Recruitment at Mastercard Nigeria

Mastercard – We are the global technology company behind the world’s fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives.  We believe as our company grows, so should you. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director, Product Management, Emerging Markets Acceptance Solutions

Job ID: R-230846
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Category: Product Management

Overview

• In partnership with regional Merchant and Acceptance teams and cross-functional partners around the globe, Global Acceptance Solutions works to expand merchant acceptance and help merchants and acquirers grow their businesses through Acceptance solutions and programs.
• Acceptance is a foundational pillar of Mastercard’s success, complementing our technology, franchise, brand and customer relationships to support and grow Mastercard’s network.

Role

• Drive tangible data-driven business outcomes at the product level, manage to a quantified scorecard continuously monitoring and analyzing key performance indicators and optimizing product performance
• Interpret and apply program vision and strategy to product strategy and roadmap for the Products they manage, clearly communicating it to key stakeholders on an ongoing basis
• Leverage the Studio framework to manage the delivery of ongoing innovation and enhancements to focus Products
• Drive a user-centric culture of data driven, test and learn experimentation, continuously assessing and enhancing the Product user experience. Partner with Delivery and Servicing teams (GCC, CTS, Biz Ops) to ensure that Products are easy to deploy and deliver a great experience during operation
• Demonstrate depth of knowledge of their Product and the ecosystem in which it operates (e.g. regulatory, legal, technology, competitive environment). Apply this knowledge to the development of winning Product strategies
• Demonstrate awareness of Mastercard’s broader Product offering and the ability to leverage Products from other business areas to augment Product capabilities
• Drive the delivery of key product enhancements and partner with Guild members to deliver (e.g. CX&D, Product Management – Technical)
• Understand the Software Development Lifecycle and manage any barriers or obstacles to deliver capabilities on time and budget in partnership with the Product Management-Technical Guild.
• Leverage data to quickly identify Product performance challenges, creating proactive plans to drive usage and revenues. Use data-driven analysis to prioritize resources to deliver against the plan
• Ensure that the broader Mastercard organization is enabled to sell focus Products by creating compelling communications & marketing content in partnership with Marketing
• Lead cross-functional teams (e.g. Product, Product Management-Technical, CX&D) in the development of business requirements to achieve Product objectives
• Partner with the Guilds to create and share best practices within the Program with a focus on driving continuous improvement in the Program’s operating model
• Drive institutionalized knowledge through the use of consistent product documentation (e.g., support documents) across the Studio framework
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning by leveraging the learning & development curriculum to augment existing knowledge, skills and experiences
• Demonstrate and drive Mastercard Way behaviours through their behaviour, recognitions, coaching, and employee engagement.

About You

• Product management experience
• 5+ years of professional experience in new innovative product development and management, client facing consulting and technology.
• Strong understanding of the emerging technologies, merchant needs and prevailing business models.
• Strong focus on consumer experience coupled with very strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills. Passion for the customer.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage senior executives with ease. Ability to understand their requirements, build out plans and deliver on those.
• Sensitivity for multi-cultural, diverse background.
• Proven ability to build collaborative working relationships with stakeholders at the global/regional or local level.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, manage creative resources.
• Strategic mindset with ability to make quick decisions in challenging, ambiguous situations.
• Motivated self-driver, able to manage complex/multi-geography projects with a discipline for priority-setting and follow-through.
• Demonstrated curiosity, agility and rapid learning on competitors, technologies, and products.

Nice to have:

• Master’s degree
• Technical background
• Expertise in payment industry, merchant or acquirer, payment facilitator, fintech companies, and developers.

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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Manager, Product Management, Emerging Markets Acceptance Solutions

Job ID: R-230847
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Category: Product Management

Overview

• In partnership with regional Merchant and Acceptance teams and cross-functional partners around the globe, Global Acceptance Solutions works to expand merchant acceptance and help merchants and acquirers grow their businesses through Acceptance solutions and programs.
• Acceptance is a foundational pillar of Mastercard’s success, complementing our technology, franchise, brand and customer relationships to support and grow Mastercard’s network.

Role

• Take a data-driven approach to product enhancements, identifying opportunity areas and contributing to the Product roadmap, prioritizing work to deliver against key areas of focus
• Understand Mastercard’s business model and take key financial or commercial factors into consideration to positively influence revenue delivery and cost efficiency
• Leverage the Studio framework to manage the delivery of ongoing innovation and enhancements to focus Products
• Deploy test & learn experimentation to ensure that the end user and customer experience is continuously optimized
• Incorporate and understanding of the broader payments ecosystem into ongoing product management (e.g. regulatory, legal, technology, competitive, technology environment etc.)
• Leverage working knowledge of Mastercard business, systems, products and customer requirements in making fact-based business and product decisions
• Take accountability for the delivery of key product enhancements and partner with Guild members to deliver (e.g. CX&D, Product Management – Technical)
• Understand the Software Development Lifecycle and surface any barriers or obstacles to deliver capabilities on time and budget. Proactively communicate situation and proposed solutions to senior management
• Leverage data & dashboards to quickly identify Product performance challenges, making recommendations on proposed action plans
• Participate in cross-functional teams (e.g. Product, Product Management-Technical, CX&D) in the development of business requirements to achieve Product objectives
• Actively partner with the Guilds to create best practices within the Program with a focus on driving continuous improvement in the Program’s operating model and make proposals to Program leadership on enhancement opportunities
• Drive institutionalized knowledge through the use of consistent product documentation (e.g., support documents) across the Studio framework
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning by leveraging the learning & development curriculum to augment existing knowledge, skills and experiences
• Lead by example with hands-on approaches to demonstrate product management excellence and share best practices
• Demonstrate and drive Mastercard Way behaviours through their behaviour, (e.g. customer and stakeholder interactions)

About You

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Proven expertise in payments industry, specifically Acceptance with deep understanding of Merchants, Acquirers and other players in the acceptance ecosystem
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver products and solutions for customer needs
• Ability to influence people at multiple levels and navigate a global, decentralized organization
• Ability to successfully execute in a dynamic environment across multiple functional disciplines
• Fully embraces digital world and understands its importance for future growth
• Skilled at building and maintaining strong, productive working relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers
• Self-starter with Initiative, passion and agility.

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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Senior Managing Consultant, Services Business Development

Job ID: R-238290
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Category: Sales

Role

• Drive business development efforts for MasterCard Advisors Business for clients across Anglophone and Francophone West Africa
• Deliver against sales targets for existing accounts and/or contribute to Mastercard deal bids
• Capture senior and mid-level clients’ implicit business needs in addition to articulated requests, and identify most critical aspects of the problem
• Translate objectives into key hypotheses and structure work for large/complex projects or ill-defined problems
• Contribute to formal and informal pitches, from “storyboarding” through face-to-face presentation
• Create succinct, persuasive written materials tailored to the “level” of the audience
• Provide input into project delivery, quickly identifying shortcomings in projects and take remedial action
• Manage complete capture of assignment knowledge and drive to ensure it is available firm-wide (knowledge management)
• Drive thought leadership to the development of intellectual capital, point of views, articles, and blogs
• Leverage deep knowledge of all the Mastercard Advisors capabilities and how they fit together to offer new innovative solutions

All About You
Education:

• Undergraduate degree required
• MBA or relevant post graduate degree is an advantage

Experience And Skills:

• Experience in top management consulting firms or experience as an ‘internal consultant’/change leader in a relevant industry
• Knowledge of payments market, trends and opportunities
• Demonstrates the ability to initiate, develop, and close a sale
• Strong presentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English & French
• Excellent analytical skills, including ability to frame the customer’s opportunity in financial terms (i.e. value quantification)
• Ability to think from the perspective of the customer
• Ability to gain consensus with others and coordinate team of consultants and subject matter experts around goal
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Advanced Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience of working extensively in West Africa is an advantage

Application Closing Date
17th February, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online