Senior Technical Program Manager

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Title and Summary

Senior Technical Program Manager

Overview:
Mastercard’s Corporate Solutions team seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive innovation and execution within our organization.
This position is for a project, Embedded Finance application, that is establishing a Java, Spring, and Hibernate-based technology stack on a service-oriented architecture, supporting multiple Mastercard commercial products with enriched data. This platform consolidates transaction details from Mastercard issuers alongside data from third-party vendors (such as airlines and hotels) to deliver actionable insights.
There are multiple teams as part of Corporate Solutions, across (Pune) India, (Dublin) Ireland and (St. Louis) USA Tech hubs. Team members may be developers, testers, analysts, architects, project managers and product owners. The team is cross-functional and follows the agile SAFE methods to deliver the work.
This role requires strong leadership, a deep understanding of technology, and exceptional program management skills.
Role:
• Collaborate with Product Managers to translate business needs into detailed product requirements, managing comprehensive product documentation for clear understanding across engineering teams.
• Work closely with Agile development teams to evaluate application impacts and determine optimal functional solutions.
• Lead backlog creation and refinement sessions, defining user stories and acceptance criteria to ensure clarity on functional and non-functional requirements.
• Define acceptance criteria, review deliveries, and provide sign-off based on demo sessions, ensuring they meet the required standards.
• Conduct impact assessments on new projects, facilitating accurate estimations and breaking down stories into manageable pieces for sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with project teams and business owners across multiple geographies, effectively managing tasks in a distributed environment.
• Bring a strong understanding of relevant technologies to support engineering teams effectively.
• Document insights, learnings, and best practices to enhance long-term team efficiency and knowledge.
All About You:
• Experience with JIRA or Rally for Agile project tracking and management.
• Experience with MVC frameworks like Spring (Batch, Boot) and ORM frameworks such as Hibernate.
• Strong proficiency in JMS/Messaging, with hands-on experience in middleware such as WebSphere MQ or Apache Kafka (a must).
• Proficient in Oracle database management and SQL query writing.
• Skilled in breaking down high-level requirements into detailed functional and non-functional requirements with minimal oversight.
• Confident with interface specifications, running queries, and conducting high-level technical analysis to drive discussions effectively.
• Proven experience working with multiple global stakeholders.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to convey complex information in a clear, concise manner.
• Familiarity with the Payments domain, PCI, PII, and other financial security requirements is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. Equivalent practical experience will be considered.
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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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

Atlanta, Georgia: $94,000 - $157,000 USD