Lead Product Manager

Who you are

• Significant experience managing digital products, APIs, platforms, or data products
• Strong understanding of product strategy, roadmap development, customer discovery, and agile execution
• Experience working with authentication, identity, transaction data, financial services, payments, or adjacent domains
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI technologies to improve product development, customer experiences, or business outcomes
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams
• Experience translating complex customer challenges into scalable product solutions
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for innovation and continuous learning
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing ambiguity, and driving alignment across diverse stakeholders
• Passion for technology innovation and building products that deliver measurable customer value

What the job involves

• The Emerging Data Signals team is seeking a Lead Product Manager to drive the strategy, development, and delivery of Mastercard's next generation transaction data products, including transaction notifications, consent, authentication, and intelligent data services
• This role will define and deliver products that help customers securely access, verify, and act on transaction data in real time
• The successful candidate will work across product, engineering, commercialization, privacy, legal, and customer teams to build scalable platforms that power authentication, decisioning, and trusted digital experiences
• We are looking for a product leader who embraces AI-first product development, leverages data to drive decisions, and is passionate about turning emerging technologies into customer value
• The ideal candidate combines strong product management fundamentals with a curiosity for emerging technologies and a demonstrated ability to use AI-enabled tools to improve product outcomes and accelerate execution
• Own product strategy, roadmap, and execution for a portfolio of transaction data, consent, authentication, and data-driven platform products
• Lead the evolution of Mastercard's transaction notification and consent platforms, delivering capabilities that create value for developers, financial institutions, merchants, and fintech partners
• Identify customer needs, market opportunities, and emerging industry trends to shape product direction and investment priorities
• Partner closely with engineering teams to define requirements and deliver scalable API-driven platforms
• Work directly with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to validate product concepts and translate customer needs into product capabilities
• Drive product discovery, prioritization, and delivery, balancing customer value, business objectives, and technical feasibility
• Collaborate with privacy, security, and legal teams to ensure responsible and compliant product development
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and modern product management practices to accelerate discovery, improve decision-making, and increase execution velocity
• Define success metrics, analyze product performance, and use data-driven insights to continuously improve customer outcomes