VP, Data Access Strategy and Agreements, Open Banking

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

VP, Data Access Strategy and Agreements, Open Banking

Overview
The Open Banking team is looking for a Vice President, Data Access Strategy and Agreements. This role will be responsible for developing our strategy for data access and engaging directly with financial institutions with whom Mastercard connects, to enable consumer access to financial records through bi-lateral agreements. The VP will develop, maintain, and grow our relationships with Financial Institutions, to ensure connectivity and serve as a point of escalation/resolution on connectivity issues, as they arise.

The ideal candidate is passionate about open banking, highly motivated, a strategic thinker, and strong at growing and managing internal and external relationships.

Role
• Create and support plans that will help meet the data access needs of the company to fulfill product requirements
• Drive bi-lateral agreements with targeted financial institutions
• Build and nurture long-term relationships with financial institutions and other holders of consumers financial data
• Rapidly address and resolve customer issues related to data access
• Build and maintain knowledge of the competitive market to enhance Mastercard's competitive advantage
• Develop and sustain partnerships within the US open banking and financial industry
• Collaborate with internal product and technology partners to understand data access needs
• You will also leverage the deep client relationships across the overall Mastercard business to ensure a collaborative and unified interface to Data Access Provider relationships

All About You
• Strong organizational, managerial, and interpersonal skills to successfully communicate and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders
• Strategic mindset with ability to understand partner and industry objectives
• Excellent relationship development, problem solving and issue management skills
• Good working knowledge of technology and APIs to understand implementation approaches (e.g., APIs, cloud-based infrastructure, microservices, technical SLAs)
• Experience in negotiating agreements with large institutions
• Persistently monitors the market and competition to see what is happening

Who is Mastercard?
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.
Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Corporate Security Responsibility
Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position 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 the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment 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. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact reasonab