Technical Program Manager II

Technical Program Manager IIMastercard 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.The Services Access team enables secure, scalable, and seamless access to Mastercard's products, services, and platform capabilities. As a Technical Program Manager, you will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive platform modernization, improve service integration, streamline onboarding experiences, and enhance how internal teams and external partners access Mastercard services. This role partners closely with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, and Operations teams to deliver strategic programs that support Mastercard's global access strategy while improving security, reliability, scalability, and developer experience.Facilitate scrum ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, technical review sessions, backlog grooming, and story point estimation.Manage the scrum board in ALM, ensuring that story status, card color, ownership, and other fields are updated accurately.Provide communication and coordination support to foster a self-organizing and self-managing team that effectively employs Agile practices.Actively identify and resolve impediments to keep the team focused on achieving iteration goals.Manage risks and dependencies at the team level, ensuring alignment with overall project objectives.Ensure timely and effective communication with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.Coordinate the implementation and monitoring of project management policies and procedures, addressing moderately difficult problems as they arise.All About You:Understanding of agile methodologies and their effective application.High-energy, detail-oriented, and proactive, with the ability to thrive under pressure in an independent environment.Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with excellent relationship-building, collaboration, and organizational abilities.Project management experience.The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise, program leadership, and a passion for simplifying access to critical services that power Mastercard's global digital ecosystem.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, andComplete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 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, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.Pay RangesO'Fallon, Missouri: $76,000 - $127,000 USD