VP, Token Authentication & Secure Payments Platform

Mastercard; New York (NY); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a visionary Vice President to lead Token Authentication Solutions within Checkout Services in New York. This role shapes the vision and execution roadmap for authentication on tokenized transactions and collaborates across issuers, merchants, and partners to deliver secure digital payments.

The leader will drive product development for passkeys, data sharing, and Digital Payment Credentials while balancing long-term innovation with near-term impact.

Qualifications

• Senior product leader with a track record in digital payments and authentication.
• Experience aligning product strategy with business growth and partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to influence issuers, merchants, and ecosystem partners.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute token authentication solutions, including roadmap and investment priorities.
• Scale authentication methods across tokenized transactions and partner ecosystems.
• Lead evolution of the token authentication framework for partners and issuers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate strategy into requirements and deployments.
• Represent Mastercard externally with customers, partners, and standards bodies like FIDO and W3C.
• Build and grow a high-performing product organization with strong ownership and collaboration.

Skills

Product leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Ecosystem partnerships

Digital payments

Tokenization

Tools

APIs

Standards integration

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a visionary Vice President to lead Token Authentication Solutions within Checkout Services in New York. This role shapes the vision and execution roadmap for authentication on tokenized transactions and collaborates across issuers, merchants, and partners to deliver secure digital payments.

The leader will drive product development for passkeys, data sharing, and Digital Payment Credentials while balancing long-term innovation with near-term impact.