Lead Product Manager- Technical

Mastercard - O'Fallon, MO

Part-time - Mid Level

O'Fallon, MO

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About the position

The Lead Product Manager - Technical at Mastercard is a pivotal role focused on developing and guiding product roadmaps that enhance the safety and security of payment transactions. This position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into actionable product features, ensuring a seamless end-to-end customer experience. The role emphasizes strategic thinking, relationship building, and the ability to navigate complex technical environments to deliver innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop inspiring platform/product visions based on business needs, market opportunities, and technology trends.
• Decompose business requirements and customer experiences into features and functions that drive the platform/product roadmap using the Working Backwards method.
• Collaborate with Technical Program Managers, Developers, UX designers, and internal customers to define business requirements.
• Collect and share user stories with engineering teams, acting as the voice of the business customer.
• Own the working backwards document and vision for feature releases, identifying gaps and chartering new platform capabilities as needed.
• Utilize research, user studies, metrics, and competitive analysis to inform platform product needs.
• Make trade-off decisions on platform product features and prioritize them according to business and platform value.
• Monitor feature development and prepare for launches, ensuring operational health for feature sets.
• Support post-launch reviews and ensure feedback is reincorporated into the feature development process.

Requirements

• Experience in product development or engineering.
• Strong technical and business judgment, with the ability to read code (Java) and collaborate with technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build organizational relationships and influence teams.
• Experience with AI/ML, Distributed Systems, and Microservices is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree or MBA in a related discipline.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with AI/ML technologies.
• Familiarity with Distributed Systems and Microservices architecture.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Gym membership
• Health insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid sick days
• Paid vacation days
• Personal days
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement