Senior Specialist, Product Strategy & Analytics

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 Strategy & Analytics Mastercard is seeking a Senior Specialist, Product Strategy to join the Network Products team and help shape the future of our global payments network. In this role, you will support the development, execution, and commercialization of strategic product initiatives that drive value for financial institutions, merchants, and consumers worldwide. You will work at the intersection of product strategy, data-driven decision making, stakeholder management, and business analytics, partnering with global teams to identify opportunities, develop business cases and bring new capabilities and enhancements to market.

The Role

• Identify product and business opportunities through data analysis, market research, and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop business cases and strategic recommendations to support product initiatives and investment decisions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive product enhancements and new initiatives from concept through execution and launch.
• Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to gather feedback, build alignment, and support decision-making processes.
• Analyze performance data and market trends to measure outcomes, identify opportunities, and recommend improvements.
• Support pricing, product, and program-related initiatives that enhance Mastercard's network value proposition.
• Present recommendations, insights, and progress updates to senior stakeholders and product leadership.
• Operate effectively in a global, matrixed environment while managing multiple priorities and workstreams.

All About You

• Experience in payments, banking, financial institutions, fintech, lending, or other financial services environments is preferred.
• Experience in product management, product strategy, business strategy, consulting, or related functions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into business recommendations.
• Experience developing business cases, evaluating opportunities, and supporting strategic decision-making.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Familiarity with SQL or other data querying tools is a plus.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and managing multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Self-starter with strong ownership, curiosity, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.