Specialist, Product Management

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 realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Specialist, Product Management

About the Role
The Real-Time Payments (RTP) Global Strategy & Business Enablement team is seeking a Specialist to support the development and execution of Mastercard’s strategic partnerships agenda and to drive product innovation initiatives across the RTP portfolio.
This role sits within the Strategy & Business Enablement function and has a dual focus:
• Supporting the identification, evaluation, and activation of partnerships aligned with RTP strategic priorities
• Supporting the development and scaling of new use cases in collaboration with the Access & Services Product team
The Specialist will work across Global Product, Regional teams, Commercial teams, and partnership functions to translate strategic priorities into actionable pipelines—accelerating time-to-market and revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities:
• Partnership Development: Support the identification, evaluation, and activation of strategic partnerships across the payments ecosystem, contributing to the development of a strong partnership pipeline aligned to RTP priorities,
• Product Innovation & Use Case Development: Collaborate with Product and regional teams to identify, develop, and scale new RTP/A2A use cases, supporting innovation efforts and accelerating time-to-market.
• Strategic Support: Assist in preparing high-quality materials (e.g., presentations, reports) for strategic initiatives, leadership discussions, and executive forums,
• Market & Competitive Analysis: Conduct in-depth research to identify industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging opportunities within the real-time payments ecosystem,
• Data-Driven Strategy: Analyse quantitative and qualitative data to assess business opportunities and translate findings into actionable strategies that support growth priorities,
• Benchmarking & Assessment: Evaluate third-party partners, vendors, market segments, products, and customer profiles to inform strategic and partnership decisions,
• Insight Communication: Support the development and presentation of clear, compelling insights that influence strategic planning and cross-functional decision-making,
• Commercial Evaluation: Assess the commercial potential of products, partnerships, and use cases across regions to support prioritization and investment decisions,
• Go-to-Market Collaboration: Work closely with senior colleagues to shape go-to-market strategies that align with business goals and optimise product-market fit,

All About You:
The ideal candidate for this position exhibits the following skills and capabilities:
• Industry Passion: Genuine interest in digital payments and the broader payments ecosystem,
• Experience: In consulting, corporate strategy, business intelligence, go-to-market, or a related field,
• Analytical Thinking: Strong logical reasoning and comfort with numerical analysis,
• Technical Proficiency: Solid skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with a desire to continuously improve,
• Strategic Mindset: Ability to quickly conceptualize strategic ideas and articulate them clearly and concisely,
• Multitasking Ability: Capable of managing multiple projects and stakeholders in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment,
• Effective Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills in English,
• Relationship Building: Ability to build trust and credibility across different levels of the organization,
• Self-Management: Disciplined and goal-oriented, with a proactive approach to driving business outcomes,
• Adaptability & Openness: Self-aware, receptive to feedback, and adaptable to diverse situations and perspectives.

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, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.