Director, Enterprise Strategy

Mastercard Inc.; Purchase (NY); On-site; USD 177,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard Inc. is seeking a Director, Enterprise Strategy to lead strategic initiatives and partner with the Chief Product Officer and senior executives to shape Mastercard’s long-term vision.

You will manage high‑impact workstreams on emerging themes such as fintech, payments strategy, and inorganic growth while mentoring colleagues and delivering executive-ready analyses and memos. This role offers visibility across the product organization and the opportunity to influence decisions at the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 6+ years at a leading consulting firm or internal strategy team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with business acumen.
• Excellent communication and executive storytelling abilities.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale initiatives end-to-end.
• Knowledge of financial services or payments industry.
• Fintech experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority strategic projects and build work plans.
• Develop strategy presentations for C-suite and Board.
• Monitor industry trends and competitive landscape.
• Refine core product strategy in response to market trends.
• Assess organic and inorganic opportunities.
• Partner with business leaders to design and advance strategies.
• Mentor and develop junior team members.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Quantitative toolkit

Stakeholder management

Fintech knowledge

Industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

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

Director, Enterprise Strategy

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Join the team at the heart of Mastercard’s global Product organization. In this highly visible role, you will work directly with the Chief Product Officer, their leadership team, Management Committee members, and key executives to drive strategic initiatives, support executive decision‑making, and influence the company’s long‑term vision and execution. The Director, Enterprise Strategy will play a central role in the formulation, analytical review, and communication of Mastercard’s Product strategy. You will lead major workstreams on emerging strategic issues / business‑unit strategies and conduct ad hoc strategic reviews for senior executives. The role also partners closely with senior executives and the Corporate Development team to inform and drive Mastercard’s inorganic growth agenda.

Role

• Lead high‑priority strategic projects: frame and structure issues, build workplans, conduct complex analysis, and shape insights and recommendations (e.g., stablecoins, agentic commerce, affluent segment)
• Develop strategy presentations and memos for C‑suite executives and the Board, synthesizing key issues, evaluating options, and articulating clear, fact‑based recommendations
• Monitor industry trends and competitive landscape, and share insightful reports and analyses with the broader team and senior executives
• Refine the Core product strategy periodically to reflect material trends impacting the company
• Assess organic and inorganic opportunities based on the company's strategic priorities
• Partner with business leaders to design and advance their strategies; balancing facilitation, influence, and content leadership, while ensuring alignment with corporate strategy
• Mentor and develop junior team members

All About You

• Bachelor's degree required, MBA or advanced degree from a top program preferred
• Knowledge of financial services and / or payments industry required
• 6+ years at a leading consulting firm and / or internal strategy team, including at least one year leading projects
• Exemplary analytical / problem‑solving skills and business acumen; ability to isolate critical issues and navigate ambiguity
• Strong quantitative toolkit, including modelling and analytics frameworks
• Outstanding communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to independently develop high‑quality executive‑level outputs
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, enterprise‑level initiatives end‑to‑end, effectively driving forward project plans and leveraging stakeholder management / influencing skills
• Experience working with Fintech preferred

Mastercard is a merit‑based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role.

In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

• Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
• Flexible spending account and health savings account
• Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
• 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro‑rated based on date of hire
• 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
• 401k with a best‑in‑class company match
• Deferred compensation for eligible roles
• Fitness reimbursement or on‑site fitness facilities
• Eligibility for tuition reimbursement
• and many more

Intern Benefits

• 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
• Jury duty leave
• On‑site fitness facilities in some locations

Pay Ranges

• Purchase, New York: $177,000 - $284,000 USD
• New York City, New York: $185,000 - $296,000 USD

Postings

THIS POSTING RELECTS ONE OR MORE CURRENT VACANCIES ON OUR TEAM, AND MASTERCARD INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY 11/29/2026. If the fill date has passed, Mastercard intends to fill this position as soon as possible.

Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.