This role pays less than
84%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,950–$215,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$156k
versus about
$195k
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
123 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$115,000–$187,000
across 109 roles with salary data.
The Senior Technical Program Manager (Planning – Payments Domain) joins the Network & Digital Payment Services team to own planning and delivery execution across a diverse product and platform portfolio. This role focuses on the planning function, where you will manage roadmaps, forecasts, budgets, headcount, and delivery commitments for multiple concurrent programs. You will collaborate with product managers, tech leads, architects, and engineering leaders to define deliverables, align dependencies, track progress, and mitigate risks while balancing business needs against constraints. Key responsibilities include managing resource allocation, establishing program metrics, and providing executive-level reporting. The role requires expertise in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid environments, along with strong technical fluency and analytical skills. You will operate within the payments domain to solve complex problems and provide structure to ambiguous work while influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $190350 from 195 postings across 32 companies.
Manage the planning function for the organization including roadmaps, forecasts, budgets, and headcount.
Drive complex technical programs end-to-end by aligning cross-functional teams and removing delivery blockers.
Translate high-level strategy into prioritized roadmaps, execution plans, and milestones across multiple initiatives.
Manage program health by establishing metrics, tracking risks/dependencies, and providing executive-level reporting.
Coordinate resource allocation, vendor spend, and capacity planning in partnership with Finance and Engineering teams.
Influence senior stakeholders and partner teams to drive alignment and accountability without direct authority.
Resolve complex delivery challenges by bringing structure to ambiguous work and identifying root causes.
Improve program execution and delivery predictability through data-driven analysis and process optimization.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Systems, IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Proven leadership of large-scale technical programs from inception through delivery to achieve measurable outcomes.
Experience building roadmaps and managing priorities across Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid environments.
Ability to manage program budgets, forecasts, headcount, capacity planning, and resource allocation.
Proficiency in executive communication using concise, data-driven insights regarding status, risks, and trade-offs.
Ability to influence without authority and align senior stakeholders across cross-functional teams.
Technical and analytical acumen to assess complexity and identify delivery risks.
Experience with software development lifecycles, release management, testing, and operational readiness (preferred); global coordination of multi-location teams (preferred).