Mastercard

Financial Services

Manager,TechnicalProductDevelopment(Global)

€70–105k ~AI est. Lisbon, Portugal FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Manager, Technical Product Development (Global) at Mastercard. Skills: Product development, API integration, Developer experience. Own and lead dogfooding of APIs. Oversee end-to-end integrations”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve ease of developer integrations; Improve speed of developer integrations; Improve quality of developer integrations; Translate findings into actionable insights; Drive measurable improvements

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, Technical foundation, Experience integrating APIs, Experience working with developer teams, Background in software engineering, Background in solution architecture, Background in technical product management, Background in technical program management, Background in technical implementation roles, Experience with API onboarding, Experience with API implementation, Experience with technical documentation, Comfortable explaining technical concepts, Confident managing complex stakeholders, Confident constructively pushing back, Excellent written English, Excellent spoken English, Presentation skills, Communication skills

Nice to Have

Experience in payments, Experience in Open Banking, Experience in Open Finance, Experience in financial services

What You'll Do.

Own and lead dogfooding of APIs

Oversee end-to-end integrations

Represent external customer point of view

Manage suite of applications

Simulate real-world customers

Own end-to-end developer integration experience

Oversee integrations without internal shortcuts

Lead multiple concurrent initiatives

Document integration journeys in depth

Capture friction points

Capture decision paths

Capture usability gaps

Produce high-signal artifacts

Translate technical observations

Act as internal proxy for developers

Advocate for simplicity

Advocate for consistency

Identify recurring themes

Elevate themes into insights

Influence internal stakeholders

Drive customer-focused improvements

Present findings and recommendations

Track adoption of recommendations

Ensure feedback translates into improvements

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Senior stakeholders; Executive stakeholders

Communication Scope

Technical concepts; Stakeholder management; Presentations

Process & Methodology

Scoping, Execution

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** ### Manager, Technical Product Development (Global) ### This role sits within Mastercard’s Product Development organization as part of the API Developer Experience capability. The mission of the role is to dogfood Mastercard APIs and developer platforms by overseeing realistic, end‑to‑end integrations executed by a development team, evaluating products exactly as external customers would experience them. The team improves Mastercard products by building authentic customer simulations and running real‑world API implementations that mirror how issuers, fintechs, merchants, acquirers, and partners integrate Mastercard services. The role works across a broad portfolio of Mastercard products, with a strong focus on Services and Open Banking / Open Finance, while also supporting core payments, digital products (e.g., Click to Pay), and other API‑driven platforms. With a global remit and high visibility across Product and Technology, this role sits at the intersection of technology, product, and customer experience, translating hands‑on integration findings into clear, actionable insights that drive measurable improvements across Mastercard’s ecosystem. Success in this role is defined by materially improving the ease, speed, and quality of developer integrations through disciplined dogfooding and evidence‑based recommendations. All About the Role • Own and lead the dogfooding of Mastercard APIs and developer platforms, overseeing realistic, end‑t

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