Senior Technical Program Manager

Mastercard

Confirmed live 3 days ago High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Arlington, VA
Salary
$110,000–$187,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 3 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $197k
This role $148k
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This role pays less than 94% of similar roles. Most pay $174,950–$219,425 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $148k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 143 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Technical Program Manager

The Senior Technical Program Manager joins the Portfolio Intelligence team within the Services organization to drive the delivery of innovative, data-driven solutions at scale. This role involves owning end-to-end execution of initiatives by building integrated program plans that account for milestones, dependencies, risks, and contingency planning. The successful candidate will manage cross-team dependencies, lead operating mechanisms like retrospectives and risk reviews, and translate priorities into executable plans. Key responsibilities include defining execution metrics, identifying process gaps, and ensuring accountability across engineering and product teams. Required skills include experience with Agile and hybrid delivery models, systems-level thinking regarding architecture and APIs, and proficiency with tools like Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Power BI, EasyBI, and MS Project. The role focuses on building high-performance analytics platforms to help businesses unlock value from data.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn?

Median $190350 from 261 postings across 48 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own end-to-end execution of Portfolio Intelligence initiatives by scoping, prioritizing, planning, and tracking all deliverables.
  • Build and maintain integrated program plans that account for milestones, sequencing, dependencies, risks, and contingency planning.
  • Drive accountability across engineering and product teams by managing owners, actions, blockers, and delivery commitments.
  • Provide data-driven program status updates to stakeholders as the primary source of truth.
  • Proactively identify risks and execution gaps, escalating issues to drive timely decisions and protect delivery timelines.
  • Define and track execution metrics to improve transparency, predictability, and accountability across the program.
  • Lead operating mechanisms including planning sessions, status reviews, dependency reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Continuously improve team processes by identifying gaps in how work is planned, governed, and delivered.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience delivering complex technology projects as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Project Manager, or similar role.
  • Understanding of Agile and hybrid delivery models, the software development lifecycle, and driving execution across multiple engineering teams.
  • Technical depth to navigate ambiguity, structure complex technical problems, and translate complex concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Systems-level thinking with the ability to partner with engineering on architecture, APIs, and platform decisions.
  • Data-driven mindset with the ability to use metrics, dashboards, and delivery health indicators to improve program outcomes.
  • Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Power BI, EasyBI, MS Project, or similar project management platforms.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Work authorization.

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