Director, Digital Payments Solution Engineer

Mastercard

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$187,000–$318,000 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
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About Mastercard

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, processing transactions between financial institutions and merchants using its extensive network of credit, debit, and prepaid card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Mastercard currently has 150 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,000–$207,000 across 142 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Digital Payments Solution Engineer

JOB TITLE: Director, Digital Payments Solution Engineer The Director, Digital Payments Solution Engineer joins the Digital Partnership Solution Engineering team to execute a global digital strategy. This role involves defining solution strategies, leading technical engagements with global partners, and designing scalable architectures for digital credentials and payment capabilities. You will build and scale payment and Agentic Commerce solutions using the Mastercard Agent Pay product. Key responsibilities include translating complex requirements into secure architectures, collaborating with AI agents and digital wallets, and prototyping new payment use cases. Required skills include fluency in AI technology foundations, knowledge of tokenization and authentication, and experience with AI/ML platforms or agentic systems. The role solves the technical challenge of integrating digital credentials into diverse consumer interfaces while ensuring compliance with data and security standards across global markets.

What you'll do

  • Define and evolve the solution strategy for Mastercard’s flagship digital commerce products from concept to market launch.
  • Own the end-to-end technical relationship with global digital partners from early-stage ideation to scaled deployment.
  • Translate complex partner requirements into robust, scalable, and secure solution architectures using Mastercard’s technology platforms.
  • Co-create solutions with AI agents, digital wallets, and commerce platforms to integrate digital credentials into new consumer experiences.
  • Partner with prototyping teams to rapidly test and validate new payment use cases and interfaces.
  • Provide technical feasibility assessments and partner feedback to support the development of commercial models and pricing strategies.
  • Act as the central technical point of contact for regional teams to ensure consistent solution design and partner onboarding.
  • Identify opportunities for intellectual property creation while ensuring all solutions comply with data and security standards.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • High level of fluency in AI, including deep technology foundations and thorough industry awareness of payments.
  • Strong experience and knowledge of consumer payments technology, especially digital wallets, tokenization, and authentication across global markets.
  • Experience working in a global, matrixed organization and managing cross-regional initiatives.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate strategy, project status, and complex ideas to executive leadership.
  • Experience working with AI/ML platforms, agentic systems, or conversational interfaces (preferred).
  • Ability to translate complex requirements into robust, scalable, and secure solution architectures.

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