["Specialist, Product Development - Business Integration & Excellence","Specialist, Product Development - Business Integration & Excellence"]

Specialist, Product Development - Business Integration & Excellence

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Services within Mastercard is responsible for acquiring, engaging, and retaining customers by managing fraud and risk, enhancing cybersecurity, and improving the digital payments experience. We provide value-added services and leverage expertise, data-driven insights, and execution.

Overview

The Business Integration & Excellence Team in Security Solutions is seeking a Product Development Owner to align business and technology strategies and support product development activities. This role focuses on enabling the creation and implementation of a range of products and services designed to detect fraud, ensure uninterrupted commerce, and maximize transaction value. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments and excels at transforming business needs into deliverable products.

Role

As a Product Development Owner, you will:

• Manage Program and Intake processes to ensure optimal resource allocation, timeline commitments, external team dependencies, cross synergies, and efficiencies.
• Implement the product roadmap by translating business requirements to engineering teams and managing the Epics throughout the software engineering lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with the Product Managers to execute critical tasks for project success.
• Ensure development teams deliver high-quality work that aligns with business requirements, removing blockers, and keeping stakeholders informed.
• Act as the main point of contact between the business and development teams, ensuring alignment and clear communication.
• Evangelize the product goals from the customer perspective with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure we are building to meet Program and Product Objectives.

All About You

The ideal candidate for this position should:

• Be a strong communicator, both written and oral.
• Have the ability to work autonomously and take ownership of tasks with minimal supervision.
• Build partnerships across teams and mediate conflicts effectively.
• Possess a proactive mindset with excellent critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Have expert knowledge in the Software Engineering Lifecycle.
• Be able to manage priorities and delegate tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Be adaptable to change.

Preferable but not required:

• Studio experience
• AHA expertise
• Jira expertise
• Product Management experience
• Project Management experience/accreditation

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Management Information Systems or equivalent combination of relevant experience and education