Director, Product Management - Data & Analytics

Job Title: Director, Product Management - Data & Analytics Overview: Job Description Product Data & Analytics Team Director – Product Management, Data Overview The Data & Analytics team builds internal analytic partnerships, strengthening focus on the health of the business, portfolio and revenue optimization opportunities, initiative tracking, new product development and Go-To Market strategies. We are a hands-on global team providing scalable end-to-end data solutions. Working closely with the business, we influence decisions across Mastercard through data driven insights. We are a team on analytics engineers, data architects, BI developers, data analysts and data scientists, and fully manage our own data assets and solutions. The Data & Analytics team is looking for an experienced Director, Product Management to drive the strategic initiative to create a SSOT data platform for all transactional data assets within the organization. The ideal candidate is highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset. Role & Responsibilities • Product Management of large and strategic data programs • Support the execution of our strategic ADP initiative spanning multiple years, multiple stakeholders, geographies and multiple delivery and support partners. • Build and maintain holistic views of the program/ portfolio that present both strategic as well current state. • Leverage insights to influence priorities and roadmap feature development while advocating for and driving alignment between stakeholders in the development of acceptance criteria • Own and prioritize the near-term product roadmap to deliver on business outcomes, quickly identifying points of leverage in complex problems or systems and utilizing data effectively to define success metrics and measurable outcomes. • Collaborate across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Business Operations, Technology Operations, and other teams to ensure a single view of the program/ portfolio across the teams. • Develop presentations meant for Senior and Executive Leadership level consumption, example- business cases, program overviews, roadmaps, strategic communications, strategic objectives and results etc. • Operates between teams overseeing the gaps between teams, processes, and systems, while removing all blocking issues leading to a program outcome • Work with vendors, partners and external 3rd party teams to drive results, make presentations, review scope, timelines etc. • Act as a utility player who can work with equal eloquence with the teams on the ground as well as senior level stakeholders. • Introduce leading indicators/ metrics that can predict outcomes of the program while enabling management decisions through program insights and key performance metrics. • Engage with team members by creating a motivating work environment that recognizes, holds team members accountable, and rewards strong performance. • Support the assignment of clear tasks and objectives and establish performance indicators for monitoring results versus objectives. All About You • Intellectually curious. You ask why, you explore, you are not afraid to share your ideas or follow through for weeks to find someone with an answer • Experience playing a product role with exposure to data warehousing, analytics engineering, BI and experience managing large scale programs. • Must have ability to communicate in detail with the technology teams as well as at a strategic level with the senior stakeholders. • Must have prior experience building, implementing, and tracking plans for large and complex programs that span multi-year, multiple geographies and have multiple delivery and support partners. • Must be able to think strategically and anticipate future consequences and trends and incorporate them into the organizational plans. • Experience building strategic roadmaps for the programs to achieve their objectives. • Excellent presentation and communication skills. • Must have been responsible for delivery and engineering in the past and hence must come from a technology background. • Must have great negotiation skills that help arrive at solutions with various competing stakeholders/ teams. • Should be able to analyze trends, data and reports to come up with compelling solutions to complex problems. • Must be able to identify, assess, track, and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels. • Experience managing complex cross-functional projects. • Experience delivering presentations and engaging with senior leadership. Education Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, M.S./M.B.A. preferred Additional Competencies • Excellent English, quantitative, technical, and communication (oral/written) skills. • Analytical/Problem Solving • Strong attention to detail and quality • Creativity/Innovation • Self-motivated, operates with a sense of urgency. • Risk Mitigation • Able to prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously. Compensation Pay Range 170,000.00 - 273,000.00 USD Annual Apply Job!