Lead Technical Program Manager
AI summary of the role
Lead complex, cross-functional technical programs within Mastercard's People & Capability Engineering team, driving platform modernization and service integration to enhance employee experience.
No longer in the current catalog. Last included 2026-09-09. Check the employer’s posting for availability.
What you’ll do
- Provide leadership and accountability for large-scale, multi-workstream projects ensuring alignment with business and technology strategies.
- Drive end-to-end delivery across multiple workstreams—facilitating collaboration, managing dependencies, and proactively mitigating risks and roadblocks.
- Partner with product management, developers, and stakeholders to identify data and functional requirements for new or enhanced systems.
- Manage project lifecycle activities including design, testing, deployment, and change management.
What you’ll bring
- Proven experience leading complex HR Technology programs, with a strong understanding of enterprise HR systems; Workday experience preferred
- Strong project and program management skills with a demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional teams to successful delivery and resolution.
- Exceptional leadership, relationship-building, collaboration and organizational skills; highly proactive and self-motivated.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with executives, subject matter experts, and vendors.
Technologies
Workday · Confluence · Rally · JIRA · Microsoft Project · Excel · APIs · SSO · Agile
About Mastercard
Global payments network connecting issuers, acquirers, merchants, fintechs, and governments, layered with fraud, data, consulting, money movement, and digital-authentication services.
Public · 5000+ people
Source and classification
Internal deployment & tooling · Evidence for this classification:
help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. About the Role The People & Capability Engineering team designs, delivers, and supports secure, scalable, and accessible technology solutions that empower Mastercard employees worldwide. We are seeking a Lead Technical Program Manager to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives focused on platform modernization, service integration, and enhanced employee experience. In this role, you will lead initiatives that advance Mastercard’s people technology ecosystem, collaborating closely with Engineering, Product, and Operations teams to ensure successful delivery. Key Responsibilities • Provide leadership and accountability for large-scale, multi-workstream projects ensuring
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