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

Director, Software Engineering

Overview
Mastercard Services is responsible for safeguarding trust in payments, both now and in future. We ensure that billions of transactions and interactions are safe, simple and smart. The Business Rules Engineering & Strategy team is looking for a Director, Software Development, to drive forth our mission of building modern and resilient solutions that provide transaction level decisioning capabilities. Business Rules embed intelligence into the transactional cycle by leveraging scoring models, cohesive rule strategies and behavioral data, and when combined with our agile rule development & deployment capabilities, results in a competitive advantage for all stakeholders, in the entire payment ecosystem.

This individual will help shape the direction of the program by partnering with product teams to understand their roadmaps and objectives, and work with engineering teams design and develop the technology solutions needed to deliver capabilities to market. Additionally, this role has strategic level objectives, with responsibilities of ensuring that the program is optimally positioned to respond to growing technology demands

Role Responsibilities:
•\tFormally supervise and coach 4+ feature teams of engineers to build, enhance, and support multiple rules base products/services in the delivery of internal or market-facing Products, Platforms, or Product bundles
•\tEngage regularly with product managers to understand direction and goals for their products
•\tWork with business/product owners to develop and deliver new services to introduce new products and bundles
•\tEnsure objectives and development plans are established at the start of the year and reviewed continuously throughout the year
•\tRecruit and hire the right talent, with a focus on talent that raises the bar.
•\tProvide and facilitate timely feedback, coaching in the moment, and mentoring for staff at all levels
•\tEmulate and drive Mastercard Way behaviors through their behavior, recognitions, coaching, and employee engagement
•\tManage and optimize budgets, forecasting, and cost allocation while delivering on business needs
•\tProvide strategic thinking and leadership related to a wide range of applications and systems, or software-development methodologies
•\tBenchmark and drive engineering productivity, quality, and technology policy compliance in the areas of ownership
•\tProactively share and seek knowledge within their Guild/Program to drive reuse of patterns/libraries/practices and enhance productivity
•\tInteracting with executives

All About You:
•\tDeep understanding of software methodologies, including functionality and limitations.
•\tSelf-directed with developed leadership skills and the ability to mentor junior team members.
•\tHigh-energy, detail-oriented, and thrives under pressure; able to manage multiple competing priorities independently.
•\tStrong initiative and self-motivation with a growth mindset and eagerness to take on complex challenges.
•\tExcellent verbal and written communication skills with executive presence; collaborative and relationship driven.
•\tPassionate about the customer journey, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•\tAgile expert with advanced knowledge of Agile methodologies, tools, and multi-team delivery environments.
•\tStrategic thinker with the ability to align teams to a broader vision and adapt quickly to shifting priorities.
•\tExperience in estimating, tracking, and reporting on project deliverables.
•\tProven success in end-to-end product development and lifecycle management.
•\tFamiliarity with payments, payment processing, and fraud concepts.
•\tBachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or Management Information Systems or equivalent combination of relevant experience and education.
•\tExcellent verbal and written communication skills.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $165,000 - $264,000 USD