Vice President, Product Data Platform (Economic Intelligence)

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Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200 countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Vice President, Product Data Platform (Economic Intelligence) Overview Mastercard Economic Intelligence (EI) is looking for a strategic and execution-oriented Vice President, Product Ecosystem & Growth to own the vision, strategy, and delivery of our future platform while also leading new innovation initiatives. This leader will operate at the intersection of technology, customer needs, and business strategy — scaling our foundational platform capabilities to unify the EI product suite while incubating and launching new products that unlock future growth. The role requires equal parts product craft, technical fluency, business acumen, and entrepreneurial drive. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams across the program and Mastercard to ensure the unified interface becomes a force multiplier for EI and a launchpad for innovation. Responsibilities • Define and evolve the long-term platform vision for EI • Partner with Engineering leadership on architecture, delivery sequencing, and technical trade-offs to drive scalable growth • Drive strategy around platform vs. product thinking, enabling reuse of capabilities and acceleration • Establish a clear roadmap balancing scalability, reliability, extensibility, and speed • Lead discovery and incubation of new product concepts, translating market opportunities into validated product hypotheses • Run structured experimentation cycles (MVPs, pilots, beta programs) and transition validated innovations into scaled products • Foster a culture of experimentation, accountability, and customer-centric thinking • Establish clear product development processes from discovery through scale About you • Seasoned product management skillset, with experience collaborating with Engineering to deliver products • Strong understanding of modern tech stacks, with ability to influence technical direction (e.g., API strategy, build vs. buy, scalability vs. speed vs. customization) • Proven ability to build alignment across cross-functional teams via collaboration and a low-ego leadership style • Demonstrated success leading new product launches from 0 to 1 • Comfort using both structure and creativity to break down complex problems • Ability to communicate ideas with eloquence and authenticity Pay Ranges Arlington, Virginia: $235,000 - $375,000 USD Boston, Massachusetts: $235,000 - $375,000 USD Purchase, New York: $235,000 - $375,000 USD Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity empl

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