Senior Specialist, Product Management

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 Senior Specialist, Product Management Overview The Commercial Platforms are a key differentiator to win and grow Commercial card business for Mastercard. The Smart Data platform is a key focus of overall commercial strategy and is integral to our success. We are seeking a dynamic Product Manager, Commercial Data-as-a-Service (CDaaS) with a broad business and technology background to manage the strategy and execution of our Data Sourcing and Processing development, customer lifecycle management and support. This role involves leveraging solid product management skills, knowledge of technology and product development, partnering between the Global Product team and the O&T (Operations & Technology) team to deliver our CDaaS roadmap strategy to improve data consumption and management. Smart Data is embarking on an exciting initiative and this role is central in that vision, from concept to market release and optimization. This role is positioned to drive new ideas forward by combining creative thought leadership with innovation and industry best practices as the platform revamps the entire business intelligence offering. By entering in the early phase of a truly transforming and impacting strategic initiative, the experience is certain to be rewarding. Role This is a Sr. Specialist (Product Owner) role for the Commercial Data-as-a-Service program within the suite of Commercial products, based out of Pune. The team supports the delivery of commercial solution in a fast-paced Agile environment. The nature of our projects is centered on back end system interactions, it’s highly database centric and involves file based communication with 3rd party data providers and issuers/processors. To achieve this, the focus of the Product Owner is to work within the detail of system interface specs, database research and gap analysis. • Understanding of customer needs and expertise in product platform to develop new products and influence overall product strategy • CDaaS roadmap in collaboration with Global and Regional Product teams, as well as Engineering team members • Manage a suite of Data products currently supporting both internal and external customers • Design and develop requirements for our cross-functional teams. Maintain a Product Backlog, creation and elaboration and Features and Stories for Engineering teams • Drive research efforts to understand customer needs and inform priorities and product decisions • Measure the impact of new data features and functionality and make changes as necessary • Lead the full product cycle from ideation to user research, design, development, launch and monitoring for product features • Take ownership of issues, develop recommendations and execute on proposal • Provide oversight and Product engagement of the commercial platform testing and release process to ensure product quality This role requires the successful candidate to: • Demonstrate energy and a desire to succeed, follow through on commitments and push self and others to deliver exceptional results • Proven track record of successful product development • Have engagement experience with a scaled agile methodology • Maintain a Product Backlog, create Features and Stories and perform Elaborations with Engineering partners • Interact successfully with clients, MasterCard Account Managers, Product, Technology and Operations support staff to meet the needs of our customers • Develop deep knowledge of MasterCard Smart D ... (truncated, view full listing at source)