• Job Description

  Req#: R-213044

  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

  Vice President, Innovation

  Who is Mastercard?
  
  At Mastercard, we power commerce and empower people building a sustainable world where everyone prospers. At our core, we are a global technology company behind the world's fastest payments processing network. We are also a driver and supporter of commerce globally with diverse businesses in data and services, identity, open banking, security and cyber, amongst others. We believe every employee can be a part of something bigger and change lives and that as our company grows, so should you. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.
  
  Overview
  
  Mastercard Foundry is a global innovation group focused on the evolution of technology and consumer trends and the implication of these forces on the payments and commerce industry. Foundry is a collective of interdisciplinary teams powering Mastercard's ability to create and deliver differentiated products, services, and experiences.
  
  Within Foundry, the Innovation Strategy and Customer Engagement team:
  
  • Create solution demos, product concepts and prototypes that explore new spaces
  • Engage customers, partners, and our most senior stakeholders in a way that drives commercial deals whilst differentiating Mastercard
  • Manage external initiatives for the Foundry
  • Develop thought leadership on the future of commerce
  
  The primary remit of this role is to lead a broad range of initiatives that positions Mastercard as an innovator in technology and commerce amongst both traditional and new customer segments. Qualified candidates will be able to answer the following questions:
  
  • Do you have a deep understanding of emerging technologies and trends that are relevant to commerce?
  • Can you demonstrate strategic thinking and how that applies to business development activities?
  • Can you present complex topics to senior level audiences?
  • Can you work with partners to produce experiential content for various customer segments?
  
  Role
  
  Your responsibilities will include partnering with subject matter experts and regional leads across the Foundry, MA products and services, communications, marketing, and account leads to develop innovation narratives and critical insights for our audiences to help drive new opportunities for MA.
  
  The right person for this position will demonstrate a high level of creative problem-solving, a strong personal presence, manage change, thrive under pressure, and a focus on execution, details, and organization.
  
  
  Responsibilities
  
  • Lead the Mastercard Experience Centers, our engagement platform for immersing customers, partners, and employees in our evolving innovation story. Host over 10,000 customer visits annually and generate or support 800+ commercial opportunities annually while changing our stakeholders’ perceptions of Mastercard
  • Lead the development of technical prototypes and concepts to explore these emerging spaces and transition successful concepts to the Innovation portfolio and product groups using the Studio framework
  • Dive deep into the future business landscape using the lens' of emerging technologies and next-gen trends to develop thoughtful, forward-looking hypotheses on the future of commerce
  • Create future-focused narratives and experiential content to increase Mastercard's visibility as an innovative technology company and strategic partner with key external stakeholders, including analysts, customers, investors, and partners
  • Deliver presentations on future of commerce and relevant technical trends at key client and industry events
  
  All About You
  
  • Experience with technology-driven innovation programs, content creation, thought leadership, and strategic communications
  • Exceptional visionary and concept development skills
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and compellingly.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a portfolio of writing experience on emerging technologies and trends.
  • Experience collaborating with designers and developers to build experiential concepts and demos.
  • Comfortable with sales metrics and targets
  • Can design and track metrics & benchmarking
  • Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
  • Self-motivated with a track record of delivering success while operating within a fast-paced team environment.

  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.

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 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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