Vice President, Product Management - Technical

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, Product Management - Technical
VP of Product Management - Mastercard Software Builders Experience Program (MSBX)
At Mastercard, we're reimagining the developer experience to empower the next generation of software builders. Our mission is to streamline developer flow and enhance their day-to-day work and impact.
We're looking for a VP Product Manager with a passion for builder's experience to help lead this transformation, driving innovation across the entire development stack, from infrastructure to intelligent tooling. As VP of Product Management for MSBX, you'll drive Mastercard's strategic shift toward AI-enhanced development practices, overseeing developer community initiatives and spearheading AI adoption across our engineering organization.
What You'll Do
You'll define and execute the product vision for tools and platforms that revolutionize how thousands of Mastercard engineers build, test, and deploy software. Leading a team of Product Management Directors, Principals and Leads, you'll drive innovation throughout the entire development lifecycle, from intelligent code generation and automated testing to AI-powered operations and compliance systems.
Your role positions you at the forefront of enterprise AI implementation, where cutting-edge technology meets large-scale software engineering challenges. You'll build and nurture thriving internal developer communities while establishing new standards for productivity and innovation across Mastercard's technical teams.
The Impact
This role provides the chance to fundamentally transform enterprise software engineering practices and experience. With comprehensive resources, senior leadership backing, and clear organizational authority, you'll architect a world-class developer experience tailored to Mastercard's scale. Your impact will extend far beyond short-term efficiency gains. You'll establish foundational standards for software development in the age of AI augmentation and foster an innovative community of AI-enhanced engineers who will propel Mastercard's technical advancement.
Key Job Responsibilities
Product Leadership & Team Development - Direct and coach an exceptional team of Directors, Principals, and Lead Product Managers who oversee Mastercard's development ecosystem and tooling infrastructure. Establish the strategic product direction and execution roadmap for our comprehensive development platform portfolio, encompassing solutions across the entire software engineering workflow.
Community Engagement & AI Integration - Serve as a key liaison with Mastercard's Guild network, driving widespread adoption of AI-powered development tools among our global engineering workforce. Build collaborative learning environments and develop scalable frameworks for propagating proven AI methodologies throughout the organization.
Executive Collaboration & Strategic Influence - Partner closely with Mastercard's AI Center of Excellence leadership to architect and advance our technical vision for AI-first development practices. Engage regularly with VP, SVP and EVP as a trusted advisor during Mastercard's Development and AI evolution, contributing to high-level strategic initiatives that will define the company's technological trajectory.
You'll work closely with Engineering, Data Science, AI, and Program Management to ensure smooth execution across the organization.
Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal 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. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
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.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.
Pay Ranges
New York City, New York: $245,000 - $391,000 USD