Lead Program Manager driving strategic initiatives and overseeing program delivery excellence at Mastercard. Managing cross-functional teams and aligning processes with organizational objectives.
Responsibilities
Champion Program Delivery Excellence (PDE) and enforce work standardization across projects.
Drive adoption of tools such as JIRA/AHA and maintain data integrity in supporting tools.
Develop and maintain program scoring models, roadmaps, and strategic plans.
Define and track objectives, OKRs, and KPIs to measure success.
Oversee work intake, elaboration, prioritization, and planning for programs.
Provide project oversight, ensuring alignment with technical imperatives and compliance with OKRs.
Deliver accurate and timely reporting to stakeholders.
Ensure Governance to Mastercard Program standards across all in scope Products and Services.
Lead stakeholder management and ensure effective information flow across teams.
Drive change management initiatives and facilitate lessons learned sessions as needed.
Represent programs in cabinet meetings and executive forums.
Manage contracts, renewals, and strategic funds for programs as needed.
Partner with leaders to ensure staffing plans are defined and discretionary spend plans are reviewed and ready for the budget lifecycle.
Conduct efficiency exercises and assist with vendor/procurement activates as needed.
Identify and understand program risks ensuring mitigation plans are included in product roadmaps.
Monitor performance metrics and enforce quality assurance standards.
Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field; Master’s is a bonus.
Experience: 8+ years in multi-project or program management.
Proven expertise in governance frameworks, budget support, and driving program roadmaps
Strong proficiency in JIRA, project portfolio tools, and reporting systems.
Experience operating at scale (multiple teams, dependencies, products)
Benefits
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
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