Onsite Lead Program Manager

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About the role

  • 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
  • eligibility for tuition reimbursement

Job title

Lead Program Manager

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$113,000 - $186,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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