Lead Product Manager, Technical

Mastercard

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
O'Fallon, MO
Salary
$130,000–$221,000 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $191k
This role $176k
$118k most similar roles pay here $244k

This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $167,750–$215,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $176k versus about $191k 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.

Listed pay typically runs $122,000–$207,000 across 104 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Product Manager, Technical

Lead Product Manager-Technical joins the Global Credit Card Authorization team to drive the evolution of a high-scale, real-time transaction decisioning platform. This role sits at the intersection of technology and payments, where you will own the end-to-end product lifecycle for critical authorization services. You will define platform building blocks, manage technical specifications, and translate complex business requirements into well-defined user stories while maintaining a groomed backlog. Key responsibilities include developing product roadmaps, ensuring system performance and resilience, and collaborating with engineering teams on architecture and API design. The role requires expertise in Agile/SAFe methodologies and the payments domain, specifically authorization, clearing, and settlement. You will utilize tools like Jira, Confluence, Figma, and Power BI to manage projects. This position solves critical infrastructure challenges to improve transaction performance, reliability, and approval rates across a global network.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute the product strategy and roadmap for credit card authorization capabilities.
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of platform building blocks including technical specifications and user experience.
  • Decompose complex business requirements into well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
  • Manage a prioritized product backlog that balances immediate delivery with long-term platform goals.
  • Partner with engineering teams to build scalable, low-latency, and highly resilient systems.
  • Use data and performance metrics to optimize authorization performance, reliability, and approval rates.
  • Identify commercialization opportunities and collaborate with development teams to bring new features to market.
  • Communicate product vision, priorities, and outcomes to senior leadership and global stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Experience as a Technical Product Manager in payments, fintech, or other high-scale, real-time systems.
  • Proven track record of leading large-scale technical programs from concept through delivery with measurable business impact.
  • Deep expertise in Agile/SAFe methodologies and experience leading multiple teams across complex programs.
  • Technical proficiency within the payments domain including Authorization, Clearing, and Settlement.
  • Systems-level understanding of architecture, APIs, and platform design to partner effectively with engineering teams.
  • Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business context for senior leadership and global stakeholders.
  • Work authorization.

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