Senior Technical Program Manager (Azure)

We work 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. ABOUT 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.

At Mastercard, our industry expertise is enhanced by our commitment to being a force for good in the world. We do well by doing good. Our core values of trust, partnership, agility, and thoughtful risk taking are displayed in everything we do.

Our culture of collaboration and inclusion makes our company the place where the best people choose to be. OVERVIEW On the Cloud Platform team, you will be working with Mastercard’s Azure Platform Engineering team. The team is responsible for developing the best of breed Azure Platform capabilities to application development teams such that automated cloud infrastructure can be provided to software engineering and operation teams.

ROLE As a Senior Technical Program Manager/Scrum Master, you will drive platform delivery a working with Azure and dependent Engineering Teams to deliver Cloud capabilities across the portfolio in our Scrum execution model. In this role, you will work with Release Train Engineer (RTE) and Product Managers and Product Owners, and Azure Engineering teams to drive delivery working with both internal or external stakeholders, to execute prioritized features through full stack, with multiple teams and integrations, reporting meaningful status along the way. As a Senior TPM, you should be able to: • Work closely with RTE and Software Engineers, Product Manager and Product Owners, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality products and features through the software project lifecycle (build, test, and release on time). • Manage complex, technical, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. • Work with Product and Engineering Leads to plan requirements, identify risks, manage delivery schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams, through the entire Agile continuously delivery lifecycle. • Plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire Agile Delivery Lifecycle • Take responsibility for release schedules and milestones, keeping up a high velocity in a fast-paced environment. • Manage workflow, metrics, cross-team coordination, dependencies, impediments, risk and issue mitigation, and, and cross-team alignment meetings. • Works with Engineering Team and Product Owners to on Release Demo readiness. • Invested in "Building the Right Product" and "Building the Product Right". ALL ABOUT YOU •Greater than 7 years’ experience managing multi-stakeholder programs in a global organization or equivalent type organization. • Demonstrated ability to operate with independence and autonomy. • Demonstrated experience with Agile continuous delivery – breaking down problems, organizing work, planning sprints, and delivering technical programs in agile delivery models (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) • Proven track record of data driven decision-making and applying continuous improvement methodologies across teams. • Demonstrated proficiency with data-driven progress tracking and reporting and proficiency in dashboard and reporting tools, i.e., Domo dashboard. • Ability to communicate to executives, peers, and staff with impact, eloquence, and authenticity. • Demonstrated experience building relationships, partnering with, and influencing dependent teams while commanding the respect of the individuals you work with across the organization. • Huge plus if you have expertise in Azure Cloud Platform certification and prior implementation experience. 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.