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Title and Summary

Director, Product Management

Overview

The Australasia Prepaid Management Services Team is looking for a Director – Government and New Zealand Market to lead the strategic growth of the Prepaid Business by leveraging Mastercard’s strong brand, technology, operations and risk platforms to deliver bottom line results to Mastercard and our partners. This includes optimizing existing volume and growing new volume by identifying initiatives via the development of strategic and operational plans, as well as execution of these to ensure business and financial objectives are achieved.

The individual must work cross functionally with the Mastercard Scheme Account team, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Delivery and Operations to power selling success outcomes and ensure customer satisfaction.

The individual will need to have personal ambition and drive and be able to work independently to skillfully manage all components of the business. They will require an in-depth knowledge of business, relationship and stakeholder management and be able to develop trust and credibility with peers, influence internal and external stakeholders as well as being able to integrate effectively in the One Mastercard ethos.

Role

In this client-facing position, you will:

•\tDevelop strategic and operational plans aligning with both the client’s business goals and Mastercard’s objectives
•\tIdentify prepaid business and other product initiatives with Government agencies including Australia Post, New Zealand Transit and Air NZ to grow future MasterCard (& client) revenues.
•\tAssist in driving and delivering on the Mastercard Transit strategy with the local Mastercard Government leads in Australia and New Zealand.
•\tPartner with our existing New Zealand Customers including The Westpac Group, Flight Centre and Helloworld to identify business opportunities, resolve problems, and deliver solutions.
•\tExecute on these plans to ensure financial objectives are achieved.
•\tTrack the prepaid business performance vs. business and budget including regular reporting on KPI’s and campaign performance.
•\tInteract with all levels of Customer product and senior management and build and maintain strong trust-based client relationships
•\tNegotiate, execute and manage the customer contract agreement process ensuring global linkage of resources and information sharing.
•\tIdentify opportunities and assist in design and setting of marketing strategies, product ideas and tactics for delivery against the customer objectives. Oversee and lead all phases of the implementation process from concept through rollout.
•\tLead cross-functional teams to deliver client and Mastercard projects —including product, operations, marketing, and finance— to deliver seamless service and execution. This includes ensuring that prepaid product offerings are aligned with client needs and market trends.
•\tIdentify potential risks to the account and implementing mitigation strategies to maintain account stability.

All About You

The ideal candidate for this position should have:

•\tStrong influencing and negotiation skills.
•\tStrong problem solving, analytical, quantitative communication and organizational skills.
•\tAbility to develop trust and credibility with peers, internal and external stakeholders.
•\tConfident, proactive personality with demonstrated persistence in identifying and resolving issues and developing opportunities and solutions.
•\tExcellent strategic thinking and analysis skills and a proven track record of creating solutions that increase revenue.
•\tProven work experience as an Account Lead, Key Account Manager or relevant role.
•\tStrong People leadership skills driving the Mastercard behaviors through recognition, coaching, and employee engagement.
•\tDemonstrate ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
•\tDemonstrate proven ability and successfully implement quantifiable business plans.
•\tMust demonstrate effective leadership with proven client relationship skills.
•\tThe skill set to work in a rapidly changing and developing environment and demonstrate strong resiliency.

Why Join Us?

At Mastercard, you’ll be part of a company that connects and powers an inclusive digital economy. This role offers the opportunity to shape growth in Australasia, drive measurable impact, and collaborate with global teams in a high-performing, innovative environment.

Interested?

Apply now via the links provided and take the next step in your career with Mastercard.

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.