Strategic Programs Lead, Payments & Transformation

Mastercard; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Managing Consultant for Advisors & Consulting Services Deploy. You will manage a portfolio of enterprise projects, drive strategy execution, and deliver measurable improvements in cards, payments, and financial services contexts.

You will lead client engagements, apply project and change management methodologies, and partner with stakeholders to translate strategy into roadmaps and value for clients worldwide.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree with work experience in project management and change management methodologies and techniques
• 6+ years of Project Management experience/7+ Cards Product and Portfolio Management experience
• Exposure to financial institutions, payments, cards and/or consultancies
• Experience coaching and managing teams across multiple projects and/or engagements with third parties
• Experience managing key client relationships
• Knowledge of business KPIs, financials, and organizational leadership
• Ability to provide perspective on industry and marketplace
• Logical, structured thinking
• Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable)
• Eligibility to work in the country where you are applying, as well as apply for travel visas as required by travel needs
• Ability to travel to client sites on a semi-regular basis

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and workstreams for enterprise programs across a range of industries, problem statements, and cultures
• Promote proven, accredited project and change management methodologies and techniques to help clients drive measurable value from initiation to benefit realization
• Mitigate risks, solve issues, and ensure plan remains in line with agreed timescales, budgets, and quality criteria
• Identify new business opportunities and communicate to executives to pursue, leading sales calls and client development including proposal contribution
• Own key relationships with mid-level to senior client stakeholders and independently assess client agenda, internal culture, and change readiness.
• Execute portfolio level analysis across programs, products, or initiatives, including performance, progress, risks, and value delivered.
• Analyse and benchmark portfolio performance against historical baselines, peer programs, and relevant industry or market benchmarks.
• Develop executive level dashboards, scorecards, and insights to support fact based decision making.
• Use data and performance insights to recommend portfolio optimisation actions, prioritisation changes, or product and initiative refinements.
• Apply product and portfolio thinking when leading programs, particularly in cards, payments, or financial services contexts.
• Translate business strategy and client objectives into clear product, portfolio, and delivery roadmaps.
• Provide structured recommendations on product performance, customer outcomes, and portfolio economics, beyond pure delivery metrics.
• Support clients in linking program delivery to customer impact, revenue growth, cost efficiency, and long‑term portfolio value.

Skills

Project Management

Change Management

Portfolio Management

Client Engagement

Team Leadership

English Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

MS Office

PM Tools

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Managing Consultant for Advisors & Consulting Services Deploy. You will manage a portfolio of enterprise projects, drive strategy execution, and deliver measurable improvements in cards, payments, and financial services contexts.

You will lead client engagements, apply project and change management methodologies, and partner with stakeholders to translate strategy into roadmaps and value for clients worldwide.