Senior Technical Program Leader — Cross‑Team Delivery

Mastercard Inc.; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead and coordinate large, cross-functional engineering programs across regions and vendors. You will shape delivery strategies, establish governance, and ensure programs meet deadlines and outcomes.

In this role, you will operate with high autonomy, translate complex technical goals into actionable plans, partner with senior leaders, and scale program practices to support a growing engineering organization.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate independently and drive execution in ambiguous, early-stage environments.
• Experience managing complex technical programs across multiple teams with external vendors/partners.
• Strong expertise in agile delivery models and scrum practices.
• Track record of managing escalations, aligning stakeholders, and delivering large-scale initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of business strategy, technology landscape, and design trade-offs.
• Experience building relationships and influencing dependent teams across the organization.
• Experience helping establish or improve delivery processes or governance models is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate with a high degree of independence to address ambiguous problem spaces, establish clarity, and drive timely execution.
• Help establish foundational program management practices, including delivery processes, governance, and operating rhythms for a newly forming engineering organization.
• Lead coordination and execution across internal teams and external vendors, ensuring alignment on scope, timelines, and delivery outcomes.
• Identify and bridge gaps between regions, architectures, vendors, and organizations, creating scalable patterns for cross-team collaboration.
• Manage escalations and drive resolution of complex delivery challenges impacting multiple teams or stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for programs, communicating confidently with senior leadership and translating complex information into clear, actionable updates.
• Provide accurate and timely visibility into program status, risks, and decisions to a range of stakeholders.
• Facilitate constructive dialogue across teams and partners to resolve misalignment and enable predictable delivery.
• Oversee execution across multiple teams and domains, creating effective reporting mechanisms and continuously improving delivery processes.
• Support the scaling of engineering squads across regions by establishing repeatable delivery models and onboarding patterns for new teams.
• Build consensus, drive accountability, and deliver outcomes with limited guidance in a fast-evolving environment.

Skills

Independent work

Program management

Agile delivery

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

BS in engineering, computer science, project management or related discipline

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead and coordinate large, cross-functional engineering programs across regions and vendors. You will shape delivery strategies, establish governance, and ensure programs meet deadlines and outcomes.

In this role, you will operate with high autonomy, translate complex technical goals into actionable plans, partner with senior leaders, and scale program practices to support a growing engineering organization.