Senior Product Manager, Payments Platform & APIs

Mastercard; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Product Management Technical (PMT) to shape payment-network platform capabilities. You will own feature definition, backlog priorities, acceptance criteria, product documentation, and cross-team alignment, collaborating with engineers, architects, and operations.

The role requires translating customer needs into prioritized features, maintaining documentation, and driving decisions across multiple workstreams in a fast-paced payments environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical product management, product ownership, business analysis, or payment-product validation.
• Knowledge of payment transaction flows and message standards such as ISO 8583 and ISO 20022.
• Ability to work with engineers and architects on APIs, data models, non-functional requirements, and operational behavior.
• Data-driven decision-making and strong product documentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, backlog priorities, acceptance criteria, and documentation for assigned capabilities.
• Translate customer and business needs into prioritized features and user stories.
• Communicate trade-offs across scope, timelines, risk, and technical investment.
• Coordinate requirements with engineering, architecture, testing, operations, and customer teams.
• Review demonstrations and validation evidence against acceptance criteria before release.
• Maintain clear product documentation and use metrics as backlog feedback.
• Identify feature-level risks and drive prioritization and resolution.
• Provide technical or product leadership across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Technical product management

Payment-product validation

APIs and data models

Data-driven decision making

Product documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Product Management Technical (PMT) to shape payment-network platform capabilities. You will own feature definition, backlog priorities, acceptance criteria, product documentation, and cross-team alignment, collaborating with engineers, architects, and operations.

The role requires translating customer needs into prioritized features, maintaining documentation, and driving decisions across multiple workstreams in a fast-paced payments environment.