Manager of Product Innovation (Foundry)

Join Mastercard as the Manager of Product Innovation, where you will be a key member of the Commercial & New Payment Flows (CNPF) portfolio. You will identify and develop innovative solutions for small businesses and commercial customers, working across product, strategy, engineering, design, and customer research teams. Your role will involve leading the identification, evaluation, and development of new product opportunities, driving end-to-end product development, and building strong relationships across various teams. You will also apply a data-driven approach to prioritize opportunities and influence senior stakeholders.

• Identifying and developing innovative solutions that address the evolving needs of small businesses and commercial customers, with a focus on cross-border money movement and international payments.
• Leading the identification, evaluation, and development of new product opportunities within the Commercial & New Payment Flows portfolio, and partnering with leadership to identify strategic growth opportunities.
• Driving end-to-end product development, including market validation, business case creation, product strategy, pilot execution, and commercialization planning.
• Experience incubating and scaling early-stage products, concepts, or innovation initiatives
• Experience managing high-performing teams in a matrixed, cross-functional environment
• Experience building business cases, product strategies, and go-to-market plans
• Experience influencing senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment and investment decisions
• Experience leading product innovation, new product development, strategy consulting, product management, corporate strategy, or business transformation initiatives
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across global and multicultural teams
• Demonstrated success bringing new products or solutions from concept through commercialization
• Strong understanding of product development methodologies, commercialization processes, and innovation frameworks
• Deep understanding of cross-border payments, international payments, money movement, remittances, commercial payments, and emerging payment ecosystems
• Experience with digital assets, stablecoins, blockchain-enabled payment solutions, or emerging money movement technologies
• Experience working within fintech, payments, banking, consulting, or technology organizations
• Familiarity with B2B, B2B2C, and SMB customer segments
• Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging customer and market insights to shape product strategy
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills