Vice President of AI & Data Strategy, Mastercard
$235-391k
Salary dependent on location
Office located in 5th Avenue, NY or Purchase, NY
Global payments technology company
Open for applications
Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$235-391k
Salary dependent on location
Office located in 5th Avenue, NY or Purchase, NY
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience defining and executing enterprise-scale AI and data strategies in complex, matrixed organizations
- Strong understanding of AI, data, analytics, and governance, with the ability to connect technical capabilities to business value
- Deep understanding of the Payments and/or Fintech industry, especially the underlying technology stacks
- Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders across business, product, and technology functions globally
- Strong business and financial acumen, with experience assessing trade-offs, prioritizing investments, and supporting cost-efficiency objectives
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and build strong relationships across diverse stakeholder groups in complex, matrixed environments
- Ability to shape practical strategies and operating plans that define how data and AI are governed, prioritized, and applied to support business objectives
- Experience working with enterprise HR systems (e.g., Workday), with the ability to align AI and data strategies to people, workforce, and capability data to enable more effective talent and organizational decision-making
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with a high degree of complexity, ambiguity, and executive visibility
What the job involves
- The AI and Data Office is responsible for the strategy, acquisition, evaluation, and responsible use of AI and data capabilities that power innovation and operations across Mastercard
- Reporting to the Senior Vice President, AI & Data Strategy, the Vice President will partner with Technology and People & Capabilities (P&C) leaders to define and execute enterprise AI and data strategies that accelerate business priorities, strengthen decision-making, and enable innovation at scale
- This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and governance—translating business priorities into actionable AI and data initiatives, addressing capability gaps, and enabling scalable, responsible adoption across a complex, global organization
- Define and drive the AI and data strategy roadmap across the Technology and P&C organizations, ensuring alignment to enterprise priorities and measurable business outcomes
- Partner with senior leaders to translate business priorities into AI and data initiatives while identifying and addressing gaps in capabilities, operating models, and governance
- Serve as a strategic advisor on internal and third-party AI and data capabilities, guiding evaluation, prioritization, and implementation of high-impact AI and data solutions
- Lead the adoption of data and AI design practices for new products, services, and enterprise initiatives, including data requirements, AI intake, Data Briefs, Data Flows, and supporting materials required for product management and governance processes
- Build strong relationships across Technology, P&C, and enterprise stakeholder groups to champion AI and data best practices and strengthen organizational readiness
- Represent Mastercard externally as a senior voice in the AI and data space, helping advance the company’s reputation, perspective, and strategic objectives
- Define, track, and communicate success metrics for the function, including AI intake throughput, strategy adoption, and other relevant indicators of progress and impact
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, operational ownership, and execution excellence across cross-functional teams
- 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
Application process
- End Date: October 28, 2026
Our take
Mastercard is in the global payments business, and operates the world's fastest payments processing network. Its products and solutions have become central to everyday commerce across the world, in activities ranging from shopping and travelling to running businesses.
As the economy has become more and more digitized, Mastercard has been a leading player in helping businesses and individuals across the globe embrace card payments and digital banking. One of the world's largest companies, its revenue has seen consistent gain in the last 20 years.
The challenge for modern payments companies is that payments are always changing, as seen in the astronomical rise of contactless payments over the last decade. Mastercard's acquisition of blockchain systems, and an overall focus on leveraging its technology towards a digital economy, has placed the company in good stead to keep up to date with current trends, like cryptocurrency, in the digitized payments world.
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Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Purchase, Harrison, NY
Leadership
Michael Miebach
(CEO)Michael has served in a variety of roles at the company, including President and CPO. They are currently a Board Member at IBM, Accion, the World Resources Institute, the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and the Metropolitan Opera. They are also a Trustee of USCIB.
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