Vice President, Technology Strategy Job Listing at Mastercard in England (Job ID R-251912-London, United Kingdom, EC4R 3AB)

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Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

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Vice President, Technology Strategy Job Description
Vice President, Technology Strategy

Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Technology at Mastercard
What we create today will define tomorrow. Revolutionary technologies that reshape the digital economy to be more connected and inclusive than ever before. Safer, faster, more sustainable.
And we need the best people to do it. Technologists who are energized by the challenges of a truly global network. With the talent and vision to create the critical systems and products that power global commerce and connect people everywhere to the vital goods and services they need every day.
Working at Mastercard means being part of a unique culture. Inclusive and diverse, a rich collaboration of ideas and perspectives. A place that celebrates your strengths, values your experiences, and offers you the flexibility to shape a career across disciplines and continents. And the opportunity to work alongside experts and leaders at every level of the business, improving what exists, and inventing what's next.

About the Role
The Vice President of Technology Strategy will lead the development of Mastercard's technology strategy and strategic technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and driving innovation in payments technology. This senior leadership role requires a visionary leader with deep expertise in technology strategy, transformation, and cross-functional collaboration.
A consulting background is highly preferred, as the role demands strong problem-solving, stakeholder engagement, and advisory skills to drive strategy and transformation at both technical and business levels. The ideal candidate will have experience working in top-tier technology consulting or digital transformation roles, helping enterprises navigate large-scale modernization programs.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead the development, formulation and communication of Mastercard's corporate technology strategies and objectives, aligning with Mastercard's global vision and business objectives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with senior business leaders to design, evaluate and advance their technology strategies, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy.
• Monitor market trends and technological advancements to inform strategic decisions and maintain competitive advantage.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CTO and other senior leaders, providing insights and recommendations on technology strategy.
• Communicate technology strategies and progress to internal stakeholders, including executive leadership and board members.
• Oversee the execution of complex initiatives, ensuring alignment across diverse teams and geographies.
• Spearhead technology transformation programs including roadmaps, business cases, and resource plans to support strategic initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with external partners, vendors, and industry organizations to influence industry trends and standards.
• Promote development and sharing of best practices and knowledge across the organization.
• Lead and mentor a team of technology professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support the recruitment and development of talent to build a high-performing technology strategy team.

All About You
• Results-proven track record of exceeding goals and a bottom-line orientation; evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, experience and judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to balance the delivery of strategy and program engagements with strong problem solving, project management and creative resourcefulness.
• Ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and incorporate them into the organizational plan.
• Ability to connect both on an individual level and in large groups; capacity to enforce accountability, cultivate entrepreneurship and learn the strengths and weaknesses of the team to put people in a position to succeed.
• Highly developed presentation, facilitation, and communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Savvy collaborator and consensus builder with a track record of bringing people together around a common cause with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Proven track record of leading and executing large-scale technology strategy and transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience as a leader with the ability to attract, recruit, and develop talent.
• Experience in the Financial Services and/or payments industry, with an understanding of Mastercard's products and services.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business, or a related field.
• Strong experience in technology strategy, product management, or engineering leadership roles, with a background in consulting preferred.

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.

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