Senior Specialist, Data Product Owner F/T

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

Senior Specialist, Data Product Owner F/T

Overview
Oversee the entire lifecycle of data products, from ideation through deployment and ongoing maintenance, ensuring that data meet the evolving needs of the business and comply with relevant privacy and data regulations.

Role.
• Responsible for collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders, including Product Manager, UX designer, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Front/Back End Engineers to gather and document precise requirements for data products.
• Support Analytics Team Director in managing a comprehensive roadmap that outlines timelines for development, release, and iterative enhancements linking to business priorities and data needs.
• Maintain prioritized backlog through feature analysis, write user stories, and collaborate with Datawarehouse Engineers to design data models that align with product objectives.
• Responsible for maintaining both technical and non-technical documentation that communicates the value and functionality of the data products to various audiences.
• Drive the automation of data collection processes with Datawarehouse Team to improve efficiency and accuracy in data ingestion.
• Oversee the validation of ingested data to maintain high quality standards and reliability.
• Validate the weekly progress of the technical teams and lead business user tests, ensuring product quality before the product gets into the hands of the internal customer.
• Create and package manual and automated reports for various stakeholders via Tableau dashboards, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Analyze and interpret data to provide insights to Business Teams addressing trends and issues.
• Analyze and report product funnel data to address abandonment issues and opportunities for improving conversion.

About You
• Position requires a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Business, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or related and three (3) years of experience in job offered or as a Database Administrator, Data Analysts, Business Analyst, Management Systems Auditor, Programmer Analyst, or related.
• Qualifying experience must include at least three (3) years with each of the following: Product Management; SQL querying and database design (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL); ETL concepts and tools (e.g. Hadoop Data Warehouse, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS BI and Analytics, SQL Server, AWS Redshift, Tera Data SQL, AWS Athena, Hue); Web Analytics Tools (Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, or similar); Data Visualization Tools (Tableau, Domo, Tableau Prep Builder or similar); Data warehousing: data warehouse architecture and data modeling concepts.
• Rate of pay: $169,000 – $265,000 /year
• Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.
• Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.
• To apply, please click the “Apply for job” link above, or send resume to recruiter Rachel Van Meter, Rachel.VanMeter@mastercard.com, 4250 North Fairfax Dr, 9th Fl, Arlington VA 22201. Reference MC2-2026.

Incentives offered through MasterCard’s Employee Referral Program Apply to this position. For more information, please visit our Employee Referral Site or see employee handbook.

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

New York City, New York: $125,000 - $212,000 USD