Director, Product Management – Strategic Growth

About the role

Mastercard Academy is the global learning platform of Mastercard, helping financial institutions, businesses and professionals build capabilities for the digital economy. The Director, Product Management – Strategic Growth will shape the long‑term strategy, vision and commercial growth of the Academy’s professional learning portfolio. This senior role reports to senior leadership and drives product lifecycle, revenue and customer engagement worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute product strategy, roadmap and commercialization plans that drive sustainable revenue growth and customer engagement across the Academy Professional portfolio.
• Identify emerging industry trends, capability gaps and customer needs to develop new learning products, certifications and thought‑leadership initiatives.
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives spanning Product, Services, Consulting, Marketing, Sales, Regional teams and Technology to accelerate Academy growth.
• Own the product lifecycle from market opportunity assessment and business case development through launch, optimization and portfolio evolution.
• Use customer insights, learning analytics and market intelligence to continuously improve engagement, adoption, learner outcomes and commercial performance.
• Build scalable go‑to‑market strategies that enable regional teams to position, sell and grow Academy offerings globally.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading strategic product initiatives with measurable commercial impact, preferably in learning, technology or professional services.
• Demonstrated ability to develop product strategy and execute multi‑year growth objectives while managing P&L responsibilities.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience influencing product investment decisions and building business cases.
• Experience working in highly matrixed global organisations and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Excellent strategic thinking, prioritisation and executive communication skills.