Specialist, Product Management

Mastercard; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Mastercard seeks a Specialist, Product Management to lead analytics-focused product development on an industry‑leading platform. You will partner with engineering, data science, and UX to translate user needs into market-ready features and drive end‑to‑end delivery.

You will shape product strategy through research, market trends, and commercial priorities, owning the roadmap and measurable impact for global clients, including issuers, acquirers, and merchants.

Qualifications

• Experience in product management, data science, analytics, technology, economics, or similar fields.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to understand complex technical concepts.
• Ability to translate product vision into an actionable roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of an analytics platform used by major organizations for high-value decisions.
• Develop product strategy from user research, market trends, and commercial priorities.
• Translate user insights into specific products and features with cross-functional teams.
• Own end-to-end feature development from problem definition to deployment and measurement.
• Collaborate with UX designers, engineers, and data science to deliver valuable enhancements.

Skills

Product management

Data science

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

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

Specialist, Product Management

Overview

The Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing cutting‑edge products and services that help our customers. Focused on thinking big and scaling quickly around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end‑to‑end solutions for a diverse global customer base including issuers, acquirers, and merchants. Centered on data‑driven technologies and innovation, these services include payments‑focused consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, business experimentation (Test & Learn), and data‑driven information and risk management services.

As a member of the Test & Learn Product Management team, you will build industry‑leading experimentation software which brings sophisticated analytic techniques to businesses and users around the world. We are rapidly building new products, improving existing products, and expanding the ways we deliver Test & Learn to our clients. We are looking for innovators who can execute and evolve our product strategy, tackling the big challenges of the future.

In this role, you will be responsible for being the product lead on an analytics‑oriented development team. Partnering closely with cross‑functional collaborators like engineering and data science teams to understand software capabilities, UX designers and users to understand use cases and design solutions, and additional business stakeholders to understand commercial value and development priorities.

Position Responsibilities

• Drive the development of new functionality within an analytics platform used by the world’s largest organizations to make critical, multi-million‑dollar decisions.
• Develop product strategy derived from user research, market trends, customer pain points, and commercial priorities.
• Translate a deep understanding of our users into specific products and features, leveraging user research, market research, sales and marketing knowledge, and usage data to inform decisions.
• Own end‑to‑end feature development. Identify and prioritize problems, define use cases, design solutions, write requirements, support development and testing, and measure impact to inform future decisions.
• Work hand‑in‑hand with cross‑functional product teams to bring ideas to life, from problem identification to solution design, requirements development, testing, deployment, and performance measurement.
• Work together with UX designers, engineers, and data science teams to deliver feature ideas and concepts to users. Executing strong technical, analytical, and design skills in order to build valuable enhancements and features to the software platform.
• Act as a product evangelist, partnering with the sales team to deeply understand customer needs and effectively communicate the value proposition of the analytics

All About You

• Strong technical aptitude and ability to understand complex technical concepts.
• Can work closely with cross‑functional partners like engineers, designers, sales, marketing, and users.
• A quick learner with the ability to multi‑task in a team environment, not afraid to ask questions and make decisions. Enthusiastic, effective team member and mentor.
• Familiarity with data science concepts, machine learning algorithms and techniques, and software development approaches.
• Broad strategic thinking skills, adept in translating product vision/strategy into an actionable roadmap.
• Creative problem‑solver, can balance competing needs and prioritize thoughtfully.
• Passion for delivering high‑quality products that meet customer needs and drive business success.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong professional presence. Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Professional experience in product management, data science, analytics, technology, economics, and/or similar fields.

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
• on‑site fitness facilities in some locations

Pay Ranges

Arlington, Virginia: $95,000 - $158,000 USD