Vice President, Digital Infrastructure & Fintech

Job Description

Our PurposeWe work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team ? one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.Job TitleVice President, Digital Infrastructure & FintechVice President, Digital Infrastructure & FintechVP, Digital Infrastructure & Fintech is a high profile leadership role in the P&E team. In this role, they are responsible for defining the strategy, approach and product GTM for future-proofing Mastercard and prepare Mastercard to be best positioned to leverage emerging payment opportunities. This role is also responsible to define the collaboration and success model for Mastercard with Fintech players in the region.VP, Digital Infrastructure & Fintech will be responsible for connecting Mastercard Global Digital Infrastructure strategy and products with the MEA region including product enablement, product management and new products/capabilities in the areas of Blockchain, Central Bank digital currencies, Crypto currencies, Open Banking and Fintech and for connecting Mastercards Digital Infrastructure agenda with our clients and the industry. The role will have lead responsibility for all MEA Digital Infrastructure and Fintech product management initiatives including Product, Market engagements, relationships with relevant external ecosystems and players.Role?Leverages regional expertise to lead product strategy, product roadmaps and priorities and cross-product integration for Blockchain, Open Banking and Fintech verticals?Leading the team of global Product Specialists with deep knowledge of products, service and platform capabilities working in a solution-selling environment? Engages with Mastercard senior management to develop the strategic direction for Mastercard digital infrastructure products and services.? Ensures our digital infrastructure strategy is aligned and integrated with the needs of our core business and the needs of our customers.? Coordinates strategy, integration and deployment with the regional teams; including driving differentiated products to meet the current and emerging needs of MasterCard customers? Partners with O&T, Services. Customer Delivery and Marketing at senior levels to define and drive execution of go-to-market strategies? Responsible for In-Market product financial performance including P&L? Acts as an expert, advocate and champion for designated products to internal and external stakeholders? Advises and supports sales by recommending and influencing product pricing, and oversees the development of training and other product support materials for a region? Identifies, evaluates and prioritizes business cases for new business and product opportunities, and builds business models to improve MasterCards footprint and competitiveness at a market level?Leads discussions with industry partners?Develop relationship between Mastercard and regional FinTech hubs and relevant startups, develop Mastercards innovation brand with relevant government bodies, ecosystems, VCs and identify opportunities for collaboration with Mastercard through Start Path or other channels?? Monitoring customer opportunities, market intelligence and industry signals to ensure Mastercard is providing smart solutioning and keeping pace with evolution in related product areas? Responsible for managing market-level product roadmaps and for ensuring Go to Market readiness for Digital Infrastructure Solutions to drive sales and gain customer confidence? Represents UKI into Regional and Global Product teams for best practices, knowledge and to assist with new product solutions and to influence regional and global product strategy? Advisor to the region on digital infrastructure products and solution related matters?Enable and empower market team in responding to client queries, RFIs and RFPs by work with the Solution centers to position Mastercard to win key deals and accounts or in direct digital infrastructure related RFPsAll About You? MBA or Masters Degree required? Deep experience in translating and applying customer feedback to lead product offering adjustment strategies? Deep experience in setting direction for go-to-market plans and leveraging market insights to differentiate from competitors? Deep experience in initiating and managing investigations of product/business risks and concerns? Deep experience in the digital payments space in EEMEA with proven success in bringing products to market and generating adoption.? Proven ability to develop complex strategic go-to-market plans, and execute on those plans.? In depth understanding of the payments ecosystem both in EEMEA and globally? Solid understanding of Blockchain, Crypto currencies, fintech and Open banking? Understanding of API architecture and cloud infrastructure is a plus? Understanding of the fundamentals of UI and UX design for mobile is a definite plus? Experience, or interest in, digital design is a plus? Operational understanding of payments technologies? Ability to leverage technical knowledge & real world experience to solve complex business problems.? Excellent problem solving, product documentation, and project management skills.? Proven ability to build and maintain strong, productive working relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers? Ability to influence people at multiple levels and navigate a global, decentralized organization? Good English communication skills, both written and verbal? Ability to develop creative solutions for customer needs across multiple products and services.COVID-19 Considerations We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we?re all in this together.In many locations, which may change over time, we?ve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by video or phone. In addition, in some locations, only individuals who have been fully vaccinated will be permitted inside Mastercard offices until further notice.In the US, Mastercard is a government contractor, which may legally require most Mastercard employees to be vaccinated unless a verified approved medical or religious exemption is granted. Further, we are currently making every effort towards having employees return to work in the office 2 days per week, if that makes sense for their team. Everyone must be vaccinated to enter Mastercard offices at this time. Therefore, we expect all candidates to be vaccinated or to be approved for a medical or religious accommodation prior to commencing work at Mastercard.Corporate Security ResponsibilityAll activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• 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.

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