Specialist, Product Management (Data Science and Analytics)

Our Purpose We strive to create and fuel an inclusive, digital economy that brings benefits to everyone, everywhere. We achieve this by making transactions secure, straightforward, intelligent, and universally accessible. Utilizing secure data and networks, partnerships and ambition, our concepts and solutions assist individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses in achieving their maximum potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, informs our culture and all activities within and outside our company. We nurture a culture of inclusion for all employees, valuing their individual strengths, perspectives, and experiences. We acknowledge that our diversity makes us a stronger team, leading to improved decision-making, innovation and superior business results. Title and Summary Specialist, Product Management (Data Science and Analytics) Overview: As Mastercard aims to establish a world free of cash, we are exploring payments across all technologies, markets, and use cases. One such significant opportunity we have identified is the transformation of consumer bill payments in North America. The Transfer Solutions team, responsible for this segment, is introducing novel solutions to this system through the advantageous combination of our leading card and merchant networks with our bill payment assets. The Specialist will operate within the Bill Payment Rails team, a crucial component of the Transfer Solutions team within the North American Product and Engineering organization. Role: The Specialist will oversee data science, analytics, reporting, and analysis for the RPPS bill payment network in North America, with responsibilities including: • Establishing an optimization program to increase transactions. • Constructing KPI dashboards to track RPPS network activity, proactively monitoring, and partnering with team members and other stakeholders to act on the findings. • Providing partners with actionable data to increase network usage. • Expertly handling large data sets: analyzing them and taking action based on the insights. • Producing revenue forecasts and monitoring the actual performance against targets. • Collaborating with product development and engineering teams to detail requirements for data-focused product roadmap items. • Conducting an analysis for executive meetings and strategic initiatives. • Cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders: product development, business operations, engineering, account management, marketing. All About You: • Possess a strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify key insights and learnings. • Demonstrated success using open-source tools, predictive analytics, machine learning, or other techniques to conduct analysis. • Proven ability to manage, cleanse, and manipulate large data sets. • Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, with attention to detail and follow-through. • Responsive to urgent situations requiring quick responses or turnarounds. • Proven problem-solver ability with an influencing approach. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Team-focused with proficiency in team member and business partner collaboration. • Results-driven, adaptable, and open to change. • Capable of explaining the business context and associated customer use cases. • Comfortable creating structure in cases of ambiguity or complexity. • Good sense of humor and willingness to have fun! In the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that respects applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic by law. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact [email protected] and let us know what accommodation or assistance you need. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly. Corporate Security Responsibility Every individual working for or with Mastercard has the responsibility to secure information and is: • Expected to adhere to Mastercard's security policies and practices • Required to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of the information they access • Expected to report any suspected information security violation or breach • Obliged to complete periodic mandatory security training in line with Mastercard's guidelines In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming the job is performed in the US, the successful candidate will be rewarded with a competitive base salary based on location, experience, and other qualifications for the role. The candidate may also be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard's benefits generally include: medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks, up to 20 paid bereavement leave days, 10 paid sick days per annum, at least 10 annual paid vacation days depending on level, personal days, paid US observed holidays, 401k with company match, deferred compensation for certain roles, fitness reimbursements or on-site fitness facilities, tuition reimbursement eligibility, gender-inclusive benefits and more. Pay Ranges Purchase, New York: $89,000 - $137,000 USD Arlington, Virginia: $89,000 - $137,000 USD.