Senior Specialist, Product Management, Global Card Programs

Mastercard; Lisboa; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mastercard in Lisbon, Portugal is seeking a Senior Specialist, Product Management for Global Card Programs to drive data-driven product decisions and scale Global Reach initiatives. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams across product, analytics, and go-to-market to operationalize strategic initiatives and enable global expansion.

You will own the execution of performance dashboards, acceptance readiness, and program data integration, shaping the future of our global card programs

Qualifications

• Able to translate ambiguity into clear direction.
• Analytical and data-driven, turning insights into product decisions.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder influence.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in matrixed teams.
• Ability to bring structure and momentum to complex problems.
• Creative and solution-oriented with a bias for action.
• Self-starter with strong ownership.

Responsabilités

• Establish scalable pipeline tracking and integrate data with Product Catalog and Salesforce.
• Build dashboards for performance, acceptance readiness, and reporting.
• Deliver Global Reach Acceptance Indicator to improve product performance.
• Track KPIs (adoption, performance, commercial impact) and inform strategy.
• Support pricing strategies with data-driven analytics.
• Collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams to enable global expansion.

Connaissances

Ambiguity navigation

Data-driven

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Structured thinking

Creative problem solving

Ownership & execution

Description du poste

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 and 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

Senior Specialist, Product Management, Global Card Programs

Our Purpose

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, connecting and powering an inclusive, digital economy by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible.

The Global Reach Partner Program (GRPP) enables issuers to expand into new markets without a local license through a compliant, reverse-solicitation model. As the program scales, there is a clear opportunity to evolve the issuing model into a more robust, product-led platform that supports global growth at scale.

We are looking for a product manager to help support this evolution and own the execution and operationalization of strategic Global Reach product initiatives, with a focus on acceptance readiness, performance management, and new product development

This role will help scale the program by improving visibility, monitoring, and operational effectiveness across the Global Reach portfolio. As the Senior Specialist, Product Management, Global Card Programs, you will partner with the team to transform an initial program into a fully realized platform.

This is a highly cross-functional role at the intersection of product, network, franchise, analytics, and go-to-market strategy, with direct impact on how Mastercard enables global expansion for its customers.

Role

• Establish scalable pipeline tracking and integrating program data with Product Catalog and Salesforce to improve visibility and operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain program performance and product integrity dashboards, pipeline analytics, acceptance readiness monitoring and business reporting.
• Deliver new Global Reach Acceptance Indicator as a key driver to enhance product performance
• Track KPIs (adoption, performance, commercial impact) and use insights to inform product strategy
• Support pricing strategies and enhancements with data driven analytics
• Support client engagements with data and domain expertise

All About You

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and translating it into clear direction
• Analytical and data-driven, with the ability to convert insights into product decisions
• Strong communicator with executive presence and the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization
• Able to bring structure, clarity, and momentum to complex problems
• Creative and solution-oriented, with a track record of challenging the status quo
• Self-starter with strong ownership and a bias for execution

Why this role matters

Global Reach Issuing is redefining how our customers expand internationally. Success in this role will unlock new growth opportunities for our customers and strengthen Mastercard’s position at the center of global commerce.

Corporate Security Responsibility

• 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.