Platform Engineer Jobs in Boston, MA

Our Purpose

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Title and Summary

Vice President, Product Data Platform (Economic Intelligence)

Overview

Mastercard Economic Intelligence (EI) is looking for a strategic and execution-oriented Vice President, Product Ecosystem & Growth to own the vision, strategy, and delivery of our future platform while also leading new innovation initiatives.

This leader will operate at the intersection of technology, customer needs, and business strategy — scaling our foundational platform capabilities to unify the EI product suite while incubating and launching new products that unlock future growth. The role requires equal parts product craft, technical fluency, business acumen, and entrepreneurial drive.

You will partner closely with cross-functional teams across the program and Mastercard to ensure the unified interface becomes a force multiplier for EI and a launchpad for innovation.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the long-term platform vision for EI
• Partner with Engineering leadership on architecture, delivery sequencing, and technical trade-offs to drive scalable growth
• Drive strategy around platform vs. product thinking, enabling reuse of capabilities and acceleration
• Establish a clear roadmap balancing scalability, reliability, extensibility, and speed
• Lead discovery and incubation of new product concepts, translating market opportunities into validated product hypotheses
• Run structured experimentation cycles (MVPs, pilots, beta programs) and transition validated innovations into scaled products
• Foster a culture of experimentation, accountability, and customer-centric thinking
• Establish clear product development processes from discovery through scale

About you

• Seasoned product management skillset, with experience collaborating with Engineering to deliver products
• Strong understanding of modern tech stacks, with ability to influence technical direction (e.g., API strategy, build vs. buy, scalability vs. speed vs. customization)
• Proven ability to build alignment across cross-functional teams via collaboration and a low-ego leadership style
• Demonstrated success leading new product launches from 0 to 1
• Comfort using both structure and creativity to break down complex problems
• Ability to communicate ideas with eloquence and authenticity

Pay Ranges

Boston, Massachusetts: $235,000-375,000 USD

Arlington, Virginia: $235,000-375,000 USD

Purchase, New York: $235,000-375,000 USD

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.