Manager, Open Finance Connectivity

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, Open Finance Connectivity
Who is Mastercard?
Mastercard is a global technology company focused on enabling safe, simple, smart, and accessible payment and data transactions for all. Through secure networks, partnerships, and innovation, we support individuals, institutions, governments, and businesses in reaching their full potential. Guided by our decency quotient (DQ), we operate in over 210 countries and territories, promoting an inclusive digital economy and sustainability worldwide.
Empowering Consumers and Businesses to harness the power of their data through Open Finance
At Mastercard, we are partnering across the global financial ecosystem to enable innovative use cases powered by Open Finance. By securely connecting consumers and businesses to access financial data, we are powering innovative, new, and improved experiences that make a positive impact. Our network helps us scale our services, differentiate our solutions, and the ecosystem benefits from smarter, more secure, and more personal commerce that is fit for a changing world.
Open Finance Connectivity Operations
We are seeking a Manager, Open Finance Connectivity Operations. The candidate should have experience developing and prioritizing operational activities for Open Banking / Open Finance data connections (including new banks and data providers, new API endpoints, updates, and fixes of existing endpoints, etc.) across European markets. They will cultivate relationships with ASPSPs and champion the integration of AI and automation to drive scale and efficiency in the building, testing, and upgrading of our API connections.
Responsibilities • Oversee cohesive connectivity operations across markets and manage cross-market initiatives.• Improve process automation and quality for Connectivity, including market support and testing of connections • Maintain and update documentation and connectivity-related reports / dashboards • Assist with reporting frameworks to comply with Mastercard standards and regulations.• Support the build, test, and maintenance of Mastercard's API connections, focusing on market-specific needs and future upgrades.• Contribute to local market research and competitive insights for OFin Connectivity planning.• Participate actively in Open Banking and Open Finance forums and communities.
All About You• Bachelor's degree is required; an analytical or technical degree from a top-tier institution is preferred• Extensive experience in product development and/or product management is essential.• Successful product development and/or product management leadership experience• Thorough understanding of APIs, Open Banking, Open Finance, developer ecosystems, and financial services is expected.• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities, coupled with strong business acumen; adept at identifying key issues and navigating ambiguity effectively.• Strong collaboration, listening, and influencing skills, with the ability to operate effectively within a matrixed organization and reporting structure.• Expertise in structuring complex or ambiguous challenges and translating them into actionable steps.
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.