Mastercard
VP, Data & AI Strategy & Design
Mastercard’s Chief AI and Data Office is responsible for driving innovation through advanced AI and data capabilities across product and consulting teams. The VP, Data & AI Strategy Lead will champion AI‑driven transformation, focusing on leadership, influence, and the facilitation of AI design workshops and documentation. This role is pivotal in shaping Mastercard’s strategy for both Business‑to‑Business commercial payments and consumer payments, with a strong emphasis on agentic design thinking.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and influence: Provide visionary leadership across product teams and business units, driving adoption of AI including agentic design thinking in payments innovation.
AI design thinking: Champion AI design thinking methodologies to unlock innovative solutions and drive business impact.
Facilitate AI design workshops: Organize and lead AI design workshops, fostering collaboration and creativity to develop actionable frameworks and solutions.
Draft AI design documents: Author and maintain comprehensive AI design documents that guide product development and strategic decision‑making.
Data strategy and management: Embed data design thinking and strategies, ensuring high‑quality data acquisition, governance, and utilization to support AI and payments innovation.
Strategic partnerships: Build and nurture strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to advance Mastercard’s AI and data strategy.
Thought leadership: Serve as a subject matter expert in AI & Data, sharing insights and best practices to elevate organizational knowledge and capability.
Technical & infrastructure expertise: Assess and define the high‑level technical and infrastructure requirements necessary to build and deploy robust AI designs, including cloud platforms, data pipelines, integration frameworks, and security protocols.
Cross‑functional collaboration: Work closely with technology, product, finance, and operations teams to ensure AI solutions are feasible, scalable, and aligned with business objectives.
Payments expertise: Apply deep understanding of card payments, with strong preference for experience in both B2B commercial payments and consumer payments.
Governance and compliance: Collaborate with legal, privacy, and regulatory teams to ensure responsible and ethical use of AI and data assets.
Qualifications
Advanced expertise in AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI to drive innovative payment product designs.
Strong understanding in data strategy, management, and governance.
Exceptional leadership and influencing skills, with a proven track record of driving change and building consensus.
Strong interpersonal and networking abilities; adept at building relationships across diverse teams and geographies.
Demonstrated experience facilitating AI design workshops and drafting AI design documents.
Experience applying AI design thinking to solve complex business challenges, inclusive of Generative AI and Agentic.
High level understanding of technical and infrastructure requirements for AI solutions.
Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to present complex concepts clearly and persuasively.
Card payments experience is strongly preferred, with deep knowledge of both B2B commercial payments and consumer payments.
Bachelor’s degree in business, data science, engineering, technology, or equivalent experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer Mastercard is a merit‑based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond promptly.
Corporate Security Responsibility
Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices.
Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed.
Report any suspected information security violation or breach.
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
Pay Ranges O’Fallon, Missouri: $194,000 – $310,000 USD Purchase, New York: $223,000 – $357,000 USD
Seniority Level Director
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Technology, Information and Internet
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Key Responsibilities
Lead and influence: Provide visionary leadership across product teams and business units, driving adoption of AI including agentic design thinking in payments innovation.
AI design thinking: Champion AI design thinking methodologies to unlock innovative solutions and drive business impact.
Facilitate AI design workshops: Organize and lead AI design workshops, fostering collaboration and creativity to develop actionable frameworks and solutions.
Draft AI design documents: Author and maintain comprehensive AI design documents that guide product development and strategic decision‑making.
Data strategy and management: Embed data design thinking and strategies, ensuring high‑quality data acquisition, governance, and utilization to support AI and payments innovation.
Strategic partnerships: Build and nurture strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to advance Mastercard’s AI and data strategy.
Thought leadership: Serve as a subject matter expert in AI & Data, sharing insights and best practices to elevate organizational knowledge and capability.
Technical & infrastructure expertise: Assess and define the high‑level technical and infrastructure requirements necessary to build and deploy robust AI designs, including cloud platforms, data pipelines, integration frameworks, and security protocols.
Cross‑functional collaboration: Work closely with technology, product, finance, and operations teams to ensure AI solutions are feasible, scalable, and aligned with business objectives.
Payments expertise: Apply deep understanding of card payments, with strong preference for experience in both B2B commercial payments and consumer payments.
Governance and compliance: Collaborate with legal, privacy, and regulatory teams to ensure responsible and ethical use of AI and data assets.
Qualifications
Advanced expertise in AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI to drive innovative payment product designs.
Strong understanding in data strategy, management, and governance.
Exceptional leadership and influencing skills, with a proven track record of driving change and building consensus.
Strong interpersonal and networking abilities; adept at building relationships across diverse teams and geographies.
Demonstrated experience facilitating AI design workshops and drafting AI design documents.
Experience applying AI design thinking to solve complex business challenges, inclusive of Generative AI and Agentic.
High level understanding of technical and infrastructure requirements for AI solutions.
Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to present complex concepts clearly and persuasively.
Card payments experience is strongly preferred, with deep knowledge of both B2B commercial payments and consumer payments.
Bachelor’s degree in business, data science, engineering, technology, or equivalent experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer Mastercard is a merit‑based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond promptly.
Corporate Security Responsibility
Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices.
Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed.
Report any suspected information security violation or breach.
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
Pay Ranges O’Fallon, Missouri: $194,000 – $310,000 USD Purchase, New York: $223,000 – $357,000 USD
Seniority Level Director
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Technology, Information and Internet
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