• Job Description

  Req#: R-197597

  Our Purpose

  We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

  Title and Summary

  Director, Data Strategy, Retail and Commerce

  Who is Mastercard?
  
  Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.
  
  Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.
  
  Overview
  
  The Data Strategy & Management organization (Chief Data Office) is responsible for the strategy, acquisition, evaluation, and responsible use of all types of data and data capabilities that can be utilized for innovation by a wide range of Mastercard product and consulting teams.
  
  The Director, Data Strategy for Retail and Commerce in North America, will have responsibility for the data strategy to enable the acceleration of new products and solutions in the retail and commerce segment. The ideal candidate is passionate about how data and analytics can transform retail and will partner with product and technology teams to help assess the feasibility of new concepts, make informed data-design choices for new products, and develop roadmaps to realize new data assets and capabilities that can be leveraged across Mastercard.
  
  Role
  
  As the data strategy leader for the retail and commerce (R&C) segment in the North America region you will:
  • Develop data requirements for new R&C product developments and complete thorough design reviews to ensure the use of data and analytics can deliver the required product performance, manages risk, and enables reuse of data across Mastercard.
  • Assess data feasibility and the potential differentiation we can create for new R&C product propositions or proofs of concept. Provide guidance to product and engineering teams to enable rapid refinement and testing based on data availability and requirements.
  • Identify the data dependencies and synergies across products, segments, lines of business, and third-party data sources and options to manage them.
  • Maintain a strong understanding of the external data landscape in R&C including the data and analytics different customer groups (e.g., merchants, distributors, CPGs) collect and perform, how data flows between them, and where Mastercard data and services can create additional value. Based on that understanding, develop strategic positioning for data assets and capabilities that could be acquired to advance the R&C strategy.
  • Work with product and technology teams to develop plans and roadmaps to guide how Mastercard can build out the required scale of data assets and capabilities, including data rights, to deliver products across retail and commerce and manage the regional and global data dependencies.
  • Develop educational material and train, as needed, on data usage and data literacy
  • Work with data governance, data platforms and technology teams to define required changes to standards, processes, and systems.
  
  All About You
  
  • Experience of retail, supply chain, or e-commerce related data and analytics, for example delivering analytics at a retailer or CPG or delivering data products, insights, or consulting solutions for the retail sector and related supply chains and partnerships.
  • Advanced experience working with data products, either internal product development and management, in an acquisition or external partnership, or with governance and evaluation.
  • Bachelor’s degree in science, mathematical, engineering, or technology or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to communicate to internal and external stakeholders about the value of data; strong written and oral communication skills; ability to present complicated and technical concepts in a clear and cogent manner.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; ability to build strong relationships across the enterprise.
  • Data management, governance, or data analytics experience preferred.
  
  Corporate Security Responsibility
  
  Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position 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.
  
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  In the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment 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. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com 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.

  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.

  Pay Ranges

  Atlanta, Georgia: $145,000 - $224,000 USD

  Remote - Georgia: $145,000 - $224,000 USD

• About the company

  Transforming the way we live Electronic payments have the ability to create a world with greater opportunities for all. To take us beyond borders, to new markets. Beyond mere moments, to meaningful experiences. That's the power of a World Beyond Cash®. And that's Priceless®.

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