Manager, Product Management - Network Products

About the role

The Manager, Product Management - Network Products will help drive innovation across Mastercard’s global core payments network. This role owns product problem definition through delivery, shapes technical solutions, builds the business case, and drives execution.

Responsibilities

• Engage internal product teams, regional market facing teams, and customers to identify product needs and challenges
• Partner with technology teams to deeply understand system capabilities and constraints, validate solution options, and estimate delivery costs
• Develop clear roadmaps for network enhancements, prioritizing initiatives based on impact, feasibility, and economics
• Define and deliver on-behalf and value-added network services, from concept through implementation
• Lead structured analysis to size opportunities, assess costs and revenues, understand geographic variation and customer behavior, and identify improvement opportunities
• Build compelling narratives and visuals to secure stakeholder buy-in and influence decision-makers at multiple levels
• Partner with commercialization and pricing teams to define go-to-market strategies, including pilots, customer targeting, and economic impact
• Lead the Studio process to manage ongoing innovation and incremental enhancements

Requirements

• Experience in payments and Product Management is required
• Strong understanding of complex, technical products; familiarity with Mastercard’s payment network and transaction processing systems (authorization and clearing) is a plus

Qualifications

• Proven ability to translate data and financial analysis into clear insights and recommendations
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with comfort developing executive-ready narratives and visuals
• Self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and can manage multiple complex workstreams
• Strong collaborator with the ability to influence across functions and levels without direct authority

Skills

• Strong analytical rigor
• Deep engagement with technology
• Ability to translate market and customer needs into scalable, network-level solutions

Benefits

• 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

Pay

In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.