in payments, identity verification, integrated identity platforms, and/or authentication is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of relevant security trends, technology, industry standards, and vendor landscape is preferred.
• Direct management experience with a proven track record of developing employees and team building is preferred.
• Strong leader with the ability to drive tangible results with business partners.
• Superior communications, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Successful track record engaging at senior levels in the organization and with partners.
• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced or master’s degree preferred.

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 reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com 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 and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 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; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $235,000 - $375,000 USD