VP, Stablecoin Strategy & Global Partnerships

Mastercard Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 245,000 - 391,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off and parental leave

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Mastercard Inc. is seeking a Vice President of Stablecoin Product Strategy in New York City to lead design, development and rollout of blockchain and digital asset solutions.

The role focuses on onboarding stablecoins to Mastercard’s product suite, establishing open standards partnerships, and driving scale through strategic ecosystem collaborations. The ideal candidate blends payments expertise with product leadership, ecosystem development, and strong commercial acumen, capable of steering

Qualifications

• Partnership management: experience building strategic partnerships with financial institutions, fintechs, or digital asset participants.
• Blockchain and digital assets knowledge: strong understanding of blockchain, crypto and asset space.
• Payments expertise: in-depth knowledge of payment solutions and regulatory requirements.
• Product development: brings new products to market with cross-functional teams.
• Commercialization: go-to-market strategies, pricing, and adoption initiatives.
• Commercial acumen: value propositions for all participants in a payments ecosystem.
• Communication skills: ability to explain complex concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: fast learner, adaptable, ability to drive change.
• Analytical rigor: strong analysis and sound judgment.
• People leadership: track record of leading and developing talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic relationship with Open Standard and its ecosystem.
• Shape product roadmap, commercialization models, and governance.
• Develop wholesale on-/off-ramp capabilities for tokenized money at scale.
• Drive partnerships with stablecoin issuers, banks, fintechs, and infrastructure providers.
• Negotiate with stablecoin issuers to enable Mastercard products and services.
• Drive adoption of Open Standard and compliant stablecoins across Mastercard products.
• Lead engagements with third-party blockchains to enable payments.
• Develop innovative blockchain and digital asset solutions with strategic fit.

Skills

Partnership management

Blockchain & digital assets knowledge

Payments expertise

Product development

Commercialization

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Analytical rigor

People leadership

Job description

Mastercard Inc. is seeking a Vice President of Stablecoin Product Strategy in New York City to lead design, development and rollout of blockchain and digital asset solutions.

The role focuses on onboarding stablecoins to Mastercard’s product suite, establishing open standards partnerships, and driving scale through strategic ecosystem collaborations. The ideal candidate blends payments expertise with product leadership, ecosystem development, and strong commercial acumen, capable of steering