Vice President, Product Management, Stablecoins

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 tokenized 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, tokenized deposits and other forms of tokenized 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 operationalizing multiple stablecoins onto Mastercard’s suite of products through direct relationships and integrations with stablecoin issuers. Role Direct the development and expansion of the Mastercard Stablecoin Issuer Program, including productizing and automating the contractual, onboarding and enablement processes across stablecoin issuers, currencies and regions. Oversee all workstreams such as contract standardization, product and technical integration, pricing / economics, etc. Lead negotiations with Stablecoin Issuers and issuers of other tokenized forms of money globally to ensure alignment, commercial viability and enablement of existing and new Mastercard products and services such as remittances, payouts, and B2B payments. Drive on- and off-ramping integrations with Stablecoin Issuers including 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 and deliver 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 tokenized 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 have strategic fit and value for Mastercard’s customers and partners, including ideation, definition, design, and development of blockchain and digital asset solutions. Develop business requirements for payment and settlement solutions based on a solid understanding of the needs of businesses and financial institutions. All About You 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. Payments expertise: Experience in the payments industry with in-depth understanding of payment solutions across a variety of market segments, including familiarity with relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements. Treasury and transaction banking experience a plus. Product development: Experience in bringing new products to market, including concept definition and validation, business requirements definition, and comfort working in cross‑functional teams, in line with established product development processes. Commercial acumen: Good commercial insight with experience building value propositions for all participants in a payments ecosystem, including Mastercard, our customers, and partners. Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify and describe complex concepts and technologies to audiences of varied knowledge, and to communicate vision and roadmap effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders. Entrepreneurial mindset: A strong entrepreneurial attitude with the ability to learn quickly, adapt to a changing market landscape, challenge the status quo, and work independently. Analytical rigor: Strong analytical skills and sound judgment with the ability to digest complex problems and take thoughtful risks. People leadership: Strong track record of leading and developing talent. Compensation and Benefits Pay Ranges: Purchase, New York: $235,000 - $375,000. New York City, New York: $245,000 - $391,000. Mastercard benefits for full‑time employees include insurance (medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of paid sick and safe time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, prorated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401(k) with a best‑in‑class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on‑site fitness facilities; tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns include 56 hours of paid sick and safe time; jury duty leave; and on‑site fitness facilities in some locations. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr