Lead, Strategic Project Manager (Technical Program Manager) - Global Open Banking

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

Lead, Strategic Project Manager (Technical Program Manager) - Global Open Banking

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.
OVERVIEW

We’re looking for experienced senior project management professionals to join Mastercard’s global Open Banking PMO, helping us build innovative solutions to solve problems affecting our customers, their consumers and the market as a whole. In this role, you’ll drive the end-to-end execution of strategic business initiatives and global product solutions from ideation and design through go-to-market delivery for key Mastercard customers.

You’ll work across a variety of functional teams including product, engineering, sales, legal, compliance and customer delivery to build comprehensive and achievable project plans highlighting key milestones and dependencies. You’ll manage the execution and delivery of all tasks required to achieve project success, identifying and mitigating risks and providing meaningful status reporting to internal and external stakeholders at all levels. Join the team that is leading the charge to bring creative solutions in open banking to market with quality, efficiency, collaborative energy and an eye on the future of our industry.



ROLE

• Independently lead large-scale initiatives and mid-sized portfolios by bringing clarity to ambiguous scopes and defining key deliverables.
• Break down complex problems into actionable, value-driven solutions by balancing business and technical considerations.
• Facilitate focused, outcome-driven discussions with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely decisions and removing roadblocks.
• Bridge regional and cross-functional gaps to align architectures, strategies, and priorities with urgency and accountability.
• Champion best practices in program management across PMO, Product, and Engineering, mentoring peers and promoting continuous improvement to support Mastercard’s business goals.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across program, product, engineering, legal, delivery, and executive leadership teams.
• Serve as a trusted partner and advocate with strategic clients, vendors, and partners, consistently exemplifying Mastercard Way values.
• Oversee all phases of the product and software development lifecycle for strategic client-facing and internal initiatives—ensuring timely delivery, alignment to business outcomes, and effective risk and dependency management.
• Provide clear, concise, and proactive communication of progress, risks, and decisions to stakeholders and leadership, ensuring transparency and accountability throughout delivery.


ALL ABOUT YOU/EXPERIENCE
• Proven ability to independently lead complex, high-impact initiatives with autonomy, leveraging strategic guidance as needed to ensure alignment and execution.
• Deep expertise delivering end-to-end product and technical solutions using modern technologies; anticipate challenges early by identifying common risk patterns.
• Skilled in blending Agile and traditional delivery frameworks to fit diverse environments, driving disciplined execution without sacrificing flexibility.
• Strong analytical, planning, and prioritization skills; excel in environments with competing demands, shifting priorities, and complex problem sets.
• Adept at bridging business and technical perspectives, maintaining stakeholder confidence through transparency, insight, and consistent delivery.
• Detail-oriented while maintaining a strategic “big picture” mindset—balancing precision with vision to move initiatives forward.
• Thrive in high-velo