Manager, Product Management, Connectivity Solutions

Job Description

Our PurposeWe work 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. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.Job TitleManager, Product Management, Connectivity Solutions Who is Mastercard Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments sector. We power payments and provide products and services for individuals and industries all around the world. Our people, technology, data and brand provide the capabilities that drive our success. We believe in connecting people to priceless possibilities.As a company, we know that our success is driven by the skills, experience, integrity and mindset of the talent we hire. By building an inclusive, world-class culture, our employees have once-in-a-career opportunities to be a part of teams that have a greater impact on our community and our world. We invite you to join our team to find out how you too can start something priceless. Overview: The Connectivity and Switching team is dedicated to growing MasterCard revenue from transaction switching and from value added services associated with switching. The Connectivity and Switching team partners with C&I, Operations & Technology and Regional Partners to enhance the strategic fit, quality, efficiency and applicability of Mastercard s network and services assets to customer need and market opportunities and evolves MasterCard s network assets architecture to drive competitive advantage. The team creates and packages Product and Solutions offerings to drive new transaction flows, VAS product distribution and competitive advantage with Issuers, Acquirers, Merchants, Processors, Financial institutions, Fintechs, Governments and other industry participantsRole: tManager, Product Management, will provide end-to-end support for the rollout of existing (Direct Services Access) and new Connectivity solutions globally. tResponsible for managing sales pipeline, assessing opportunities, prospect qualification and defining value proposition tPartner with regional leads, product and sales teams to identify new product opportunities, feature enhancements, and go-to-market requirements tContributes to the development of strategies, product roadmaps as well as creation and delivery of new products tSupports development leads in roadmap planning and assists in the creation of requirements and features, and tracking of backlog items tManages communication of roadmap to internal stakeholders (product owners, delivery, implementation and support) and vendors to ensure solution availability and readiness tDrives data analytics; creates, evaluates, manages and communicates product performance/key success factors. tManages updates for sales materials, internal tools (confluence) as well as manuals and technical guidesResponsibilities: tWill be the SME and main point of contact for customer, product delivery and support teams for all connectivity solutions (DSA and others) tWill lead the technical efforts and liaises with the relevant cross functional teams in delivering DSA successfully tManages end-to-end project management activities for new products and product enhancements tDevelops process for tracking enhancements, features and backlog tDevelops best practices for solution integration and communicate those to all relevant teams tLeads training efforts for customers and internal teams as needed tTracks and communicates product performance/SLAs through dashboard reporting and metricsAll about You: Knowledge/Experience: tStrong technical background and/or experience with software development, technical terms and general concepts tKnowledge of agile methodology is a plus tDemonstrable experience with product management principles and the product development lifecycle tBackground in payments and/or understanding of payments ecosystem and value chain tProven ability to learn and master new subject matter areas tExperience with Cloud Connectivity and APIs is a plusSkills/Abilities: tAbility to effectively manage cross functional partners while performing multiple functions tSelf-motivated, problem solver who is result driven and has a proven track record of delivering success while operating within a team environment tStrong written, verbal and presentation skills tDeep knowledge of analytics and dashboards for conveying information tStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to multi-task tDetail-oriented with an ability to understand and contribute to operational product processesEducation: tBachelor s degree or equivalent work experience. Some advanced education desirable tLocation: Pune, IndiaDue to COVID-19, most of our employees are working from home. We ve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by phone or video and are onboarding new hires remotely. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we re all in this together.Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact reasonable.accommodationmastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.,

Keyskills :
value added servicesdata analyticsproblem solvingdigital economyagile methodologyproject managementproduct managementproduct developmentendtoend project management