Director Market Transformation APAC Strategic Change Leader

Mastercard Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard Inc. in Singapore is seeking a Director to lead high-priority market transformation engagements across Asia Pacific. You will diagnose barriers, shape actionable plans, and drive execution with cross-functional partners across multiple markets.

The role requires strong strategic problem-solving, deep payments knowledge, and proven leadership of complex transformation initiatives. You will influence senior stakeholders and guide governance, ensuring timely, high-quality results.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates strong strategic problem-solving skills to structure ambiguous business issues into actionable plans.
• Understands payments landscape, commercial models, market dynamics and Mastercard offerings.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives, transformation projects, or complex commercial execution.
• Confident communicator and influencer who can align teams without direct authority.
• Exhibits execution discipline, analytical judgment, stakeholder management, and prioritization in a fast-paced region.
• Operates with integrity, curiosity, ownership and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end diagnosis, planning and execution of market transformation engagements across Asia Pacific.
• Partner with country, regional, product, commercial, finance, legal and delivery teams to structure solutions for complex opportunities.
• Develop executive-ready materials, business cases, decision papers, and progress updates for senior leadership alignment.
• Drive governance including intake, prioritization, issue escalation, stakeholder alignment and tracking of impact.
• Provide hands-on leadership to cross-functional project teams across markets and workstreams.
• Identify repeatable insights and capability gaps to strengthen Mastercard's market transformation roadmap.

Skills

Strategic problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Job description

Mastercard Inc. in Singapore is seeking a Director to lead high-priority market transformation engagements across Asia Pacific. You will diagnose barriers, shape actionable plans, and drive execution with cross-functional partners across multiple markets.

The role requires strong strategic problem-solving, deep payments knowledge, and proven leadership of complex transformation initiatives. You will influence senior stakeholders and guide governance, ensuring timely, high-quality results.