Vice President, Strategy & Operations

Vice President, Strategy & Operations

Role Overview
We are seeking a transformational leader to shape the strategy, governance, and execution of critical enterprise platforms that enable customer onboarding, customer performance on the network, and franchise compliance across Mastercard's ecosystem.
As a trusted partner to executive stakeholders across Technology, Franchise, Legal, and Business organizations, you will play a pivotal role in driving alignment around priorities, investments, and outcomes. Success in this role requires exceptional executive communication skills, the ability to craft compelling narratives from complex business and technology initiatives, and the influence to mobilize leaders across organizational boundaries.
You will lead the operating rhythm for a portfolio of highly visible enterprise initiatives, establishing governance frameworks, driving strategic decision-making, and ensuring execution remains aligned to business objectives. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with operational excellence and is comfortable navigating ambiguity, balancing competing priorities, and leading through organizational complexity.
In addition to leading a team of senior Technical Program Management (TPM) and Product Management – Technical (PMT) leaders, you will foster alignment across multiple platform organizations, helping translate enterprise strategy into measurable business outcomes while strengthening Mastercard's customer and franchise capabilities.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact View email address on us.fitly.work and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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.

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.

O'Fallon, Missouri: $200,000 - $330,000 USD