Product Manager (Blockchain and Crypto)

Mastercard; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard's Blockchain and Crypto team is seeking a Manager, Product Management to drive the crypto roadmap and invent innovative payment solutions on Mastercard's network. The role emphasizes working with customers and global teams to validate concepts and build business cases for new crypto-related capabilities.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in payments and product development, with the ability to adapt new technologies to existing use cases, and to communicate effectively with

Qualifications

• Passion for payments and crypto space.
• Experience managing payment products.
• Experience in payments industry; knowledge of networks and processing is a plus.
• Strong interest in blockchain and crypto space.
• Experience in product development and product management, including concept definition/validation and business requirements.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of card authorization, clearing and settlement processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of Mastercard's crypto roadmap by innovating and collaborating with multi-functional teams worldwide.
• Develop key products and solutions, including enabling stablecoins on Mastercard's network.
• Engage with customers, regional teams, and sales to validate concepts and develop business cases.
• Engage with treasury, regulatory teams and external partners to support launches of new crypto capabilities.
• Partner with platform and engineering teams to define a clear product roadmap and prioritize features.
• Support sales and customer-facing teams with training and communications on product functionality.
• Assist other product and commercialization areas as needed.

Skills

Product management

Payments

Crypto interest

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Self-starter

Problem solving

Job description

• The Mastercard Blockchain and Crypto team, part of Mastercard's global Core Payments division, is focused on the rapidly evolving blockchain technology and stablecoins, related ecosystems and their impacts to consumers, merchants, and other market participants
• The team leads the development, management, and commercialization of compliant crypto solutions with the goal of providing a wide range of payment products and value add services to our stakeholders and aligning closely with Mastercard's multi-rail strategy and commitment to consumer choice
• The Blockchain and Crypto team is looking for a Manager, Product Management to support the execution of Mastercard's crypto roadmap by consistently innovating and collaborating with multi-functional teams worldwide
• The individual will support the development of key products and solutions, including focusing on enabling stablecoins and its related uses cases on Mastercard's network
• Work closely with customers, Mastercard global and regional teams and sales colleagues to engage in concept validation and business case development for new products or enhancements
• Engage with treasury, franchise, legal, regulatory teams and external partners to support the launch of new capabilities and services for crypto transactions and settlement
• Partner with platform and engineering teams by providing a well-defined product roadmap and initiatives; define and prioritize product features
• Provide support to sales and customer facing teams with communication and training on product functionality and enhancements
• Provide support to other product and commercialization areas on the team as needed
• Ideally based in Purchase, New York or London

The ideal candidate is passionate about the payments and the crypto space, has experience managing payment productsExperience in the payments industry and ability to adapt new technologies to existing use cases; prior knowledge of payment networks and processing is a plusStrong interest in the blockchain and crypto spaceExperience in product development and product management, including concept definition / validation, and business requirements definitionSelf-starter and a problem solver with the ability to work independentlyStrong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholdersKnowledge of the card authorization, clearing and settlement process and systems is a plus