Manager, Product Development - Adtech

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry that provides secure, accessible digital payment solutions worldwide. The Manager, Product Development - Adtech will lead the development and delivery of advertiser-focused products, features, and workflows, partnering with engineering, data science, design, and business teams. The role also owns product strategy and roadmaps, supports go-to-market efforts, develops business cases, and mentors junior product managers.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of product concepts, prototypes, and features; independently owning and delivering key workstreams
• Work with engineering and CX&D teams on a day-to-day basis to translate strategy into tangible development plans by writing product requirements, prioritizing key milestones and tracking progress with Engineering, TPMs and tech leads
• Lead the strategy and roadmap for a wide range of capabilities, including technical components. Includes the delivery of new features as well as improvements to existing features
• Purview for this role will includes, but isn’t limited to features that enable creative decisioning, automation of campaign creation, Offers creation & optimization workflows, as well as specific workstreams to support evolution into ads
• Support GTM efforts by providing key data points to assist with the creation of collateral that highlights our value proposition
• Act as a liaison between business units and technical teams, ensuring clarity and alignment throughout the product lifecycle
• Navigate a matrixed & globally distributed organization to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes within tight timelines
• Establish a network within the organization by building key relationships with Publisher team counterparts and various stakeholders across Sales, Ops, Legal, Privacy, Strategy, leadership, etc
• Mentor, develop, and foster the skills of junior product managers
• Support the creation of business cases and strategic planning for individual product initiatives
• Drive ideation for new-to-market product features and solutions through extensive internal/external research and workshops
• 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

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in product development, including partnering with Engineering teams, rapid opportunity assessment, concept creation, business model innovation, and global in-market testing
• Deeply disciplined in product management process & tools including; discovery, planning, user journey mappings, prioritization, milestone creation/management, backlog/roadmap management, collaboration with CX & design, KPI measurement, optimization
• Proven ability to effectively define MVP for new product features while also elevating products from MVP to maturity for existing product features
• Natural problem solver: analytical, curious, and fact-driven approach to product development
• Collaborative team player: proven track record in collaborating with multiple cross-functional (both internal and external) teams across multiple locations; facilitating challenging conversations and managing ambiguity
• Exceptional analytical, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong background in translating stakeholder needs into functional specifications, user journeys and process flows
• Strategic thinker with strong technical acumen and hands-on experience collaborating with technical teams
• Ability to manage priorities and delegate tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with ML/AI concepts, particularly in working with model‑generated outputs (e.g., optimization models, predictive scoring, or automated decisioning systems)
• Ability to partner effectively with Data Science teams to interpret model behavior, dependencies, and implications for product design
• Knowledge of tools like Jira and Monday.com
• Prior experience in a PM role, or similar, working in agile environments
• Background in AdTech or MarTech strongly preferred
• Ideal candidates will be subject matter experts in Programmatic, Social or Digital buy or sell-side technologies and solutions
• Must possess a deep understanding of Advertiser campaign objectives and translate those into specific product requirements and workflows across mediums such as Ads and/or Card Linked Offers
• Experience and deep knowledge building audiences and identity resolution capabilities
• CTV and Video experience is a plus