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- Manager, Product Management, Emerging Markets Acceptance Solutions
- Director, Product Management, Emerging Markets Acceptance Solutions
- Method of Application
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldProject Management 
Role:
- Take a data-driven approach to product enhancements, identifying opportunity areas and contributing to the Product roadmap, prioritizing work to deliver against key areas of focus
- Understand Mastercard’s business model and take key financial or commercial factors into consideration to positively influence revenue delivery and cost efficiency
- Leverage the Studio framework to manage the delivery of ongoing innovation and enhancements to focus Products
- Deploy test & learn experimentation to ensure that the end user and customer experience is continuously optimized
- Incorporate and understanding of the broader payments ecosystem into ongoing product management (e.g. regulatory, legal, technology, competitive, technology environment etc.)
- Leverage working knowledge of Mastercard business, systems, products and customer requirements in making fact-based business and product decisions
- Take accountability for the delivery of key product enhancements and partner with Guild members to deliver (e.g. CX&D, Product Management – Technical)
- Understand the Software Development Lifecycle and surface any barriers or obstacles to deliver capabilities on time and budget. Proactively communicate situation and proposed solutions to senior management
- Leverage data & dashboards to quickly identify Product performance challenges, making recommendations on proposed action plans
- Participate in cross-functional teams (e.g. Product, Product Management-Technical, CX&D) in the development of business requirements to achieve Product objectives
- Actively partner with the Guilds to create best practices within the Program with a focus on driving continuous improvement in the Program’s operating model and make proposals to Program leadership on enhancement opportunities
- Drive institutionalized knowledge through the use of consistent product documentation (e.g., support documents) across the Studio framework
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning by leveraging the learning & development curriculum to augment existing knowledge, skills and experiences
- Lead by example with hands-on approaches to demonstrate product management excellence and share best practices
- Demonstrate and drive Mastercard Way behaviours through their behaviour, (e.g. customer and stakeholder interactions)
About You:
- Proven expertise in payments industry, specifically Acceptance with deep understanding of Merchants, Acquirers and other players in the acceptance ecosystem
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver products and solutions for customer needs
- Ability to influence people at multiple levels and navigate a global, decentralized organization
- Ability to successfully execute in a dynamic environment across multiple functional disciplines
- Fully embraces digital world and understands its importance for future growth
- Skilled at building and maintaining strong, productive working relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers
- Self-starter with Initiative, passion and agility
- Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or advanced degree preferred
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.
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationMBA/MSc/MA
- Experience5 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldProduct Management 
Role:
- Drive tangible data-driven business outcomes at the product level, manage to a quantified scorecard continuously monitoring and analyzing key performance indicators and optimizing product performance
- Interpret and apply program vision and strategy tproduct strategy and roadmap for the Products they manage, clearly communicating it tkey stakeholders on an ongoing basis
- Leverage the Studiframework tmanage the delivery of ongoing innovation and enhancements tfocus Products
- Drive a user-centric culture of data driven, test and learn experimentation, continuously assessing and enhancing the Product user experience. Partner with Delivery and Servicing teams (GCC, CTS, Biz Ops) tensure that Products are easy tdeploy and deliver a great experience during operation
- Demonstrate depth of knowledge of their Product and the ecosystem in which it operates (e.g. regulatory, legal, technology, competitive environment). Apply this knowledge tthe development of winning Product strategies
- Demonstrate awareness of Mastercard's broader Product offering and the ability tleverage Products from other business areas taugment Product capabilities
- Drive the delivery of key product enhancements and partner with Guild members tdeliver (e.g. CX&D, Product Management – Technical)
- Understand the Software Development Lifecycle and manage any barriers or obstacles tdeliver capabilities on time and budget in partnership with the Product Management-Technical Guild.
- Leverage data tquickly identify Product performance challenges, creating proactive plans tdrive usage and revenues. Use data-driven analysis tprioritize resources tdeliver against the plan
- Ensure that the broader Mastercard organization is enabled tsell focus Products by creating compelling communications & marketing content in partnership with Marketing
- Lead cross-functional teams (e.g. Product, Product Management-Technical, CX&D) in the development of business requirements tachieve Product objectives
- Partner with the Guilds tcreate and share best practices within the Program with a focus on driving continuous improvement in the Program’s operating model
- Drive institutionalized knowledge through the use of consistent product documentation (e.g., support documents) across the Studiframework
- Demonstrate a commitment tcontinuous learning by leveraging the learning & development curriculum taugment existing knowledge, skills and experiences
- Demonstrate and drive Mastercard Way behaviours through their behaviour, recognitions, coaching, and employee engagement.
About You:
- Product management experience
- 5+ years of professional experience in new innovative product development and management, client facing consulting and technology.
- Strong understanding of the emerging technologies, merchant needs and prevailing business models.
- Strong focus on consumer experience coupled with very strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills. Passion for the customer.
- Excellent communication skills and ability tengage senior executives with ease. Ability tunderstand their requirements, build out plans and deliver on those.
- Sensitivity for multi-cultural, diverse background.
- Proven ability tbuild collaborative working relationships with stakeholders at the global/regional or local level.
- Ability tmanage multiple projects, manage creative resources.
- Strategic mindset with ability tmake quick decisions in challenging, ambiguous situations.
- Motivated self-driver, able tmanage complex/multi-geography projects with a discipline for priority-setting and follow-through.
- Demonstrated curiosity, agility and rapid learning on competitors, technologies, and products.
Nice to have:
- Master’s degree
- Technical background
- Expertise in payment industry, merchant or acquirer, payment facilitator, fintech companies, and developers.
Method of Application
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