Director, Global Consent – Data Management, Open Banking

Mastercard Data & Services; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial technology sector is seeking a Director, Global Consent to lead data management in Open Banking. This pivotal role involves creating a global data management strategy, overseeing partnerships, and ensuring compliance with market regulations. The successful candidate will be a proven product leader with expertise in API-driven solutions and data science, ready to contribute to innovative financial experiences.

Qualifications

• Proven product leader with ability to launch and scale complex solutions.
• Technical proficiency with understanding of system dynamics and API designs.
• Experience in data science to connect access and rights with business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Establish a global data management strategy across Open Banking products.
• Own documentation and data specs related to data flows.
• Define and track key performance indicators for data services platform.

Skills

API-driven solutions

Data strategy

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, technology, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

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Mastercard Data & Services

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London, United Kingdom

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29.06.2025

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13.08.2025

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Title and Summary

Director, Global Consent – Data Management, Open BankingSecuring the Mastercard Open Banking ecosystem with data services
At Mastercard, we are partnering across the financial ecosystem to enable innovative use cases powered by open banking. By securely connecting consumers and businesses to access financial data, we are powering innovative, new and improved experiences that make a positive impact.
Our network helps us scale our services, our services differentiate our solutions, and the ecosystem benefits from smarter, more secure, and more personal commerce that’s fit for a changing world.

The Director, Global Consent – Data Management, is responsible for establishing a data management structure that incorporates Mastercard’s Data & Tech Responsibility Principles into Open Banking globally. This role will partner across markets to define data scopes necessary to deliver innovative use cases with partners, establish a data services layer to empower data science, including AI and ensure compliance with market regulations.

Data responsibility is at the core of Mastercard’s business and this role is a critical function to establish consistency globally while supporting flexibility to accommodate differences across markets.

Responsibilities
•Open Banking Data Strategy: Establish a global data management strategy across Open Banking products that extends into open finance use cases.
• Establish a common data model that supports:
o Consented vs. non-consented data
o Licensed vs. unlicensed use cases
o Regional and market-specific data requirements (, FCRA, CDR, 1033, etc.)
• Partnerships: Deepen collaboration across product, markets, engineering, data science, Compliance and Enterprise Data teams to deliver on business objectives and maintain alignment with Mastercard’s enterprise approach to data management. Drive alignment with legal and compliance on data retention, minimization, and usage.
• Roadmap Execution: Define product requirements to enable a global data services approach – in alignment that defines data usage requirements for consented data, and variations of that model.
• Data Management: Own documentation, onboarding guides, and developer data specs related to data flows and fields.
• Customer Focus: Establish data usage requirements that keep consumers and businesses in control of their data and empower partners to innovate for next generation financial experiences.
• Performance Metrics: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the data services platform and drive continuous improvement.

All About You
• Proven product leader with demonstrated ability to launch and scale complex, API-driven solutions – while explaining it simply.
• Technical proficiency with a deep understanding of system dynamics, platforms and API designs to optimize solutions for clients and users.
• Data science experience to connect data access, data rights with modeling to achieve tangible business outcomes.
• Mission driven to operate in the Mastercard Way: Move Fast, Create Value, and Grow Together.
• Understanding of Open Banking with proficiency in core use cases ( account opening, payments, lending).
• Creative problem solving that brings in different perspectives connecting client needs with Mastercard strategy.
• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.
• Team builder with strength in connecting people and ideas across the business and geographies.
• A bachelor's degree in business, technology, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Role is not available for fully remote work.

Corporate Security Responsibility
Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position must:
• 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 training in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

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, and

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