Specialist, Strategic Product Initiatives

About the role

The Specialist, Strategic Product Initiatives will drive growth of digital payments in under‑penetrated verticals for Mastercard. Working across global and regional teams, you will develop and execute acceptance‑led strategies that unlock incremental payment flows and improve customer outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize high‑impact markets, use cases and verticals to drive payment volume growth.
• Translate research and market findings into clear strategic narratives and actionable plans.
• Support design and evolution of payment solutions, embed acceptance capabilities into product strategies, bundles and go‑to‑market programmes, and codify best practices into playbooks.
• Develop channel partnership strategies with acquirers, ISVs and other ecosystem partners to extend reach.
• Collaborate with Acceptance, Product, Sales, Regional Markets and Marketing teams to align priorities, solutions and execution plans.
• Act as a connector between global strategy and market execution, ensuring consistency and scalability.
• Lead research, analysis and insight development to inform strategy and decision‑making, and synthesize findings into executive‑ready materials.

Required profile

• Consulting background (mandatory).
• Strong strategic thinking and problem‑solving ability, capable of turning complex insights into clear, actionable strategies across multiple markets.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to present to senior executives.

Required skills