Senior Technical Program Manager, Fintech & Payments

Mastercard Inc.; México; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Specialist, Technical Program Manager to drive complex technology initiatives across our payments ecosystem. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Operations to deliver secure, scalable, and customer-focused solutions.

You will transform strategic priorities into executable roadmaps, balance business objectives with technical requirements, and manage risks in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience managing fintech and electronic payments programs.
• Ability to identify risks and resolve cross-team blockers.
• Lead complex technology programs from planning through deployment.
• Influence without direct authority with executive stakeholders.
• Strong English communication skills.
• Willingness to be in the office three days a week.
• Experience coordinating multiple organizations and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale technology programs from planning through production deployment and operational adoption.
• Translate business and technology strategies into measurable outcomes, delivery plans, milestones, and execution roadmaps.
• Serve as the accountable leader for program health, risks, dependencies, decisions, and commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies and drive alignment across multiple organizations and stakeholders.
• Establish governance, delivery frameworks, reporting mechanisms, and operating rhythms for transparency and predictability.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks affecting delivery, security, compliance, or operations.
• Facilitate technical planning and executive decision-making with alignment to long-term strategies.
• Drive release planning, production readiness, and operational preparedness for critical services.
• Support initiatives involving payment processing, financial platforms, banking integrations, and financial APIs.
• Ensure compliance, security, audit readiness, and regulatory requirements throughout delivery lifecycle.
• Communicate program status, recommendations, risks, and priorities to senior leadership.

Skills

Fintech & Payments

APIs & integration

Dependency Management

Leadership

Executive Communication

English Proficiency

Office Presence 3x/Week

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Specialist, Technical Program Manager to drive complex technology initiatives across our payments ecosystem. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Operations to deliver secure, scalable, and customer-focused solutions.

You will transform strategic priorities into executable roadmaps, balance business objectives with technical requirements, and manage risks in regulated environments.