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Title and Summary

Director Product Management

Overview
The Director Product Management will support the Head of SME to lead the product management of SME solutions in North, East and West Africa . These solutions will support Issuing distribution partners and Acquiring distribution partners as well as the end SME user. They may also support additional new distribution partners like the government, fintechs, and digital players.

This role will work with the SME EEMEA head, global SME product team, regional product architects, regional delivery and account teams to develop a regional SME strategy, solutions and go to market plans to win more business and grow programs with our customers.

Role
Strategy
•\tDrive EEMEA Small Business by developing a deep understanding of the segment through benchmarking, competitive analyses, and research; recommending best practices; and generating profitability analyses and business cases.
•\tSupport the management of card and acquiring program for continued growth in the segment.
•\tProvide thought leadership on innovative programs, functionalities, and strategies Mastercard can implement with issuers.
•\tUtilize small business industry expertise to construct Mastercard’s point of view on small business as a segment, as well as to guide issuers in creating their differentiated strategic approaches to the small business segment.

Product development
•\tSupport the segment and collaborate with regional management and specific issuers, acquirers & partners on customized programs to optimize existing products for small businesses, including acquisition, usage/spend, & retention tactics.
•\tProvide input into global SME product management activities
•\tComplete opportunity assessments including business cases on new ideas and concepts.

Product management
•\tSupport the tracking and delivery of portfolio results as well as the results of new product/product enhancements to determine effectiveness and refine strategy development.
•\tEnsure product suite is continually updated to exceed cardholder and issuer expectations, industry standards, and competitive pressures. Support ownership of competitive assessments to feed into global product/product architect organization related to drive product development needs or bundled solutions
•\tManage performance of existing products and issuer implementations. This will incorporate the management of the Micro Credit Program in Egypt and the potential scaling of this into other markets.
•\tSupport CSC and Account teams with customer facing small business expertise and support related to small business portfolio business development with banks and non-traditional partners
•\tWork with CSC and Account teams to develop solutions to support customer segment needs
•\tWork with CSC and Account teams to develop solutions to support customer segment needs and differentiate product offering

People leadership
•\tLeveraging research and data analytics to expand and optimize the current business with the goal of reaching underpenetrated programs, product lines, and markets
•\tDrive product management discipline including: supporting the product value proposition, analyzing product economics, developing consumer engagement and portfolio optimization tools

All About You
•\tSolid experience in the payment/technology industry in product management.
•\tUnderstanding of card issuing and payments technologies.
•\tProven track record in bringing ideas from creation to execution.
•\tKnowledge of Mastercard Digital Payment solutions is desirable.
•\tExperience in the diverse Africa region ecosystem desirable.
•\tStrong operational/technical background within the payments and financial services industries.
•\tStrong leadership skills, able to get things done through influencing others
•\tStrong written and verbal communication skills, ability to present to customers and at conferences
•\tStrong business acumen
•\tSelf-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating within a matrix and team environment
•\tProven experience, and network of relationships in the Fintech industry for the identification and development of opportunities where new and innovative technologies align with Mastercard’s strategy.
•\tUnderstanding of competitive offerings and industry trends in the markets.

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.