Manager, Project & Change Management

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

Manager, Project & Change Management

Mastercard Services, the professional services arm of Mastercard Worldwide, provides payments-focused consulting, marketing, platforms, information, loyalty and risk management services to financial institutions, retailers, and governments worldwide. The Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing the cutting-edge services that help our customers grow. Focused on thinking big and scaling fast around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end-to-end solutions for a diverse global customer base. Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, these services include payments-focused consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, business Test & Learn experimentation, and data-driven information and risk management services.

As part of the Insights & Enablement team, the successful candidate will drive world-class operations at the core of all product development, delivery, and support. They will support the development of a comprehensive operations strategy with a focus towards achieving operational scale for future growth by improving quality and efficiency across Services. This is a hybrid position based in O’Fallon, MO; Purchase, NY; or Arlington, VA.

ROLE

• Manage the overall coordination, status reporting, financials, schedules, and stability of project
  
  
  

oriented work efforts, ensures that project goals and objectives are met within agreed upon

time, scope and resource requirements.

• Develop detailed project plans, KPIs to measure project success, and manages all
  
  
  

implementation processes within budget constraints

• Take a lead position in complex initiatives of strategic importance (e.g., cross functional/ cross
  
  
  

geographies)

• Conduct change impact assessments, build change plan, highlight gaps, manage change needs
• Prepare training needs analysis, define business readiness criteria, gain readiness signoffs,
  
  
  

manage cut overs, and go live plans

• Build and manage communications, trainings, and presentations for project-related changes to
  
  
  

inform, engage, and set expectations around change initiatives through communications

• Create communication and messaging to stakeholders, including project updates to senior
  
  
  

leadership

• Act as trusted business partner and project and change management advisor for project
  
  
  

managers, consulting on escalations and advising on methodologies

• Think innovatively, challenge status quo, reinforce change, advocate for change
  
  
  

All About You

• A PMP and/or a change management certification preferred
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, or related discipline. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Business relationship leader responsible for overall relationship and deliverables across all
  
  
  

projects

• Demonstrated success building relationships and delivering results on key strategic initiatives
• Experience leading complex, global projects and programs across multiple geographies and
  
  
  

functions, appropriately managing risk, timelines, budget, change impacts, and communication

• Experience driving large scale strategic transformations through program and change
  
  
  

management across multiple geographies and functions

• Extensive experience delivering presentations that require critical decision making from senior
  
  
  

leadership and have significant change management implications

• Experience in conflict resolution, negotiation, and persuasion
• Expertise in communications and marketing with experience building communications which
  
  
  

target all levels of the business including executive team members.

• Experience building change impacts, change plans, communication plans, and presentations.
  
  
  

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 and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $109,000 - $180,000 USD

Arlington, Virginia: $125,000 - $207,000 USD

Purchase, New York: $125,000 - $207,000 USD