Manager, Product Development - Digital Assets & Stablecoin Products

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 - Digital Assets & Stablecoin Products Overview Mastercard Foundry is the innovation engine of Mastercard and a hub for new product development. We do this by driving product innovation in emerging technologies and interfaces while focusing on developing a point of view to enhance existing solutions and new use-cases. We also focus on building revenue generating ecosystems and flywheels that can be standalone in adjacent segments and markets. Examples of focus areas include Digital Assets/Stablecoins, Consumer value propositions, Digital payments, Payment Acceptance and Processing, and applications of Artificial Intelligence. Within Foundry, the Manager, will be a critical driver of new product development, including identification, execution, and in-market delivery of new Digital products and solutions. The responsibilities will include execution of near-term opportunities that drive significant in year revenue and strategic differentiation for Mastercard, as well as scoping, identification, in-market testing of longer-term product concepts and solutions. Role: • Uncover new trends and identify relevant opportunities in the future of payments. • Present findings that translate complex concepts into simple, compelling narratives. • Experiment quickly with proposed solutions via development of prototypes and proofs-of-concept. • Develop go-to-market plan to deploy pilots and commercial solutions in market, in partnership with regional leads and sponsoring business units. • Coordinate strategic, tactical efforts, and planning to facilitate execution and deployment of key priorities globally, partnering with cross-functional teams. • Drive thought leadership and the learning agenda across key opportunity spaces and emerging technologies (e.g., Digital Assets/Cryptocurrency/Stablecoins, Artificial Intelligence). • Build analytics and business cases to prove commercial value of products launched. • Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Technology, Legal, Data Privacy, Security, Compliance, Delivery, Finance, Marketing, Sales, etc.) to develop concepts and navigate the product development lifecycle, from early-stage concept ideation through commercialization. • Analyze and translate information into actionable insights and recommendations to drive business strategy and innovation. • Manage assigned initiatives and compile updates to share progress with executive leadership. • Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members. All about you: • Passion for innovation and emerging technology • Strong problem solving, research, analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to build business cases that articulate commercial value • Experience in product development, fast prototyping and design thinking • Experience in the evolution of digital payments, including key market, competitive, and regulatory trends • Experience with cryptocurrency, stablecoin, or blockchain‑based solutions • Excellent project management and organizational skills • Strong track record of driving tangible business results • Excellent presentation and communication skills, both drafting and presenting, oral and written • Prior consulting, banking or emerging payments experience a plus • Bachelor’s degree required, Advanced degree a plus Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to