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, Strategy & Business Transformation Overview: The Business Transformation team leads strategy, program governance and business excellence (CoS) for Consumer Solutions. This team is responsible for working cross-functionally to drive greater alignment and collaboration to enable a seamless organization that moves faster and delivers the best consumer experience. Responsibilities: Identify, structure, prioritize, and lead cross-functional initiatives/ "hairball" topics (i.e. - merchant localization, micropayments, acceptance channel value chain transformation, etc.) including gathering and generation of relevant data and the development of actionable recommendations Develop frameworks and perspectives to support the prioritization of corporate initiatives Support the execution of the strategy / ensure progress - by collaborating closely with different business units beyond the product areas: Franchise, Legal, Finance, Marketing, Delivery, ... Balance facilitation, influence, and content contributions to help business leaders design and advance their strategies, ensuring alignment with the corporate strategy Tackle complex business problems with limited definition and uncover root causes, develop solutions, and translate into specific recommendations for action Apply strategic and analytical rigor to product strategies to drive structure and deeper insight; acting as a thought partner to the business to help prioritize and structure an exciting strategic and innovation agenda (e.g., network of wallets, merchant localization, AI, etc.) Maintain business landscape and market trend knowledge to drive the development of innovative solution/product strategies to a diverse range of complex challenges & opportunities Develop and execute robust communications aligning priorities and addressing support needs, especially across work streams impacting wider areas of the business. All About You : Extensive experience in strategy consulting or developing go-to-market strategies for product Strong understanding of the Mastercard products & services and key revenue drivers, as well as the larger Payment Industry Strong communication & influencing skills (verbally & written) to work with internal and external stakeholders, with ability to clearly articulate problem statements and opportunity areas Extensive experience of translating strategies to execution plans, driving end to end execution - particularly in a cross-functional environment, managing and prioritizing competing initiatives Politically savvy collaborator and consensus builder with a track record of bringing people together around a common cause; Global or multi-national business experience strongly preferred Analytical, solutions-oriented skillset with the ability to drive thought leadership Experience in M&A and/or corporate development Mastercard is an inclusive equal 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. 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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. In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.