Director, Product Management - Blockchain & Crypto in New York, NY

Description

Our Purpose

We 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 Title

Director, Product Management - Blockchain & CryptoThe Mastercard Blockchain and Digital Assets team, part of Mastercard's global Consumer Solutions division, is focused on the rapidly evolving blockchain technology, related ecosystems and their impacts to consumers, merchants, and other market participants. The team leads the development, management, and commercialization of compliant digital asset solutions with the goal of providing a wide range of payment options and value add services to our stakeholders. The team's objectives align closely with Mastercard's multi-rail strategy and commitment to consumer choice.

The Blockchain and Digital Assets Team is looking for a Director, Product Management to support the delivery of Mastercard's crypto strategy and execute on the digital assets product roadmap by consistently innovating and collaborating with multi-functional teams worldwide. The individual will act as a business owner and drive the development and commercialization of key products and solutions, with a focus on new product verticals such as NFT payment solutions, crypto custody, crypto wallets, etc. The individual will oversee idea generation and product evolution, establish go-to-market strategy, optimize products and resources, implement incremental improvements within the product's life cycle, and conduct ongoing care and maintenance. The ideal candidate is passionate about the crypto space, managing products, is highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset.

Role

In the product management role you will:
• Engage in idea generation for new products and solutions or enhancements to existing products that will support Mastercard's customer needs in the crypto space;
• Help commercialize and develop strategic business plans for new and existing products, including rigorous analysis of total addressable market, competitive position, customer dynamics, etc.
• Work closely with global teams, regional leadership, and sales colleagues to understand Mastercard, issuer, acquirer, merchant, and consumer needs with regards to digital assets
• Provide support to sales and customer facing teams with communication and training on product functionality and enhancements
• Strong communication skills, should be a compelling presenter to senior client audiences
• Ability to seamlessly partner across our multiple internal sales, product management, program management and finance teams.

• Partner with platforms and engineering teams by providing a clear product vision, measurable goals and well-defined product roadmap and initiatives; define and prioritize product features

• Engage in concept validation, business case development, and in some instances financial modeling and planning for individual products and solutions

• Analyze market trends, dynamics, and competition in order to inform product and go-to-market strategies

All About You

• Interest in blockchain and crypto; prior experience, knowledge and understanding of the space is a plus
• Experience in product development and product management, including concept definition / validation, business requirements definition, go-to-market, etc.
• Ability to navigate complex organizations and to collaboratively work with key stakeholders and cross-functionally
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate your vision and roadmap effectively to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial attitude, self-starter, ability to work independently
• Strong analytical skills; problem solver with the ability to take thoughtful risks; intellectually curious and agile

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.

In the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility
All 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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