VP, Divisional Lead SSA, Operations & Technology at Mastercard

Vice President, Divisional Lead Sub Sahara Africa, for Operations & Technology, will support the regional lead for Operations & Technology. S/he will support the definition and socialization of technology product roadmaps with regional product and O&T leadership. This role will be a key member of the regional technology leadership team and provide management support, coordination, leadership and support through a variety of important regional initiatives and projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Support the regional O&T lead to achieve key objectives for the region
• Support the development and alignment of regional technology product roadmaps
• Work closely with Regional Product, Global Product, Strategic Program Managers and Development Leads to create transparency into the development status of regional product priorities. Identify areas of disconnect, and drive alignment among the teams to agreed outcomes
• Assist in the development of Regional O&T Quarterly Business Reviews to provide on-going engagement with executive stakeholders 
• Manage – in partnership with Business Operations – tracking, analysis and process improvement activities related to customer-impacting incidents.
• Create and support learning and communications for internal and external stakeholders of Technology innovation, culture of security and operational excellence
• Manage the portfolio of projects to be pursued in defined planning periods and provide technical consultancy as needed for business expansion and growth
• Create and support learning and communications for internal and external stakeholders of Technology innovation, culture of security and operational excellence
• Support (and as needed help drive) the articulation of the TBM and Total Cost of Ownership discussions/impacts
• Coordinating O&T efforts in supporting major sales deals/RFPs 

About you:

• Demonstrated strong knowledge and experience in payments, the mobile and/or ecommerce market and technologies
• Strong Communication and Presentation skills
• Experience in the areas of strategy, planning, and project management
• Understanding of finance models and planning
• Strong analytical/problem solving and planning skills
• Experience in operating in a global or matrixed environment