Manager, Product Development – Digital Assets, Stablecoin Products

Mastercard; Purchase (NY); On-site; USD 152,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard Foundry in Purchase, NY, seeks a Manager, Product Development for Digital Assets & Stablecoin Products to lead new offerings and drive innovation in emerging payments. You will identify opportunities, develop prototypes, and craft business cases across global teams to accelerate pilots and commercial solutions.

Role requires strong analytical and project management skills, plus experience in digital payments and crypto.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• Advanced degree a plus
• Strong problem solving, analytical and quantitative skills
• Experience in product development, fast prototyping and design thinking
• Experience in digital payments, regulatory trends and crypto/stablecoins
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Strong presentation and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Uncover new trends and identify opportunities in the future of payments
• Present findings and translate complex concepts into simple narratives
• Experiment quickly with prototypes and proofs-of-concept
• Develop go-to-market plans to deploy pilots and commercial solutions
• Coordinate global strategic planning with cross-functional teams
• Drive thought leadership in Digital Assets, Stablecoins and AI
• Build analytics and business cases to prove value of products
• Collaborate with Technology, Legal, Data Privacy, Security, Compliance and Delivery departments
• Translate information into actionable insights to drive strategy
• Manage initiatives and share updates with executive leadership
• Mentor junior team members

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

Manager, Product Development - Digital Assets & Stablecoin Products

Overview

Mastercard Foundry is the innovation engine of Mastercard and a hub for new product development. We do this by driving product innovation in emerging technologies and interfaces while focusing on developing a point of view to enhance existing solutions and new use-cases. We also focus on building revenue generating ecosystems and flywheels that can be standalone in adjacent segments and markets. Examples of focus areas include Digital Assets/Stablecoins, Consumer value propositions, Digital payments, Payment Acceptance and Processing, and applications of Artificial Intelligence.

Role

• Uncover new trends and identify relevant opportunities in the future of payments.
• Present findings that translate complex concepts into simple, compelling narratives.
• Experiment quickly with proposed solutions via development of prototypes and proofs-of-concept.
• Develop go-to-market plan to deploy pilots and commercial solutions in market, in partnership with regional leads and sponsoring business units.
• Coordinate strategic, tactical efforts, and planning to facilitate execution and deployment of key priorities globally, partnering with cross-functional teams.
• Drive thought leadership and the learning agenda across key opportunity spaces and emerging technologies (e.g., Digital Assets/Cryptocurrency/Stablecoins, Artificial Intelligence).
• Build analytics and business cases to prove commercial value of products launched.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Technology, Legal, Data Privacy, Security, Compliance, Delivery, Finance, Marketing, Sales, etc.) to develop concepts and navigate the product development lifecycle, from early-stage concept ideation through commercialization.
• Analyze and translate information into actionable insights and recommendations to drive business strategy and innovation.
• Manage assigned initiatives and compile updates to share progress with executive leadership.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members.

All about you

• Passion for innovation and emerging technology
• Strong problem solving, research, analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to build business cases that articulate commercial value
• Experience in product development, fast prototyping and design thinking
• Experience in the evolution of digital payments, including key market, competitive, and regulatory trends
• Experience with cryptocurrency, stablecoin, or blockchain-based solutions
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Strong track record of driving tangible business results
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both drafting and presenting, oral and written
• Prior consulting, banking or emerging payments experience a plus
• Bachelor's degree required, Advanced degree a plus

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. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: 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. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $150,000 - $254,000 USD

New York City, New York: $156,000 - $265,000 USD