Director, Technical Program Management

Mastercard

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On-site
Location
O Fallon, MO
Salary
$152,000–$258,000 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
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This role $205k
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This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $179,312–$232,187 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $205k versus about $206k for comparable roles.

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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 116 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Director, Technical Program Management

Director, Technical Program Management leads strategic technology programs within the Commerce Media and Offers organizations to drive the modernization of legacy marketing platforms into a unified, scalable ecosystem. This role involves partnering with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Data, and Security teams to execute complex initiatives including advertiser onboarding, campaign management, ad serving, and data intelligence. The individual will manage cross-functional delivery, oversee dependency planning, and mitigate risks while mentoring a team of Technical Program Managers. Key technical domains include cloud-native platforms, APIs, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems. The role addresses the specific challenge of transforming legacy services into modern commerce media infrastructure while ensuring scalability and performance. Required expertise includes experience in large-scale technology programs, platform transformation, and managing complex data products within the context of advertising, marketing, or retail media networks.

What you'll do

  • Lead the end-to-end modernization of legacy Offer and Commerce Media platforms into a unified architecture.
  • Drive cross-functional initiatives for ad serving, campaign management, and data intelligence across distributed engineering teams.
  • Manage project dependencies, critical path planning, risk mitigation, and program health reporting to ensure timely delivery.
  • Partner with architects to evaluate technical tradeoffs regarding scalability, security, and performance for cloud-native platforms.
  • Oversee the development of audience targeting, measurement, attribution, and reporting capabilities within the data platform.
  • Establish standardized program management metrics and processes to improve engineering productivity and delivery predictability.
  • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of Technical Program Managers.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • At least 7 years of experience leading large-scale technology programs in complex enterprise environments.
  • At least 2 years of experience leading Program Management or Technical Program Management teams.
  • Proven experience driving technology modernization and platform transformation initiatives.
  • Experience leading cross-functional programs involving software engineering, architecture, data engineering, and product management.
  • Preferred experience in AdTech, MarTech, Commerce Media, Retail Media Networks, or marketing platforms.
  • Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, and event-driven platforms.

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