Director, Enterprise Strategy

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

Director, Enterprise Strategy

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

The Digital Payments team is seeking a Director, Enterprise Strategy to support the organization in driving strategic priorities, business performance management, and enterprise governance. This role is central to enabling decision-making, aligning cross-functional initiatives, and shaping the future of digital commerce and payments innovation.

As a strategic partner, you will lead and support high-impact initiatives across the organization, working closely with product, engineering, regional, and corporate teams. You’ll bring analytical rigor, strategic insight, and operational excellence to help advance our digital agenda and deliver inclusive, secure, and intelligent commerce experiences. This is a unique opportunity to engage with all aspects of the business, influence executive priorities, and contribute to Mastercard’s long-term growth and innovation.

In this role you will report directly into the Vice President, Enterprise Strategy and work alongside her and the leadership team on multiple initiatives.

• Lead governance across Network and Digital Products, ensuring strategic initiatives are structured, monitored, and aligned with enterprise priorities

• Support the KPI process end-to-end, including design, implementation, and management of performance frameworks, driving alignment and accountability

• Manage business review processes with senior leadership, synthesizing inputs and insights to deliver timely, data-informed updates and recommendations

• Develop high-impact materials for investor communications, including for Earnings and strategic messaging, in collaboration with Finance, Investor Relations and Product leadership

• Run analytics and manage key data processes to support strategic messaging, business reviews, external communications, and data-driven decision-making—ensuring accuracy, relevance, and clarity in all outputs

• Support strategic projects enabled via orchestration of cross-functional collaboration across Core Payments, TECH, Finance, Legal and other teams

All about you:

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred

• 8+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or enterprise planning, ideally within payments, fintech, or digital platforms

• Deep understanding of Mastercard’s products, services, business model, and key revenue drivers

• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and translate strategy into execution

• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to source, manage, and interpret data to support strategic messaging, business reviews, investor communications, and executive decision-making

• Exceptional communication skills, including executive-level writing

• Experience working with global teams and navigating matrixed organizations

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Trusted partner with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence at all levels

• Demonstrates a strong drive for excellence, a positive attitude, and the ability to foster an engaging and collaborative team environment

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 Purchase, New York: $177,000 - $284,000 USD