Senior Technical Program Manager

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Job Title: Senior Technical Program Manager

Company Name:	Mastercard
Location:	O'Fallon, MO United States
Position Type:	Full Time
Post Date:	03/06/2026
Expire Date:	04/05/2026
Job Categories:	Engineering, Information Technology

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Senior Technical Program Manager
Our PurposeMastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, were helping build asustainableeconomy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactionssecure, 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<h3></h3>Senior Technical Program Manager<h3></h3>Job Title: Senior Technical Program Manager Overview: 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. Overview The Database engineering team is looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager Database Engineering team supports multiple programs across organization. This role particularly support the Digital programs The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, passionately entrepreneurial, analytically sharp, and thrives on turning cutting edge research into production scale solutions. You will work side by side with database engineers, program managers, service delivery team to support the efforts. Role Own the end to end planning, execution, and delivery of large initiatives with minimal supervision. Lead cross functional delivery across engineering, data science, and research squads: track progress, manage dependencies, surface gaps, and remove blockers to keep programs on schedule. Operate within Agile/Scrum frameworksfacilitate ceremonies, champion collaboration, and ensure all work aligns with product road maps, OKRs, and KPIs. Partner with Engineering Managers and Research Leads to secure resources, define scope, set priorities, and establish realistic Drive a continuous improvement culture through retrospectives, process streamlining, and lean execution experiments. Serve as the primary communication hub: synthesize technical updates for leadership, curate stakeholder briefings, and facilitate high impact meetings. Proactively identify and mitigate risks, communicating scope, timelines, and mitigation strategies with crystal clear transparency. All About You Strong analytical, investigative, and problem solving ability; can translate data insights into concrete business outcomes. Strategic thinker who turns data analytics into clear road maps and measurable results. Expert coordinator of multiple stakeholders and vendors across locations; often acts as the single source of truth. Independent self starter who maps solutions end to end and drives them to completion. Desirable / Additional Capabilities (Intermediate level) Hands on experience with ALM and Jira platforms Demonstrated curiosity driven learning Growth mindset you love learning, iterating, and quickly applying new knowledge. Entrepreneurial spirit you take ownership, make decisions with incomplete data, and thrive in uncertainty. Strong collaboration skills you build trust, influence without authority, and rally teams around a shared vision.<h3></h3>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.<h3></h3>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:<ul><li>Abide by Mastercards security policies and practices;</li><li>Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;</li><li>Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and</li><li>Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercards guidelines.</li></ul><h3></h3>In line with Mastercards 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 RangesO'Fallon, Missouri: $96,000 - $163,000 USD<h3></h3><h3></h3><h3></h3><h3></h3>

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