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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

Technical Product OwnerAbout the Role: We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Technical Product Owner to join our team at Mastercard. This role is pivotal in supporting the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) flow for all our software engineers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development within the SaaS space, coupled with extensive experience in DevOps or DevSecOps practices.

Key Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize product features and user stories.
• Ensure the successful implementation of core technical products that enhance the SDLC flow.
• Work closely with Scrum teams, attending Scrum ceremonies, ensuring the team understands the value they deliver and in the correct priority order.
• Write clear and concise features and user stories that align with product management best practices and deliver value.
• Understand and address the needs and challenges of software engineers, providing solutions that improve efficiency and productivity.
Qualifications:
• Around 15 years of experience in software engineering and product ownership.
• Strong background in SaaS development with a focus on DevOps or DevSecOps practices.
• Proficiency with tools such as Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and Artifactory.
• Good understanding of containerization concepts and their applications.
• Knowledge of deployments to VMs and tools like Chef, Chef Habitat, and Ansible.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a knack for understanding the problems before attempting to solve them.
• Strong experience with Agile Scrum practices and ceremonies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a track record of delivering innovative solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in managing product backlogs, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring alignment with product goals.
• Proficiency in writing detailed user stories and defining acceptance criteria.
• Fair understanding of how applications written in Java SpringBoot, Python, Go, .NET/C#, Rust, etc., are built and deployed using DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with the mobile apps DevOps, from building to deploying apps to the AppStore and PlayStore.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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 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, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $119,000 - $190,000 USD

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