Manager, Authentication Product Management-1

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, 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 Manager, Authentication Product Management-1 Overview-Mastercard is seeking an experienced Product Manager to help drive the development and adoption of digital payment credential solutions across Europe, with a particular focus on the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) ecosystem. Role-This role will play a key part in shaping Mastercard's strategy and execution within industry initiatives, pilot programs, and standards activities related to digital identity, authentication, and payments. The successful candidate will work across a broad network of internal and external stakeholders to define product strategies, support solution delivery, and drive industry collaboration. In this product management position, you will: · • Support regional product strategies for Digital Payment Credentials and digital wallet solutions, particularly within the European Digital Identity Wallet ecosystem. • Lead Mastercard's participation in strategic European digital identity and digital credential initiatives, supporting the end-to-end delivery of innovative payment and authentication use cases. • Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on digital credential initiatives across Europe. • Coordinate complex multi-stakeholder programs involving financial institutions, wallet providers, merchants, technology partners, regulators, and industry bodies. • Define project scope, requirements, success criteria, implementation plans, testing activities, and delivery milestones. • Manage partner onboarding, readiness assessments, implementation support, and ongoing stakeholder engagement. • Collaborate with product, engineering, architecture, authentication, and user experience teams to deliver high-quality, user-centric solutions. • Track risks, issues, dependencies, and key decisions across internal and external stakeholders, escalating where necessary. • Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, standards, and regulatory developments to inform product direction. • Support Mastercard's go-to-market strategy for digital credential solutions through the development of internal and external thought leadership, educational materials, and market-facing content. • Prepare executive updates and recommendations, clearly communicating progress, opportunities, risks, and strategic considerations. All About You: The ideal candidate for this position should have: • Strong interest in digital identity, digital credentials, authentication technologies, and payments. • Experience in product management, program/project management roles within payments, banking, fintech, technology, or digital identity ecosystems. • Ability to understand and discuss technical concepts with engineering, architecture, and solution teams. • Ability to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environments involving internal teams, customers, partners, industry groups, and public-sector stakeholders. • Strong leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior executives and external partners. • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving alignment across product, technology, business, legal, and operational teams. • Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution and delivery. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguity and drive outcomes. • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to exp