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Title and Summary

Director, Blockchain and Crypto

The Mastercard Blockchain and Crypto team, part of Mastercard’s global Core Payments division, is focused on the rapidly evolving blockchain technology and stablecoins, related ecosystems and their impacts to consumers, merchants, and other market participants. The team leads the development, management, and commercialization of compliant crypto solutions with the goal of providing a wide range of payment products and value add services to our stakeholders and aligning closely with Mastercard’s multi-rail strategy and commitment to consumer choice.

The Blockchain and Crypto team is looking for a Director, Product Management to support the execution of Mastercard’s crypto roadmap by consistently innovating and collaborating with multi-functional teams worldwide. The individual will drive the development of key products and solutions, including focusing on enabling stablecoins and its related uses cases on Mastercard’s network.

The ideal candidate is passionate about the payments and the crypto space, has experience managing payment products and has working knowledge of B2B payments and card networks.

Role
In this product management role you will,
• Work closely with customers, Mastercard global and regional teams and sales colleagues to engage in concept validation, business case development, financial modeling and planning for new products or enhancements
• Engage with treasury, franchise, legal, regulatory teams and external partners to build and launch capabilities and services for crypto transactions and settlement
• Partner with platform and engineering teams by providing a clear product vision, well-defined product roadmap and initiatives; define and prioritize product features
• Provide support to sales and customer facing teams with communication and training on product functionality and enhancements
• Provide support to other product and commercialization areas on the team as needed


All about you
• Strong interest in blockchain and crypto space
• Experience in the payments industry and ability to adapt new technologies to existing use cases; prior knowledge of payment networks and processing is a plus
• Knowledge of the card authorization, clearing and settlement process and systems is a plus
• Experience in product development and product management, including concept definition / validation, and business requirements definition
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate your vision and roadmap effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial attitude, self-starter, ability to work independently
• Strong analytical skills, problem solver with the ability to take thoughtful risks

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

Purchase, New York: $179,000 - $305,000 USD