Director, Finance Business Partner

Role & Responsibilities

• Partner with Product, AI and Technology leadership to translate strategic priorities into financial plans and execution roadmaps
• Support decision-making across product development, platform investments, and resource allocation
• Lead financial planning processes (annual budget, quarterly forecasts, strategic planning)
• Ensure alignment between product roadmaps, technology initiatives, and financial commitments
• Provide visibility into engineering, platform, and infrastructure cost drivers
• Support expense management, tracking, and optimization across technology investments
• Drive financial discipline while enabling innovation and delivery
• Support evaluation and prioritization of product and technology investments
• Develop and review business cases to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and return expectations
• Partner with Product teams to manage financial performance across product portfolios
• Provide insights into cost-to-build, cost-to-serve, and investment trade-offs
• Define and track key metrics related to spend, efficiency, utilization, and product performance
• Deliver actionable insights to improve financial and operational outcomes
• Partner across various business units to ensure delivery against plans
• Support execution tracking and identification of risks and opportunities
• Prepare clear, concise financial updates and insights for leadership
• Support storytelling that links financial performance to business strategy

Experience & Education

• Strong experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, or investment analysis
• Solid understanding of technology cost structures and product development cycles
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to synthesize complex data
• Effective communicator with ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
• 7–10+ years of experience in finance, strategy, or related roles
• Experience in technology, fintech, or services environments preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA or advanced degree a plus

About the role

All About You

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.

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Benefits

• Corporate Security Responsibility
• 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
• Many more

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $142,000 - $234,000 USD
Miami, Florida: $142,000 - $234,000 USD
New York City, New York: $170,000 - $281,000 USD
Purchase, New York: $163,000 - $269,000 USD

Corporate Security Responsibility

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

Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines