Vice President, Product Management - Authentication
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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.
Title and Summary
Vice President, Product Management - Authentication
The Mastercard Authentication Program owns how consumer authentication works for both in-store and e-commerce transactional use cases. Its primary purpose is to develop and deliver best-of-breed authentication products for transactional use cases that will drive uptake and penetration for the products and revenue for Mastercard. The authentication products that fall within this role's responsibilities are ID Check, Biometric Checkout, Token Authentication Service and Token Authentication Framework.
The Vice President of Product Strategy runs the team that identifies new authentication opportunities, assesses the company's product performance, and helps develop its long-term strategic plans for future product lines. You will identify unique selling propositions (USP), develop you product solutions working with Product Management, Regional partners, Franchise, Legal and Pricing, develop Product roadmaps, prioritize features and functionality, and create a go-to-market plan with the Regional and Commercialisation teams.
You will communicate the Product Strategy to Key Stakeholders and Customers and ensure that it is understood and actionable.
Focus of the role:
Deeply understand and describe your customer
Ensure you have a well-defined product vision
Find your product's unique selling point
Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to launch the product
Test and adjust to ensure product/market fit
Make a plan to execute on the product strategy
Your Role
Industry and Market Research Excellence: Conduct thorough market research to identify market size, customer needs, and competitive landscape. Your insights will directly inform our product development and marketing strategies.
Product Validation: Work closely with our product teams to define and test product concepts with target audiences. Use both qualitative and data-driven methods to ensure our ideas hit the mark.
Product Definition: Finalise the Product to launch with the Legal, Privacy, Franchise and Pricing teams will ensure that we have a viable product that meets regulatory requirements.
Market Activation: Team up with Commercialization and Regional teams to develop killer go-to-market materials. Craft compelling product positioning and messaging that make us stand out.
Industry and Customer Engagement: Work with Account Managers and Regional teams to build and maintain strong relationships with prospects, customers, and industry stakeholders. Continuous feedback is your secret weapon for refining our strategies.
Data Analysis and Reporting: Dive deep into customer feedback and market data to spot trends and patterns. Prepare detailed reports for senior management to guide strategic decisions
Product Feature Planning: Defining the plan of attack for the delivery of our products is essential. Working with the Product Management to prioritise the features that must be delivered first into market and the timelines of delivery.
Role Requirements
Relevant degree in Marketing or Business Economics
Proven experience in product strategy, market research, or related role
Demonstrated analytical skills and proficiency in market research tools
Demonstrated experience with successful project management and strategic thinking
Experience in conducting customer interviews and discovering unmet needs
Proven track record in market sizing and analysis
Strong communicator with analytical and strategic thinking skills
Mastercard is an inclusive equal 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. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact 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:
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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 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, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.
Pay Ranges
Purchase, New York: $223,000 - $357,000 USD
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.
Title and Summary
Vice President, Product Management - Authentication
The Mastercard Authentication Program owns how consumer authentication works for both in-store and e-commerce transactional use cases. Its primary purpose is to develop and deliver best-of-breed authentication products for transactional use cases that will drive uptake and penetration for the products and revenue for Mastercard. The authentication products that fall within this role's responsibilities are ID Check, Biometric Checkout, Token Authentication Service and Token Authentication Framework.
The Vice President of Product Strategy runs the team that identifies new authentication opportunities, assesses the company's product performance, and helps develop its long-term strategic plans for future product lines. You will identify unique selling propositions (USP), develop you product solutions working with Product Management, Regional partners, Franchise, Legal and Pricing, develop Product roadmaps, prioritize features and functionality, and create a go-to-market plan with the Regional and Commercialisation teams.
You will communicate the Product Strategy to Key Stakeholders and Customers and ensure that it is understood and actionable.
Focus of the role:
Deeply understand and describe your customer
Ensure you have a well-defined product vision
Find your product's unique selling point
Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to launch the product
Test and adjust to ensure product/market fit
Make a plan to execute on the product strategy
Your Role
Industry and Market Research Excellence: Conduct thorough market research to identify market size, customer needs, and competitive landscape. Your insights will directly inform our product development and marketing strategies.
Product Validation: Work closely with our product teams to define and test product concepts with target audiences. Use both qualitative and data-driven methods to ensure our ideas hit the mark.
Product Definition: Finalise the Product to launch with the Legal, Privacy, Franchise and Pricing teams will ensure that we have a viable product that meets regulatory requirements.
Market Activation: Team up with Commercialization and Regional teams to develop killer go-to-market materials. Craft compelling product positioning and messaging that make us stand out.
Industry and Customer Engagement: Work with Account Managers and Regional teams to build and maintain strong relationships with prospects, customers, and industry stakeholders. Continuous feedback is your secret weapon for refining our strategies.
Data Analysis and Reporting: Dive deep into customer feedback and market data to spot trends and patterns. Prepare detailed reports for senior management to guide strategic decisions
Product Feature Planning: Defining the plan of attack for the delivery of our products is essential. Working with the Product Management to prioritise the features that must be delivered first into market and the timelines of delivery.
Role Requirements
Relevant degree in Marketing or Business Economics
Proven experience in product strategy, market research, or related role
Demonstrated analytical skills and proficiency in market research tools
Demonstrated experience with successful project management and strategic thinking
Experience in conducting customer interviews and discovering unmet needs
Proven track record in market sizing and analysis
Strong communicator with analytical and strategic thinking skills
Mastercard is an inclusive equal 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. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact 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.
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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 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, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.
Pay Ranges
Purchase, New York: $223,000 - $357,000 USD
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