.Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build asustainableeconomy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactionssecure, 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 Director, Product Innovation, Click to Pay, Core Payments Overview:Mastercard Checkout Services focuses on making payments simpler, more efficient, and more secure. We are building highly scalable digital payment experiences through our products such as Click to Pay, Secure Card on File Tokenization and Token Authentication Service.With Click to Pay, our vision is to enable Click to Pay as a core card benefit across all issued cards worldwide, and enable secure and seamless guest checkout experiences. This director of product innovation will be part of Mastercard Checkout Services team, and shape Click to Pay product strategic roadmap and bring innovative solutions to life towards scaling Mastercard Checkout Services. He/she will also serve as a tech thought leader who can help to bridge the gaps between product strategy and technical execution, ensuring that our product offerings align with customer needs, business goals, and future scalability. This role involves both hands-on technical architecture design and high-level strategic product management.Role
- Lead product discovery initiatives, exploring new technologies, use cases, trends, and market opportunities that will contribute to the evolution of Click to Pay long-term product strategy.
- Manage proofs of concept, pilots and early production implementations to ensure appropriate solution functionality, quality and performance. Establish technical and operational readiness to support scale deployments (e.G. technical documentation, test plans, customer support, delivery processes).
- Advocate for a product-centric mindset, ensuring that technical decisions prioritize user experience, scalability, and business growth.
- Act as the technical liaison between product management, engineering, and design teams to ensure coherent communication and execution of product plans.
- Work closely with stakeholders to prioritize features, define technical requirements, and establish timelines while balancing resource constraints.
- Stay current on emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry trends that could influence the product's direction and improve its architecture.All About You
- 8+ years' experience with digital payments solutions product development, or technology consultant. Minimum 2 years of architect experience