Director, Product Management, Advanced Analytics & AI

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Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
Hybrid
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Blockchain • Fintech • Payments • Consulting • Cryptocurrency • Cybersecurity • Quantum Computing
We are a global technology company in the payments industry.
The Role
Lead product management, commercialization, and P&L for Advanced Analytics and AI solutions in EEMEA (Africa focus). Define product strategy and roadmap, drive innovation and go-to-market execution, support sales and client services, ensure delivery quality, monitor market trends, and influence global and regional stakeholders.
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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.
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Director, Product Management, Advanced Analytics & AI
Overview
Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing the cutting-edge services that help our customers make smarter decisions and drive better outcomes. Focused on thinking big and scaling fast around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end-to-end solutions for a diverse global customer base. Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, these services include consulting & innovation services in payments and beyond, data insights and analytics solutions as well as loyalty and marketing programs and platforms.
Within the Services organization, the Business & Market Insights product organization is focused on creating and delivering superior products and services that equip our clients with the right data-powered solutions, insights, and advisory services, to drive confident decision-making for better outcomes. This team is accountable for ensuring we are growing our business through thoughtful product road mapping that evolves our solution sets to meet existing and new use cases, influencing global product managers to ensure the solutions in region are effective and partnering with our Services Business Development and Client Services teams to drive relevant go-to-market solutions for our customers in the region.
This role is part of the Business & Market Insights EEMEA product team and is responsible for the product management, development and commercialization of Advanced Analytics and AI products and solutions for the region with a focus on Africa division.
Key responsibilities of this role include:
- Owning and driving the P&L aspirations of the Advanced Analytics and AI products in EEMEA, in close coordination with the regional Services business leads and specialist sales teams in the region.
- Determining and driving forward the product innovation agenda and product roadmap in partnership with the global product leads and regional stakeholders.
- Ensuring successful commercialization of new and existing solutions in collaboration with the business development teams and client services teams in the region incl. providing specialist sales support, driving marketing and thought leadership initiatives
- Ensuring flawless delivery of the product and maintaining the highest standards of quality in our customer relationships
- Interface with Mastercard leadership across the organization to represent the suite of capabilities and products
- Monitor external environment to ensure our solutions remain market leading/competitive
Candidates for this role will likely have answered 'yes' to the following questions:
- Do you have a track record of successfully managing a P&L?
- Are you passionate about driving smarter decisions and better outcomes for customers?
- Are you comfortable with advanced analytics and AI topics, and addressing client challenges with data driven advisory solutions?
- Are you flexible to engage on strategic issues, drive detailed execution plans to address client needs by directing and managing a high capability team
- Can you lead by example and role up your sleeves to develop/deliver work-product?
- Do you have a background in building products and developing intellectual capital?
- Do you have experience successfully leading teams and developing talent?
- Are you motivated by working in a flat hierarchy and making broad contributions?
All About You
- Experience with data, advanced analytics, AI, technology platforms, and emerging trends
- Proven track record in leading and growing product line P&Ls
- Strong leadership and influencing skills
- Drives a collaborative culture across global and regional teams towards desired outcomes
- Interest in advanced analytics & technology and desire to apply technology to solve problems
- Communicates with impact and demonstrated ability to build relationships with senior executives in a matrixed multi-cultural environment
- Knowledge of the financial services industry (retail banking, digital payments) and the non-financial services sector (retail & commerce, digital players)
- Intellectually curious and passionate about new applications, technologies and solutions
- Bachelor's degree required
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.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Experience with advanced analytics and AI
  • Experience with data and technology platforms
  • Proven track record in leading and growing product line P&Ls
  • Experience leading teams and developing talent
  • Strong leadership and influencing skills
  • Ability to commercialize products and support sales/marketing initiatives
  • Knowledge of financial services (retail banking, digital payments) and non-financial sectors

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Mastercard Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Retirement Support Company information highlights a 10% retirement match on U.S. roles, positioned as best‑in‑class and well above typical large‑employer benchmarks. This level of employer contribution materially strengthens long‑term savings.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth U.S. postings list 25 vacation days, 5 personal days, 10 company holidays, 80 hours of paid sick/safe time, and up to 20 days of bereavement. A minimum of 16 weeks paid new‑parent leave (including adoption and foster) further expands paid time away.
  • Parental & Family Support Benefits include a minimum of 16 weeks paid new‑parent leave and family‑building support such as fertility, adoption, and surrogacy where legally available. Dependent scholarships, counseling, and protection benefits contribute additional family support.

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38,800 Employees
Year Founded: 1966

What We Do

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a resilient 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.

Why Work With Us

We live the Mastercard Way: creating value in the communities we touch, growing together through the opportunities we see, and moving fast to innovate and scale. Our collaborative culture and our passionate people are the key to what we do, driving meaningful change as one team and connecting everyone to priceless possibilities.

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