Mastercard
Financial Services
Director,SoftwareEngineering
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“Director, Software Engineering at Mastercard. Skills: Software Engineering, Platform Delivery, Architecture. Lead design of Product Excellence tooling. Drive implementation of scalable internal platforms”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver solutions at scale; Align decisions to business outcomes; Improve transparency; Improve decision quality; Improve operational efficiency
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Analytical
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Extensive experience in program leadership, Extensive experience in platform delivery, Extensive experience in technical solution design, Advanced knowledge of modern software engineering concepts, Advanced knowledge of modern software engineering methodologies, Leadership skills, People management skills, Analytical skills, Problem-solving skills, Ability to quickly learn new technologies, Ability to quickly learn new frameworks, Ability to quickly learn new tools, Experience in product development, Ability to support multiple concurrent activities, Ability to interface with external resources, Ability to interface with internal resources, Ability to work as a member of a geographically distributed project team, Skilled at explaining technical problems succinctly, Skilled at explaining technical problems clearly
Nice to Have
Experience driving cross-functional initiatives, Deep understanding of governance, Deep understanding of workflow processes, Deep understanding of data-driven operating models
What You'll Do.
Lead design of Product Excellence tooling
Drive implementation of scalable internal platforms
Own architecture decisions for future-state solutions
Drive end-to-end delivery of software initiatives
Drive end-to-end delivery of platform initiatives
Represent Product Excellence in forums
Influence adoption of standardised processes
Influence adoption of standardised tooling
Introduce new technologies
Introduce new patterns
Introduce new ways of working
Provide strategic leadership
Provide technical leadership
Define target architecture for Product Council tooling
Evolve target architecture for Product Council tooling
Lead delivery across engineering teams
Lead delivery across product teams
Lead delivery across operations teams
Ensure alignment to business goals
Ensure successful execution
Establish standards for data integrity
Establish standards for data governance
Establish standards for system design
Enforce standards for data integrity
Enforce standards for data governance
Enforce standards for system design
Drive transition from manual to automated models
Drive transition from automated to mandatory models
Ensure solutions scale
Support future system integration
Identify high-performing talent
Develop high-performing talent
Provide technical leadership across teams
Create environment promoting innovation
Create environment promoting experimentation
Create environment promoting continuous improvement
Challenge existing approaches
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Cross-functional forums; Engineering teams; Product teams; Operations teams; Geographically distributed project team
Communication Scope
Verbal communication; Written communication
Process & Methodology
Program leadership, Platform delivery
Full Job Description
**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, Software Engineering ### Who is Mastercard? 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. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. Overview Mastercard is looking for a talented Software Engineering Director. In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of innovative products and platforms, working across cross-functional teams to deliver solutions at scale to global markets. Our team is focused on establishing and scaling a consistent, data-driven approach to product governance and delivery across the organisation. We define and enable the operating model for Product Councils, ensuring decisions are structured, traceable, and aligned to business outcomes. At Mastercard you will help define the future of commerce globally. This team will have a diverse focus both in terms of geography and variety of technology challenges driving hard to bring inn
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