Manager, 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

Manager, Product Management

Overview:
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.

Prepaid is one of Mastercard's fastest-growing portfolios. As a versatile product platform, Prepaid covers various use cases, from basic gift cards to BaaS fintech platforms and travel multi-currency programs, still offering vast untapped opportunities. Additionally, Prepaid fosters financial inclusion by digitizing government disbursements, humanitarian aid, and enabling digital payroll access for the underbanked.

The Manager, Global Prepaid Product Management, will support the development and execution of key verticals/use cases within the global prepaid product line (e.g.: Payroll, Social Disbursements, Transit). This role will build prepaid knowledge and focus on key consumer segment needs to deliver priorities in alignment with global and regional strategies. The Manager will collaborate closely with regional partners to prioritize, execute, and inform a cohesive go-to-market plan.

Role:
• Drive product management execution on key prepaid verticals and use cases in collaboration with regional teams and cross-functional partners.
• Foster global innovation by developing new prepaid offerings, product features, and enhancements. Utilize Mastercard's assets and consumer insights to create innovative solutions and services.
• Analyze data to identify and capitalize on underpenetrated programs and product lines, capturing untapped opportunities.
• Help regions in leveraging global best practices for prepaid product positioning and regulation. Align prepaid solutions across channels into a consistent value proposition for consumers.
• Assist regional and sales teams in pre and post-sale customer meetings with in-depth prepaid product knowledge to identify and implement solutions.
• Assume ownership of end-to-end strategic projects, executing and monitoring results to ensure accountability and successful implementation.

All About You:
• Bachelor's degree in business or related field with a proven track record in strategic project/product management
• Experience in product management, planning, strategy development, and implementation of segment and product solutions. Skilled in translating strategies into product execution and implementation plans
• Strong analytical skills for deriving product insights from data and staying updated on market trends
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, capable of influencing stakeholders across a matrix organization
• Strong execution skills; self-starter, capable of working independently and collaboratively; adaptable and creative in a dynamic environment
• Background in financial services and/or the card industry, especially in the prepaid sector, is a plus

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.