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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$122,000–$207,000
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The Senior Technical Program Manager joins the Data & Analytics program to lead the cross-functional delivery of Transaction Lookup Services. This role involves coordinating complex technical initiatives across Engineering, Architecture, Data, Operations, Security, and regional teams to provide scalable access to transaction data for disputes, chargebacks, and analytics. You will manage dependencies across upstream sources, data transformations, storage, and APIs while ensuring performance, resiliency, and compliance. Key responsibilities include developing integrated program plans, tracking risks, and facilitating technical discussions to clarify requirements. The role requires proficiency with APIs, microservices, distributed systems, cloud platforms, and enterprise-scale data systems. Candidates should also utilize SQL, analytical tools, and AI-assisted technologies to investigate data patterns, improve reporting, and evaluate emerging AI opportunities within transaction-data workflows.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $190350 from 281 postings across 47 companies.
Lead the planning and delivery of cross-functional Transaction Lookup Services initiatives from definition through launch.
Develop integrated program plans, milestones, success measures, and delivery governance aligned with product roadmaps.
Coordinate Engineering, Data, Architecture, Operations, and Security teams to align scope and delivery commitments.
Identify and manage technical dependencies across upstream transaction sources, data transformations, APIs, and downstream consumers.
Track risks, issues, and blockers while driving timely resolutions and escalating impacts to senior leadership.
Partner with technical leads to ensure performance, availability, resiliency, security, and data quality.
Use SQL and analytical tools to investigate transaction-data patterns and validate program outcomes.
Evaluate and coordinate the delivery of AI-assisted tools to improve program planning and operational efficiency.
What we're looking for
Proven experience leading technical programs or complex cross-functional initiatives, preferably involving Data platforms, API, data, or cloud products (preferred).
Demonstrated success coordinating large, interdependent technology deliveries across multiple teams and stakeholder groups.
Working knowledge of APIs, microservices, distributed systems, cloud platforms, and enterprise-scale data systems.
Understanding of payments, transaction processing, disputes, chargebacks, or financial services.
Experience mapping dependencies and data flows across source systems, processing pipelines, storage, services, and consuming applications.
Strong risk, issue, dependency, and change management skills with the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous work.
Ability to engage engineers and architects on technical details while communicating plans and risks clearly to business stakeholders.
Experience using AI-assisted tools to improve program management, analysis, collaboration, or operations (preferred).
Ability to use SQL or other tools to investigate data issues and validate outcomes is an advantage (preferred).
APIs
SQL
Microservices
Distributed Systems
Cloud Platforms
Data Governance
Data Lineage
Data Quality
Migration Planning
Platform Modernization
Data Flows
Enterprise Data Systems