Sr Technical Program Manager

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

Senior Technical Program Manager

Who is Mastercard
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realise their greatest potential.

Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview
The CNPF Data & AI organisation is looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to drive execution across complex, cross functional AI, data, and engineering initiatives. This role is critical to ensuring alignment, delivery rigor, and sustained execution across Applied AI, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, and Product teams.

This role is suited for a seasoned TPM who thrives in ambiguous environments, understands modern data and AI systems, and can operate confidently with senior engineering and product leadership. The Senior TPM will not own people but will own outcomes, timelines, and execution discipline.

Role
Own end to end delivery of large, cross team technical programs spanning AI, data, and engineering initiatives
Drive program planning, execution, dependency management, and delivery tracking
Partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, Applied AI, Product, and Platform leaders
Establish clear milestones, success metrics, and risk mitigation plans
Proactively identify execution risks, escalate trade offs, and drive resolution
Lead technical and programmatic forums to ensure alignment and accountability
Improve execution maturity by introducing lightweight, effective program management practices
Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly to senior stakeholders and leadership

ALL ABOUT YOU
Significant experience as a Technical Program Manager delivering complex engineering programs
Strong technical fluency across software engineering, data engineering, and ML/AI systems
Proven track record of delivering multi team programs in fast moving, ambiguous environments
Ability to work effectively with senior engineers, architects, and product leaders
Strong dependency management, risk management, and execution skills
Comfortable driving outcomes without direct authority
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Highly organised, detail oriented, and execution focused

What Makes You Stand Out
Experience running programs in AI, data, or ML heavy environments
Strong intuition for engineering constraints, system complexity, and delivery trade offs
Ability to add structure without bureaucracy
Trusted partner to senior technical leadership
Known for unblocking teams and driving clarity in complex initiatives

Corporate Security Responsibility
Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with an inherent risk to the organisation and therefore it is expected that the successful candidate will:

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 mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard s guidelines

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.