Specialist, Product Management
Pubblicato il 05-09-2026 - Banche e finanza in Roma
Title and Summary Specialist, Product Management Overview 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.
We are seeking a highly motivated Specialist to join our product team focused on Merchant & alternative segment solutions in the Portfolio Intelligence program. This role is pivotal in defining product strategy, while driving operational excellence, managing key financial and performance metrics, and producing high-quality deliverables that inform and empower decision-making for a global portfolio. As a Specialist, you will work closely with the team leader, regional stakeholders, and delivery teams to ensure seamless execution of our objectives.
You will play a critical role in developing new offers and initiatives across regions, streamlining financial and operational reporting, and crafting compelling presentations that support our vision. This role requires a balance of consulting expertise, operational rigor, and hands‐on execution. Within the Product Management team at Mastercard you will need to:
Translate a deep understanding of our customers into data based products that drive significant customer value
Drive globally relevant solutions by understanding regional needs and tradeoffs, and build scalable products that serve an array of customer segments
Act as connectors to ensure commercial success of our products by working with Sales, Marketing, Regional Product leads and Account Management teams.
If you are detail-oriented, thrive in dynamic environments, and have a knack for creating structure and clarity out of complexity,
we'd love to hear from you!
Role This role demands a blend of consulting expertise, analytical acumen, and strategic thinking in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate autonomy, initiative, and the ability to drive projects forward with minimal supervision.
Key responsibilities Support Strategic Initiatives: Contribute to the development of new offers and support revenue growth through data-driven insights and recommendations
Structure Product Offering: Identify opportunities to enhance offer based on market needs, through standardized deliverables that should cater to different segment needs
Manage Financial and Operational Tracking: Own and maintain accurate tracking of KPIs, financials, and reporting dashboards, ensuring alignment across teams
Produce High-Quality Deliverables: Create polished, executive-level presentations and materials for internal and client use, ensuring clarity and consistency
Streamline Processes: Identify opportunities to enhance workflows, optimize reporting, and improve the efficiency of client deliverable production
Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with team leaders, regional stakeholders, and delivery teams to align priorities, communicate product strategy and ensure seamless execution of initiatives
Prioritize development efforts to align with product strategy and revenue acceleration plans
All About You Background in Business Administration, Economics, or related field
Experience in a consulting, strategy, or related field,
with a track record of managing complex projects and producing high-quality deliverables
Proven expertise in financial and operational reporting, KPI tracking, and presentation development
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate it into actionable insights
Keen understanding of competitive offerings and payments industry trends and ability to translate that into scalable products
Exceptional attention to detail and highly organized to be able to deal with multiple competing priorities
Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint (experience in data visualization tools is a plus, e.g., Tableau, Power BI
Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to craft compelling narratives for executive audiences A team player with proven ability to work collaboratively across functions and geographies
Strategic mindset to solve complex and ambiguous problems
Fluent in English
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.
Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.