Specialist, Product Management

Mastercard; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking global technology company that is redefining the future of payments. As a Specialist in Product Management, you will play a crucial role in managing strategic initiatives for innovative products. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work cross-functionally, develop essential skills, and gain valuable experience in the fast-paced world of digital payments. You will engage with market research, support stakeholder needs, and contribute to best practices that drive product success. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this is the role for you!

Qualifications

• Experience with data collection and analysis.
• Ability to create deliverables on time using Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Support analysis of stakeholder needs and market research.
• Assist in creating reports on market insights and trends.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Data Analysis

Market Research

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

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, 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

Specialist, Product Management

Who is Mastercard?

We are the global technology company behind the world’s fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe as our company grows, so should you. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.

The Mastercard Launch program is aimed at early career talent, to help you develop skills and gain cross-functional work experience. Over 18 months, Launch participants will be assigned to a business unit, learn, develop skills, and gain valuable on-the-job experience.

Overview

1. Acts as a business owner and manages long-term and short-term strategic initiatives for a commercialized product.
2. Roles in this family oversee product evolution, establish go-to-market strategy, optimize products and resources, implement incremental improvements within the product’s lifecycle, conduct ongoing care and maintenance, and manage P&L.

Responsibilities

1. Support the analysis of internal and external stakeholder needs and issues.
2. Conduct market research to inform profitability targets for a specific product.
3. Assist in creating reports on market insights and industry trends.
4. Assist in monitoring project plan statuses.
5. Assist in the creation of best practice documents for internal and external stakeholders.
6. Draft materials such as training decks or portions of RFPs.

Experiences

1. Exposure to Microsoft Office programs and ability to create deliverables on time (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
2. Experience with collecting and working with data, including standardizing, summarizing, initial observations, and highlighting inconsistencies.
3. Exposure to working with various product lines, technologies, and industries.

Mastercard is an inclusive, merit-based employer that considers applicants regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. We hire the most qualified candidates. If you require accommodations during the application or recruitment process in the US or Canada, contact [e-mail].

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks carry inherent risks. Every employee or associate must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure confidentiality and integrity of accessed information;
• Report any suspected security violations or breaches;
• Complete mandatory security training as per Mastercard’s guidelines.