Manager, Product Development, Prepaid Management Services

Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title And Summary
Manager, Product Development, Prepaid Management Services
Overview
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to power an inclusive, digital economy by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Through secure data, trusted networks, and strategic partnerships, we enable individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses to realise their full potential.
Mastercard Prepaid Management Services (MPMS) delivers end-to-end prepaid card solutions across travel, transit, foreign exchange, gifting, and buy-now-pay-later segments. As a fintech enabler, MPMS operates a scalable, modular platform that supports a global portfolio of prepaid programmes, combining innovation with operational excellence.
Role Purpose
The Manager, Product Development is responsible for driving the successful delivery of product roadmap initiatives from concept through to customer readiness, ensuring alignment with business objectives and value creation. Acting as a Product Owner within a SAFe Agile environment, the role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams, ownership of the product backlog, and a strong focus on delivering high-quality platform capabilities. This position plays a key role in bridging technical execution and business outcomes, supporting the end-to-end software development lifecycle and product integration efforts.
Key Responsibilities
Drive the delivery of API product roadmap initiatives, from concept through implementation and customer readiness
Act as Product Owner for API capabilities, managing the product backlog, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment
Collaborate closely with Architecture, Engineering and cross-functional teams to ensure APIs are robust, scalable, and developer-friendly
Support end-to-end product integration and delivery within a SAFe Agile framework
Enable go-to-market readiness including developer enablement, documentation, onboarding, and internal training
Serve as a platform specialist, providing technical support to internal stakeholders and external clients
Essential Experience And Skills
Strong experience in API-first product development or platform-based product management
Proven experience in product development, preferably within payments, fintech, or digital platforms
Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, global environment with diverse stakeholders
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and execution
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence without authority
Experience translating complex technical concepts into clear, customer-focused value propositions
Proficiency in SAFe/Agile software development lifecycle methodology
Desirable Attributes
Experience with developer platforms, API gateways, or SDKs
Passion for continuous learning and personal growth; open to new ideas and evolving market trends
Proven ability to manage multiple strategic initiatives concurrently
Experience with agile delivery frameworks and platform governance
Key Competencies
Product ownership mindset – End-to-end accountability for delivery, quality, and value
Technical-business bridging – Able to align technical execution with business outcomes
Collaboration & influence – Strong partnership across technology, regions, and business teams
Execution discipline – Ability to deliver within Agile frameworks with focus on quality and timeliness
Strategic thinking – Ensures API capabilities are aligned with broader MPMS objectives
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
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, and
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

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