Vice President, Software Engineering - Agentic AI

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, Software Engineering - Agentic AI
Mastercard is seeking a visionary Vice President of Software Engineering - Agentic AI to join the Foundry R&D Engineering team. In this role, you will lead the research, development, and application of Generative and Agentic AI technologies to deliver innovative products and services that redefine the future of commerce. This is an exciting, cutting-edge leadership position that requires a highly motivated candidate who is intellectually curious about emerging technologies and possesses the creativity and leadership skills to drive groundbreaking solutions from concept to commercialization.
Our team is built on a foundation of research and development, mining innovation internally, innovating new product lines with emerging technology, managing new products from inception to market validation and engaging strategically with startups to shape the future of commerce with and for our customers. At Mastercard you will help define the future of commerce globally.
Responsibilities• Provide strategic leadership and vision in Generative and Agentic AI technologies, including architecture and real-world applications.• Partner with business and product owners to design, develop, and deliver innovative products and services.• Lead complex, enterprise-wide initiatives that span multiple services and programs, driving resolution and successful outcomes.• Recruit and hire top talent, ensuring each new hire raises the overall capability of the team.• Continuously engage with teams to improve performance through regular meetings, coaching, mentoring, and fostering growth at all levels.• Benchmark and promote engineering excellence, productivity, and quality across the organization.• Represent the company by leading or participating in internal and external events.
Experience• Proven expertise and passion for Generative and Agentic AI technologies.• Hands-on experience as a Software Engineer.• Demonstrated success in managing medium-to-large development organizations, with strong thought leadership, cross-functional influence, and collaboration skills.• Proven experience in product development and partnering with business teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.• Skilled in evaluating and selecting technology tools, frameworks, and products.• Ability to clearly articulate complex architecture patterns and their business and technical implications to executive and customer stakeholders.• Ability to coach teams on full-stack development and promote end-to-end service ownership.• Experience fostering standard software patterns and reuse of common libraries and services across engineering teams.• Expertise in optimizing SDLC methodologies, defining metrics, and automating processes to improve lead time and quality.• Skilled in performing architecture and cost analysis for public and private cloud environments.
All About You• Thrives on creating innovative products and technology solutions in a collaborative, fun environment.• Highly motivated and intellectually curious about emerging technologies.• Advanced knowledge of modern software engineering concepts and methodologies.• Strong leadership and people management skills.• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies, frameworks, and tools.• Skilled at managing multiple concurrent activities and collaborating with geographically distributed teams.• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.• Strong relationship-building, collaboration, and organizational skills.• Ability to explain technical problems clearly and succinctly to diverse audiences.
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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: $200,000 - $320,000 USD
New York City, New York: $240,000 - $384,000 USD