Lead Product Manager- Technical

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
Lead Product Manager- Technical
Overview
As a Product Manager - Workday Security at Mastercard, you will play a critical role in defining, managing, and safeguarding our Workday platform. You will partner closely with HR, Technology, Security, and business leaders to ensure Workday configurations, integrations, and processes adhere to Mastercard's security, privacy, and compliance standards. Your role is central to ensuring that Workday capabilities align with business needs while maintaining the highest standards of data protection and operational integrity.
You will develop a deep understanding of current and future HR processes, security requirements, and risk considerations, using this knowledge to define secure product roadmaps and targeted business outcomes that align with Enterprise Technology and Enterprise Security strategies.
This position partners with HR business leaders to build both short and long term roadmaps that support secure and scalable HR operational plans.Role Responsibilities
Platform Ownership & Security• Serve as the primary point of contact for the Workday platform, with accountability for ensuring secure configuration, role based access, and data protection controls.• Own the product lifecycle-from inception through delivery-ensuring Workday capabilities align with business needs while meeting security and compliance requirements.• Ensure Workday applications meet or exceed Mastercard's standards for data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance, including SOX, GDPR, and internal policies.
Strategy & Collaboration• Understand HR business drivers and capabilities (current and future) and define corresponding outcomes aligned with Enterprise Technology and Enterprise Security strategies.• Partner with HR, IT, Security, and business teams to gather requirements and translate them into product plans that incorporate security first design principles.• Drive secure design, development, testing, and deployment of Workday features in partnership with development and security engineering teams.
Security Controls & Compliance• Oversee Workday role based access controls (RBAC), security groups, segregation of duties (SoD) analysis, and audit readiness.• Collaborate with Information Security on risk assessments, vulnerability remediation, and security policy adherence.• Ensure rigorous quality assurance and testing procedures-including verification of security controls-prior to deployment.
Continuous Improvement & Governance• Monitor new Workday security features and assess applicability to Mastercard's environment.• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and communicate secure product roadmaps, risks, dependencies, and milestones.• Develop training and support materials to help end users understand Workday functionality and follow proper security protocols.• Utilize Workday reporting and analytics to provide insights into workforce trends, operational performance, and security posture.
Technology & Business Impact• Identify organizational and financial impacts of security related technology decisions, partnering with HR and Security leadership to plan and prioritize investments.• Stay current on technology trends, Workday innovations, and evolving security practices to support the HR operating model.All About You
Experience & Skills• Proven experience as a Product Manager supporting Workday, with strong knowledge of Workday security configuration, access models, and compliance requirements.• Deep knowledge of Workday HCM modules and associated security frameworks.• Experience using metrics, KPIs, and reporting tools to measure and improve product performance and security posture.• Strong experience documenting secure business processes, configuration scripts, and workflows.• Technical and business acumen; ability to translate business requirements into secure system design.• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, HR partners, and functional leaders.• Strong interpersonal skills with experience engaging stakeholders at all levels of leadership.• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, security sensitive projects.• Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills.• Adaptable and able to respond to changing business and security priorities.• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies.• Experience with other HRIS platforms (PeopleSoft, SAP) is a plus.
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 [email protected] 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
O'Fallon, Missouri: $130,000 - $221,000 USD