Technical Product Leader - Real-Time Payments Platform

Mastercard; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Principal Product Manager – Technical to lead the strategy and execution for global, real-time switching and authorization platforms. You will own the vision, roadmap, and delivery of mission-critical processing capabilities that operate at massive scale with strict requirements for availability and latency.

You will collaborate with engineering, architecture, operations, and business leaders to deliver platforms supporting billions of transactions and secure payment

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Technical Product Management for large-scale, distributed, high-availability systems.
• Strong understanding of real-time platforms, APIs, integration patterns.
• Proven ability to lead complex initiatives and influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy and roadmap for real-time switching and authorization platforms.
• Translate customer and business needs into clear roadmaps and priorities.
• Collaborate with engineering and architecture to guide system design.
• Establish metrics and success criteria for multi-year programs.
• Ensure operational readiness, monitoring, and observability are built in.

Skills

Technical Product Management

Real-time platforms

APIs

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Principal Product Manager – Technical to lead the strategy and execution for global, real-time switching and authorization platforms. You will own the vision, roadmap, and delivery of mission-critical processing capabilities that operate at massive scale with strict requirements for availability and latency.

You will collaborate with engineering, architecture, operations, and business leaders to deliver platforms supporting billions of transactions and secure payment