Manager - US Fintech & Portfolio Optimization

Our Purpose

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Title and Summary

Manager - US Fintech & Portfolio Optimization

Overview
You have a strong technical commitment, are passionate about innovation and have experience in various elements of the new product development process. We expect you to develop your talent and aim high with us while you work to change the world of payments. You help us build on our track record in developing and delivering innovative and reliable solutions.
Mastercard’s US Digital Transformation team partners across the region, product & service and functional teams to deliver customer first strategy and enablement, engage fintech’s
The focus of this role will be to focus on the Fintech segment in close partnership with Global Digital Transformation team:
- Report to the VP, Fintech & Portfolio Optimization with the US Digital Transformation Team, on enhancing the established Fintech strategy in partnership with cross-functional and customer facing teams
- Project manage identified operational improvements for working with fintech’s including participating in cross-functional collaboration to achieve portfolio optimization across core US products
- Create internal and external facing marketing materials
This role is ideal for candidates who enjoy learning and diving into product flows, thinking strategically, working cross-functionally and solving complex problems.
The role requires passion, creativity, using your network to achieve goals, cross-functional presence, and the ability to cut through a lot of information and find actionable and impactful outputs.
This is a permanent, full-time position.
Role
• Become an expert in Fintech needs and how MA should engage with this segment
• Cross-functional role working on positioning Mastercard as a great partner for FinTech’s
• Diving into our current product capabilities to identify areas to optimize portfolio metric in partnership with the global digital transformation team
• Project management of strategy and process improvement
• Support Building the segment narrative
All About You
• Strong project management skiils
• Good strategy and cross-functional skills
• Ability to solve complex issues with easy-to-understand solutions
• Ability to understand new Fintech segments and use cases to package the right solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to effectively communicate across with different levels and across various functions including global, regional and market teams
• Strong understanding of fintech sub-segments
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in product management and development, with a proven track record of creating and delivering successful products
• Strong technical commitment and passion for innovation and product development with the ability to translate user requirements into requirements specifications
• Project management skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and an ability to develop compelling narratives / storylines
Strong presentation skills to make complex services easy to understand
Customer-oriented and driven by solving the customer's challenges
Attention to details to ensure flawless execution and development
Proven ability to collaborate with others and handle many stakeholders in a diplomatic way
Passion for fintech, IT, banking and finance, product development.
This is an exciting opportunity for Product Developer to take ownership of some of our newest solutions for fintech’s and make a real impact on our business.
If you are passionate about creating innovative solutions and have a proven track record of delivering successful products, we want to hear from you.

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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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 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, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.