Director, Product Merchant Lead

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. Title and Summary Director, Product Merchant Lead All About Us The Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing that help our customers grow. This team is responsible for end-to-end solutions for a diverse global customer base. We combine traditional management consulting with our rich data assets and in-house technology to provide our clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Cantered on data-driven technologies and innovation, these services include consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, test-and-learn business experimentation, and data-driven information and risk management services. While specializing in the payments industry, Mastercard Services also works closely with major retailers, airlines, and other enterprises, leveraging data and insights garnered from within and beyond its network. Consumer Acquisition & Engagement (CA&E) is part of Mastercard services suites of capability and responsible for driving new customer acquisition, deepening customer relationship and engagement. As this team plays an important role in delivering growth, revenue and differentiation for the Company. One of key aspect of the deliverables is to manage personalised offer programs ensuring overall delivery and constant improvement of the program. In order to achieve these objectives, we are expanding our CA&E team in SEA About the Role Make an Impact as Market Merchant Lead for the Mastercard Offers Network rollout in Singapore. Mastercard Offers Network is one of the strategic initiative to develop a new value-added services initiative designed to deliver measurable growth and profitability for the partner participating and contributing to the initiative. Leveraging Mastercard’s global network, AI-powered capabilities, and data-enabled technology solutions, the program drives efficient, targeted, and high-impact consumer engagement. As a senior leader, you will define and execute the merchant partnership strategy for the market. You will be responsible for onboarding, managing, and scaling a high-quality merchant partner ecosystem that participates in Mastercard’s offer programs. This role requires the blend of strategic growth plan, complex partnership management, commercial negotiation, and hands-on execution. You will work closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders including regional product teams, solution engineers, implementation, legal, customer service, operations, marketing, and sales. The ideal candidate brings a strong growth mindset, deep experience in merchant partnerships as well as understanding of payments, and the ability to independently drive execution while delivering measurable commercial outcomes. The Role The responsibilities of the role include the following: • Lead the merchant onboarding strategy for market, driving growth in high-quality merchant offers partnerships across priority sectors (e.g., Retail, Airlines, Dining, Entertainment etc.). • Scale strategic merchant partners leveraging Mastercard’s existing relationship ensuring we deliver incremental value to merchant and strengthens the partnership further. • Develop and execute a Commerce Media strategy for future growth including sourcing, and scaling advertiser-funded content across the publisher ecosystem, creating high-impact, data-driven campaigns that align advertiser objectives and publisher and deliver the desired outcome • Structure, negotiate, and manage complex partnership terms ensuring stro ... (truncated, view full listing at source)