Director, Digital Assets & Crypto - Product Management

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 Director, Digital Assets & Crypto - Product Management Overview The world is shifting digital – and that shift is only accelerating. To bring solutions that help our financial institution, merchant and fintech partners navigate the ever-evolving digital payments landscape and new emerging technologies, we are seeking seasoned product manager. The Digital Assets – Product Manager will play a key role in North America Product organization with a focus on integrating Mastercard’s network and payment products with the digital assets and digital currencies space. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in payments and product management with a strong grasp emerging trends in Digital Payments & Stablecoins. The individual will be a “go-to” contact for education, thought leadership, and regional product knowledge, and should understand the nuances of card networks, issuer, program managers, acquirer and merchant dynamics, be able to contextualize new trends within established payment frameworks. In this role, the Director of Product Management will :

• Act as subject matter expert and represent the product portfolio in executive-level customer conversations, delivering clear, compelling narratives to stakeholders.
• Lead go-to-market (GTM) and regional development of innovative digital asset and tokenized payment solutions that have strategic fit and value to Mastercard's customers and partners, including evaluation of the business value of solution concepts for Mastercard and its customers
• Manage cross-functional teams, and internal stakeholders ranging from regional and global product teams, franchise, legal, sales and account management to ensure seamless execution throughout the product lifecycle, from readiness to deployment.
• Understand customer feedback and help translate that into actions that advance our products, go-to-market strategies and to inform ongoing enhancements and regional adaptations.
• Follow technology trends and provide insight & analysis of implications to internal stakeholders and channel partners All About You
• Strong expertise in payments, digital commerce, and card issuance with demonstrated understanding of Stablecoins, the ability to bridge emerging technologies with traditional payment systems.
• Demonstrated understanding of blockchain infrastructure with immersion across the digital assets ecosystem, spanning emerging L1 / L2 networks, self-custodial wallets, and novel decentralized applications.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging senior executives and external partners.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to identify, capture and deliver business results
• Forward thinking, with ability to develop creative approaches to solve business situations
• Strong ability to act as a team player and create trust and relationships across the organization,
• Strong organizational agility and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience in digital payments and / or management consultancy with ability to develop strategic points of view 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 reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com 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. Pay Ranges New York City, New York : $178,000 - $284,000 USD