Vice President, AI Programs and Technology Delivery

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, AI Programs and Technology Delivery

Who is Mastercard?
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.

Overview
MasterCard AI organization is looking for a Vice President, AI Programs and Technology Delivery, to support the EVP of AI and their leadership team. This role ensures efficient operations, drives alignment, and enables strategic decision-making.

As the central point of contact, you will engage with all aspects of the business, all levels of the organization, executive priorities, program objectives, and strategic thought leadership. The Vice President will report to the EVP of AI and work alongside them, the Chief Data & AI Officer, and various leadership stakeholders to drive key projects and initiatives. The ideal candidate will also have strategic advisory experience in enterprise architecture for Data and AI solutions, AI commercialization efforts, and identifying innovative solutions to drive strategic business transformation.

Role
• Support the EVP of AI through coordination of executive priorities, program objectives, and strategic thought leadership.
• Collaborate closely with the office of the Chief Data & AI Officer, EVP Data, AI product managers and AI engineering leads, and the overall Mastercard organization (e.g., Services, TECH, Regional teams, Finance, P&C, Communications, Marketing, Legal) to execute strategic AI priorities.
• Develop executive presentations and messaging for internal audiences (e.g., Quarterly Business Reviews, Governance meetings, business updates, Teams Channel); facilitate transparent and effective communication across the organization.
• Shape external-facing narratives with strong analytic support and product knowledge.
• Drive business reporting ensuring operational excellence, including coordinating updates into Data & AI Quarterly Operations Review (QOR), Earnings, and other Investor Relations activities; identify insights and make meaningful recommendations as needed.
• Lead implementation of employee communication and engagement initiatives (e.g., Town Hall meetings, Directs meetings, Leadership offsites, Community engagements); partner with the HR organization to support workforce initiatives.
• Monitor and analyze emerging technologies and trends in AI and data analytics, identifying innovative solutions that drive strategic business transformation and create opportunities for sustained growth.
• Tackle complex business problems with limited definition, uncover root causes, leverage raw data and dashboards to drive analysis, develop solutions, and translate into specific recommendations for action.
• Translate current-state Data and AI solutions and high-level goals into clear, actionable roadmaps that enable strategic alignment and effective implementation within a global matrixed organization operating in a highly regulated industry.
• Support the EVP of AI across engagements, including oral and written communications and presentation preparations, ensuring timely execution.

All About You
• Proven experience in enterprise architecture for Data and AI solutions across global B2B and B2C markets, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, diverse business models, and IT strategies.
• Demonstrated success in strategic advisory for AI commercialization efforts, translating technical capabilities into marketable products and services that deliver measurable business value across diverse industries, while addressing unique market demands and competitive dynamics.
• Proven experience in executive/leadership communications and business reporting, translating strategies to execution plans.
• Excellent writing skills, ability to “storyboard” and develop visually compelling presentations with clear logic and structure.
• Highly organized and detail