Our Purpose
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Title and Summary
Vice President, Card on File Tokenization
Overview:
Mastercard Checkout Services is committed to making online payments simpler, faster, and more secure. We achieve this by eliminating manual card entry, tokenizing every e-commerce transaction, and applying intelligent, highly secure authentication methods. Our solutions are built on scalable digital payment technologies, delivered through products such as Click to Pay, Secure Card-on-File Tokenization, and Token Authentication Service.
The Vice President, Card on File Tokenization will join the Mastercard Checkout Services leadership team and drive the expansion of tokenization across merchants, payment service providers (PSPs), acquirers, and issuers. This role will own all aspects of e-commerce tokenization, including defining product strategy, building and managing a product roadmap, and managing product performance to ensure growth and adoption.
Role
• Lead and inspire a team of high-performing product managers across multiple regions and time zones.
• Define and evolve the Card on File tokenization product strategy to address emerging use cases, customer needs, and market trends.
• Establish clear business objectives and ensure strategic alignment of the product roadmap with Mastercard’s broader vision.
• Prioritize initiatives and allocate resources effectively to maximize impact and deliver against KPIs.
• Engage directly with merchants, PSPs, and acquirers to understand functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring product-market fit.
• Collaborate with regional and customer-facing teams to accelerate adoption and growth of card-on-file tokenization globally.
• Monitor market dynamics and competitive landscape to identify new opportunities and inform strategic decisions.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture that empowers teams to innovate and deliver exceptional results.
All About You
• Proven leadership experience in product management within payments, fintech, or e-commerce ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of digital payments, tokenization, and authentication technologies.
• Strategic thinker with a track record of defining and executing product strategies that drive growth and adoption.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging merchants, PSPs, acquirers, and issuers.
• Analytical and data-driven approach to decision-making, with the ability to interpret market trends and performance metrics.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, capable of aligning cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Global mindset, comfortable working across regions and time zones in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Inclusive leadership style, fostering collaboration and innovation within diverse teams.
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: $235,000 - $375,000 USD