Develop and maintain product strategies and roadmaps, manage product lines and partner relationships, define business and technical requirements, support product enhancements, conduct market research and opportunity assessments, and manage project elements through the product lifecycle to drive adoption and business results.
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
Specialist, Product Management
Who is Mastercard?
We are the global technology company behind the world's fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe as our company grows, so should you. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.
Job Description:
- Develops product strategies and roadmaps to execute to ensure maximum penetration of market segments.
- Manages and maintains existing product lines on an on-going basis, including partner management.
- Conducts opportunity assessments on new ideas and concepts.
- Provides design specifications for product enhancements to Product Development.
- Defines business and technical requirements, and manages the relationships of regional/global counterparts, account teams, technical teams to maintain and build out platforms.
- Manage elements of projects within a project life cycle
- Compile market research to support improvements to products
- Research and identify potential partners for evaluation as business partners to
support product areas
Education: • Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent work experience
Knowledge / Experience: • 1-3 years related work experience, preferably in Financial Services • Experience in product management, product development, and project management
desirable
Skills/ Abilities: • Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills • Strong organizational, planning and follow-up skills • Strong analytical skills desirable • Business Acumen with the ability to provide solutions that drive positive results to the customer and MasterCard • Self motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating within a team • Strategic thinker with ability to derive and translate data analytics to meet business goals• Project management skills, highly organized with strong attention to detail• Must be able to work independently in developing and mapping out solutions• Must be able to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment, handle multiple tasks, consistently meet established deadlines, and deliver exceptional results• Expert PC skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access; programming and coding ability a plus• Experience with Tableau, Domo, or other comparable business intelligence tools• Understanding of risk management disciplines
Languages: • English required • Additional languages a plus
Please note that Mastercard Australia will not be able to sponsor employment visa therefore only candidates who possess full legal working rights in Australia will be considered.
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:
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
Specialist, Product Management
Who is Mastercard?
We are the global technology company behind the world's fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe as our company grows, so should you. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.
Job Description:
- Develops product strategies and roadmaps to execute to ensure maximum penetration of market segments.
- Manages and maintains existing product lines on an on-going basis, including partner management.
- Conducts opportunity assessments on new ideas and concepts.
- Provides design specifications for product enhancements to Product Development.
- Defines business and technical requirements, and manages the relationships of regional/global counterparts, account teams, technical teams to maintain and build out platforms.
- Manage elements of projects within a project life cycle
- Compile market research to support improvements to products
- Research and identify potential partners for evaluation as business partners to
support product areas
Education: • Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent work experience
Knowledge / Experience: • 1-3 years related work experience, preferably in Financial Services • Experience in product management, product development, and project management
desirable
Skills/ Abilities: • Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills • Strong organizational, planning and follow-up skills • Strong analytical skills desirable • Business Acumen with the ability to provide solutions that drive positive results to the customer and MasterCard • Self motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating within a team • Strategic thinker with ability to derive and translate data analytics to meet business goals• Project management skills, highly organized with strong attention to detail• Must be able to work independently in developing and mapping out solutions• Must be able to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment, handle multiple tasks, consistently meet established deadlines, and deliver exceptional results• Expert PC skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access; programming and coding ability a plus• Experience with Tableau, Domo, or other comparable business intelligence tools• Understanding of risk management disciplines
Languages: • English required • Additional languages a plus
Please note that Mastercard Australia will not be able to sponsor employment visa therefore only candidates who possess full legal working rights in Australia will be considered.
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.
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