MasterCard

Director, Blockchain and Crypto

MasterCard$179K — $305K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in product management within financial services or payments industry
  • Proficiency in managing B2B payment products and familiarity with card networks
  • Strong understanding or interest in blockchain technology and its applications in payments
  • Skilled in business case development and financial modeling for new product concepts
  • Exceptional communication skills to engage various stakeholders effectively
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Analytical thinker with problem-solving capabilities and willingness to take calculated risks

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with clients and internal teams for concept validation and business development
  • Engage with legal and regulatory bodies to launch crypto transaction capabilities
  • Define and prioritize product features in partnership with engineering teams
  • Support sales teams through training and communication about product functionalities
  • Contribute to other areas of product management as required
  • Drive the execution of Mastercard's crypto product roadmap
  • Innovate products and solutions centered around stablecoin applications

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance plans including medical, dental, and vision
  • Generous paid parental leave and bereavement leave policies
  • Substantial vacation and personal leave time
  • 401(k) with competitive employer match
  • Fitness reimbursement options or on-site fitness facilities
  • Tuition reimbursement programs available for employee development
Full Job Description
Title and Summary

Director, Blockchain and Crypto

The Mastercard Blockchain and Crypto team, part of Mastercard's global Core Payments division, is focused on the rapidly evolving blockchain technology and stablecoins, related ecosystems and their impacts to consumers, merchants, and other market participants. The team leads the development, management, and commercialization of compliant crypto solutions with the goal of providing a wide range of payment products and value add services to our stakeholders and aligning closely with Mastercard's multi-rail strategy and commitment to consumer choice.

The Blockchain and Crypto team is looking for a Director, Product Management to support the execution of Mastercard's crypto roadmap by consistently innovating and collaborating with multi-functional teams worldwide. The individual will drive the development of key products and solutions, including focusing on enabling stablecoins and its related uses cases on Mastercard's network.

The ideal candidate is passionate about the payments and the crypto space, has experience managing payment products and has working knowledge of B2B payments and card networks.

Role
In this product management role you will,
• Work closely with customers, Mastercard global and regional teams and sales colleagues to engage in concept validation, business case development, financial modeling and planning for new products or enhancements
• Engage with treasury, franchise, legal, regulatory teams and external partners to build and launch capabilities and services for crypto transactions and settlement
• Partner with platform and engineering teams by providing a clear product vision, well-defined product roadmap and initiatives; define and prioritize product features
• Provide support to sales and customer facing teams with communication and training on product functionality and enhancements
• Provide support to other product and commercialization areas on the team as needed

All about you
• Strong interest in blockchain and crypto space
• Experience in the payments industry and ability to adapt new technologies to existing use cases; prior knowledge of payment networks and processing is a plus
• Knowledge of the card authorization, clearing and settlement process and systems is a plus
• Experience in product development and product management, including concept definition / validation, and business requirements definition
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate your vision and roadmap effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial attitude, self-starter, ability to work independently
• Strong analytical skills, problem solver with the ability to take thoughtful risks

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges
Purchase, New York: $179,000 - $305,000 USD

About MasterCard

Transactis transforms traditional paper billing and payment processing by enabling businesses of all sizes to replace paper bills, statements, invoices, payments and documents with more efficient digital alternatives. Transactis goes to market exclusively with resellers—financial institutions, technology companies, printers and business process outsourcers—to provide their customers with secure, configurable, white-label, industry-leading SaaS solutions. More than a technology provider to resellers, Transactis is a full-service business partner, delivering a broad and deep suite of sales, marketing, technical and operational support, empowering resellers to more successfully serve their clients. Transactis meets the strictest regulatory and compliance requirements including HIPAA, SSAE 16, PCI Level 1, and SOC 2. Transactis’ investors include ff Venture Capital, MacAndrews & Forbes, Metamorphic Ventures, Safeguard Scientifics, StarVest Partners, Capital One, Fifth Third Bank, PNC, TD Bank and Wells Fargo.

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24,000 employees
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$330.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+11.9%
Revenue
$15.3 billion
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