Mastercard
Pune, Maharashtra, India Posted 2d ago
Mastercard is seeking a Technical Program Manager II to join the Authorization team within the Payment Networks organization, driving delivery of strategic and operational initiatives. The successful candidate will partner with cross-functional teams to coordinate complex technical programs and ensure release governance.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end planning and execution of complex technical initiatives across multiple teams.
Drive program governance, execution tracking and delivery reporting for strategic authorization platform initiatives.
Facilitate PI Planning, release planning, sprint governance and cross-team execution reviews.
Manage dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions, constraints, and blockers to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
Coordinate dependencies across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Operations and supporting organizations.
Collaborate with Engineering Managers and Product Managers to prioritize work, secure resources, establish milestones, and optimize delivery sequencing.
Drive stakeholder communication and provide executive-ready status reporting.
Support release readiness activities, production implementation planning and operational readiness reviews.
Requirements
Experience managing medium-to-large technical programs in software engineering organizations.
Demonstrated success coordinating cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and teams.
Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies and software delivery lifecycles.
Experience managing program schedules, milestones, dependencies and risks.
Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational capabilities.
Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Experience using Jira, Confluence and Agile planning tools.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience within payments, financial technology or transaction processing environments.
Knowledge of authorization processing, card payments, payment networks, acquiring or issuing ecosystems.
Experience supporting large-scale distributed systems and highly available platforms.
Experience with SAFe, PI Planning or large-scale Agile delivery frameworks.
