Mastercard
Vice President, Product Management, Stablecoins
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Vice President, Product Management, Stablecoins
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 realise their greatest potential.
Title And Summary
Vice President, Product Management, Stablecoins
Overview
Mastercard’s Blockchain and Digital Assets group drives Mastercard’s business and product strategy in the digital currency payment space. The team’s mission is to build the world’s leading interoperability network for tokenised and fiat money transactions, leveraging Mastercard’s decades of financial network experience to bridge traditional and on-chain finance. The team is at the heart of making Mastercard the trusted access layer that lets regulated institutions and their customers enable real-time payments and smart money movement through stablecoins, tokenised deposits, and other forms of tokenised value.
We are looking for a Vice President, Product Management to lead the design, development, and implementation of innovative blockchain and digital asset solutions, with a primary focus on onboarding, enabling, and operationalising multiple stablecoins onto Mastercard’s suite of products through direct relationships and integrations with stablecoin issuers. The role has global responsibilities, overseeing stablecoin issuer integrations across all regions and supporting the execution of Mastercard’s broader crypto and blockchain product roadmap.
The ideal candidate is a strong leader and people manager, who combines in-depth knowledge of the payments landscape with strong product development experience, business acumen, and a genuine passion for the digital asset space. Experience in treasury services or transaction banking is highly valued. Internally, the VP and their team will work with a cross-functional team comprising Product and Engineering, Franchise, Compliance, Legal, Regulatory, Treasury, and regional teams to deliver the end-to-end product lifecycle.
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Role
- Direct the development and expansion of the Mastercard Stablecoin Issuer Program, including:
- Productizing and automating contractual, onboarding, and enablement processes across stablecoin issuers, currencies, and regions.
- Overseeing all workstreams such as contract standardisation, product and technical integration, pricing/economics, etc.
- Lead negotiations with Stablecoin Issuers and issuers of other tokenised forms of money globally to ensure alignment, commercial viability, and enablement of existing and new Mastercard products, such as:
- Remittances
- Payouts
- B2B payments
- Drive on- and off-ramping integrations with Stablecoin Issuers, including the automation of minting, redeeming, and burning of stablecoins to enable domestic and cross-currency payments.
- Lead the development and implementation of franchise rules and standards for stablecoin issuers onboarded onto the Mastercard network to ensure compliance with AML, OFAC, sanctions, and licensing regulations, while delivering Mastercard’s brand promise of trust, safety, and consumer protection.
- Lead collaboration with various product teams to ensure the delivery of a ‘one-to-many’ on- and off-ramp between tokenised forms of money and fiat, supporting both internal and external products and use cases.
- Lead product and business engagements with third-party and distributed blockchains to facilitate payment product enablement and mutually beneficial business outcomes.
- Develop innovative solution concepts that align with Mastercard’s strategic vision and provide value for customers and partners, including:
- Idea generation
- Definition
- Design
- Development of blockchain and digital asset solutions
- Develop business requirements for payment and settlement solutions based on a solid understanding of the needs:
- Businesses
- Financial institutions
All About You
Key Requirements
- Blockchain and Digital Assets Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of, and interest in, the blockchain, crypto, and digital asset space.
- Experience building and contributing to well-known blockchain or crypto projects is desirable.
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Payments Expertise
- Experience in the payments industry with an in-depth understanding of payment solutions across market segments.
- Familiarity with relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Treasury and transaction banking experience is a plus.
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Product Development
- Experience in bringing new products to market, including:
- Concept definition and validation
- Business requirements definition
- Comfort working in cross-functional teams, in line with established product development processes.
- Experience in bringing new products to market, including:
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Commercial Acumen
- Strong commercial insight with experience in building value propositions for participants in a payments ecosystem, including:
- Mastercard
- Customers
- Partners
- Strong commercial insight with experience in building value propositions for participants in a payments ecosystem, including:
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Communication Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to:
- Simplify and describe complex concepts for audiences with varied knowledge levels.
- Communicate vision and roadmap effectively to diverse stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to:
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Entrepreneurial Mindset
- A strong entrepreneurial attitude demonstrating:
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt.
- Challenging the status quo.
- Independence in working to achieve goals.
- A strong entrepreneurial attitude demonstrating:
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Analytical Rigor
- Strong analytical skills and sound judgment enabling the capability to:
- Digest complex problems.
- Take thoughtful risks.
- Strong analytical skills and sound judgment enabling the capability to:
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People Leadership
- Strong track record in leading and developing talent.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with an inherent risk to the organisation. Therefore, it is expected that every individual working for, or on behalf of Mastercard, is responsible for:
- Abiding by Mastercard’s security policies and practices.
- Ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of accessed information.
- Reporting any suspected information security violation or breach.
- Completing all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
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