Mastercard

FinTech

LeadTechnicalProgramManager

$122–207k O'Fallon, Missouri, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Lead Technical Program Manager at Mastercard. Skills: Program Management, Technical Leadership, Agile Methodologies. Lead and manage complex, cross-functional technology programs. Define program scope, goals, and deliverables”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver technology programs on time and within budget; Achieve program goals and objectives; Improve program delivery efficiency; Ensure stakeholder satisfaction

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Risk mitigation; Issue resolution; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of experience in program management, Experience in managing complex, cross-functional projects, Experience with Agile methodologies, Bachelor's degree in a related field

Nice to Have

Master's degree or PhD, Experience in FinTech or financial services, Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Experience with AI/ML projects

What You'll Do.

Lead and manage complex

cross-functional technology programs

Develop and manage program plans

Identify and mitigate program risks and issues

Facilitate communication and collaboration among stakeholders

Ensure successful delivery of program objectives

Drive continuous improvement in program management processes

Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional technology teams; Engineering; Product Management; Data Science; Security; Business stakeholders

Communication Scope

Executive presentations; Technical documentation; Status reporting

Process & Methodology

Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Roadmap planning, Budget management, Resource allocation

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** ### Lead Technical Program Manager ### The AI & Decision Product Enablement Program (AI & DPE) is a transformative internal product suite that powers intelligent, data-driven decision-making across market-facing financial products. It delivers industry leading intelligence by applying complex business logic throughout the payment lifecycle and broader financial ecosystem, enabling real-time, scalable decisions that directly impact revenue, cost efficiency, and risk management. The platform leverages supercomputing, advanced business rules, AI/ML technologies, agentic AI frameworks, streaming big data platforms, high-speed in-memory caching, APIs, and user interfaces to enrich financial data and drive measurable business outcomes. As we expand our capabilities, we are investing in AI Agents to automate decisioning, accelerate operational workflows, and enhance financial insights, ranging from real-time transaction intelligence to forecasting, anomaly detection, and executive reporting. We are seeking a self-driven highly motivated Lead Technical Program Manager with strong financial domain expertise and hands-on experience delivering AI-driven and agent-based solutions. This role is pivotal in driving execution across complex programs, ensuring alignment between product, engineering, and finance stakeholders, and delivering high-impact capabilities that improve financial performance and decision velocity. This role ensures successful execut

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