Our PurposeMastercard 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 SummaryManager, Program Manager - Corporate SolutionsMastercard Corporate Solutions is shaping the future of commercial payments by building innovative products, platforms, and partnerships that help businesses move money smarter, faster, and more securely.The Product Governance & Launch Center of Excellence serves as the strategic execution engine for Corporate Solutions. The team drives alignment, governance, commercialization readiness, and measurable business impact across a portfolio of high-priority global initiatives.We are seeking a high-performing PMO Manager to support the governance and execution of strategic product programs across Corporate Solutions. You will help drive high-impact initiatives that support product execution, commercialization, and growth.What You’ll Do:Strategic Program Leadership- Serve as the PMO lead for assigned Corporate Solutions product programs, acting as the trusted execution partner and central source of truth across scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, and outcomes.- Make informed decisions within scope, escalate issues appropriately, and help leadership focus on the highest-impact decisions.Proactively surface risks, dependencies, tradeoffs, and decision points with clear recommendations.Ensure leadership has an accurate, concise, and actionable view of program health, progress, risks, and business impact.Work closely with Technical Program Management teams to maintain end-to-end visibility across delivery while providing a senior-level, cross-functional view of progress and execution health.- Support regional product teams by helping translate technical and commercial product details into clear, client-ready context.- Drive launch readiness, implementation planning, stakeholder alignment, and commercialization governance.- Ensure programs remain connected to business priorities, including GDV growth, client adoption, implementation readiness, and ROI.Performance Management & Business Impact- Establish and manage KPIs, program scorecards, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to measure execution performance and business outcomes.- Support business case development and track benefits realization against defined financial, operational, and strategic targets.- Use data, insights, and structured problem solving to inform recommendations and drive continuous improvement.- Help teams move from status reporting to outcome management, with a clear focus on measurable impact.Operating Discipline and Continuous Improvement- Own core program artifacts, including project plans, RAID logs, dependency trackers, action plans, governance materials, and executive status reporting.- Support junior team development through coaching and knowledge sharing.All About YouRequired Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Technology, or a related field.- Experience in Program Management, PMO, Product Operations, Business Transformation, Management Consulting, Strategic Execution, or a related discipline.- Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in payments, financial services, fintech, technology, consulting, or another matrixed global environment.- Strong understanding of B2B payments, commercial cards, commercial platforms, or financial services products.- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using data to identify risks, assess performance, and inform business decisions.- Experience building and managing governance routines, executive reporting, KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, and program operating mechanisms.- Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.- Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and project management tools.Preferred Qualifications:- Experience in B2B payments, commercial cards, virtual cards, embedded finance, accounts payable, accounts receivable, transaction banking, or treasury solutions.- PMP, PgMP, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent certification.- Jira, Smartsheet, Confluence, or similar product and program management platforms.- Understanding of interchange, pricing constructs, network economics, or commercial payments economics.- Consulting experience or experience working in a structured transformation, strategy, or business operations environment.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;Project and Program ManagementEmployment type: Full time
Full Time Program Director in London employer: MasterCard
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