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 easy 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 Vice President Platform Architecture Overview Responsible for teams talent that provides technical program delivery and thought leadership for assigned areas of the organization build and cultivate strong internal and external customer relationships to establish engagement models for the team to ensure delivery is in alignment with expectations Expert with cross-functional collaboration to evolve and deliver synergies across Commercial and New Payment Flows CNPF Partner to oversee both strategy and technology and conduct proactive analyses to drive tech strategic improvements to drive business impact and optimization and reliability Role Responsible for leading consulting with application leadership to improve craftmanship of products and drive alignment with architectural standards security compliance and business strategy Leads integration with multiple teams business factors to deliver on competing strategies that promote transformational approaches in growing the business and deliver superior solutions at Mastercard Consultant and Pro-Active Advisor - Acts as a trusted advisor for executive leadership and designated program groups to partner with other leaders and experts to anticipate address and resolve multi-faceted business delivery and serve as escalation point for infrastructure needs Builds Leverages partners to identifies and develop new influential partnerships with high strategic value builds consensus with partners to adopt platform standards compliance and new and existing business operations and opportunities Oversees process development improvement initiatives identifying efficiencies and opportunities for automation and or reduction in time to deployment Performs financial planning forecasting and budget tracking to reduce total cost of ownership and allocate resources efficiently Sets functional strategy goals and objectives and establishes KPIs and metrics for measuring performance in support of the overall IT strategy Leader of leaders across multiple teams Reinforces leadership accountability culture and talent readiness in support of the overarching strategy while strengthening our people practices development retention and practicing fair and equitable processes in all people decisions i e recruitment promotions recognition performance management Fostering a work environment that allows teams to openly share ideas take risks and make mistakes without fear and providing in-the-moment feedback and coaching to enhance team performance by supporting team members in owning their careers continuous growth through projects mentorship volunteering and or stretch assignment All About You 15 years of leading people in culture creation e g articulating values leading by example hiring cultural fit creating traditions like recognitions team building etc 10 years of experience leading and delivering enterprise IT initiatives and projects Demonstrated ability to perform the adaptive leadership skills to empower self-organization innovation and ownership in support of high performing impact talent Lead and enhance global teams and highly performing resources proven and referenceable track record of leading and driving large initiatives to success Experienced change agent that drives change through metrics KPI insights and experience Proven track record of leading delivery and implementation teams through highly visible complex implementation and development Excellent communication skills with distinction in driving discussions with executives as a strategic partner who can translate business problems into solutions Affinity for collaboration demonstrated ability to collaborate with peers across internal business organizations Proven ability to influence across the business to deliver objectives and drive business strategy Advanced understanding of program management software development SDLC practices and a strong understanding of agile methodologies and lifecycles Strong understanding of the importance of stakeholder and communication leadership Demonstrated skill and experience in conducting executive difficult and critical conversations Evidence of successfully leading complex cross-functional platform system delivery initiativesCorporate 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