Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Digital Assets

Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Digital Assets

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 of Global Strategic Business Development, you'll drive long-term partnerships that unlock new business models and accelerate innovation across the digital asset ecosystem. You will identify and execute high-impact opportunities across the crypto value chainincluding stablecoins, tokenized assets, wallets, exchanges, and Web3 platforms. You will drive our long-term strategy in this space, build alliances with emerging and established players, and work cross-functionally to deliver integrated solutions that unlock new revenue streams and enhance customer experiences. You'll lead a high-impact team, collaborate across product, legal, compliance, and engineering, and engage with some of the most forward-thinking companies in Web3, fintech, and global finance.

Role

• Lead strategic business development for crypto, digital assets, and Web3 partnerships aligned with our broader vision for innovation in payments.
• Identify, evaluate, and negotiate strategic deals with crypto-native platforms, infrastructure providers, fintechs, and ecosystem partners.
• Build and manage strategic relationships with leading players in cryptoexchanges, stablecoin issuers, blockchain networks, and next-gen wallets.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teamsincluding product, compliance, legal, and riskto launch new use cases in areas such as stablecoin payments, blockchain settlements, and digital asset custody, and tokenized money movement.
• Serve as a thought leader on the evolving crypto landscapetranslating complex trends into clear, actionable strategies.
• Represent the company externally with strategic partners, industry leaders, and forums.
• Build and mentor a high-performing global team to support our growth in digital assets and Web3 partnerships.

All About You

A seasoned leader with experience in strategic partnerships and business developmentideally with deep exposure to crypto, digital finance, and fintech. Demonstrated ability to lead complex deals and partnerships that deliver both strategic and financial impact. Global experience and deep understanding of the crypto ecosystemstablecoin, blockchain technologies, tokenomic, digital asset infrastructure, compliance frameworks, and market environments related to digital assets. Strong communication skills and executive presence with the ability to engage C-level stakeholders internally and externally. Global experience and cultural fluency across geographies. People leadership experience with the ability to build highly engaged and performing teams. Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive initiatives from ideation to execution.

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 :

Pay Ranges

New York City, New York : $217,000 - $348,000 USD San Francisco, California : $217,000 - $348,000 USD