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full-timeSenior Technical Program Manager, Data Science
Mastercard · Gurgaon
Mastercard is a global technology company that operates in the payments industry, providing secure, simple and smart digital transaction solutions for consumers, businesses, governments and financial institutions across more than 200 countries. The Security Solutions Data Science team is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager with a background in data science to oversee a portfolio of projects focused on fraud detection and AI‑driven product offerings. In this role you will act as the primary liaison between product, data science, engineering and senior leadership, defining roadmap deliverables, building execution plans, aligning dependencies, tracking progress, anticipating risks and escalating issues when needed. You will translate technical model outcomes into business language, ensure clear communication of scope, timelines and ownership, and help improve ways of working with data scientists and engineers. The position suits an experienced technical program manager who is detail‑oriented, analytically strong, possesses an entrepreneurial mindset and excels at cross‑functional collaboration and stakeholder communication.
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 Technical Program Manager, Data Science Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Science Who is Mastercard? Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. Overview The Security Solutions Data Science organization is looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager with an understanding of data science who is eager to take on the responsibility of managing a wide variety of data science projects. The person in this role will join a team of leading edge data scientists who are not just building models, but are working to solve fraud related problems for our customers through AI as a foundation for new product offerings. Role The Technical Program Manager will interact with data scientists, product managers, engineers, and senior leaders across partner teams in the organization to deliver complex projects. You will define roadmap deliverables, develop execution plans, align dependencies, track progress, anticipate risks, provide escalation management, make sound trade-off decisions, and translate technical expressions into business terminology. The ideal candidate is passionate about the customer experience journey, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset. You are expected to be detail-oriented, with a solid technical background and excellent problem-solving skills. All staff at Mastercard are expected to demonstrate 'Mastercard Way' cultural values every day - own it, simplify it, sense of urgency, thoughtful risk-taking, unlock potential, and be inclusive – with a relentless focus on our customers. As a Senior Technical Program Manager for data science, you are expected to perform the following general responsibilities: - Primary liaison between product and data science, managing day-to-day planning and execution of data science projects through the entire engagement process, from business understanding through model deployment and monitoring - Looked to as first point of contact for your teams or business line/service and the single source of truth for status, providing the correct information and associated data about the state of the project to the right audience at the right time with the right focus - Build strong partnerships with product and technology teams and align esnure alignment with data science efforts - Translate technical approaches and outcomes into business language - Understands the business strategy and design approaches within product, program, or domain with depth to be credible and influential with teams they work with - Clearly articulate scope, timelines, dependencies, owners, actions, risks, and mitigations. Report progress to teams and senior leadership in regular cadence, potentially representing segments of or the entire program - Work with data scientists and engineering teams to build/improve ways of working and identify and mitigate risks or issues that may impact the plan - Conducts meaningful retrospectives, creates action plans to implement changes at the team level All about you It is not expected that any single candidate would have expertise across all these areas. - Experience with project management, operating autonomously across multiple teams, with demonstrated critical thinking, and thought leadership - Demonstrated experience breaking down problems, organizing work, planning, and building - Help product, data science and engineering teams make trade-off decisions by considering all data including business goals, technical platform strategy, customer experience and maintainability. Identify blocking issues and manage their resolution - Proven track record of data-driven decision making and applying continuous improvement methodologies across teams - Demonstrated experience building relationships, partnering with and influencing dependent teams while commanding the respect o
| Role | Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Science |
|---|---|
| Company | Mastercard |
| Location | Gurgaon |
| Type | full-time |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-09-30 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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- 1ApplicationSubmit your resume through the apply link.
- 2ScreeningRecruiter reviews your background against the role.
- 3AssessmentA technical test, assignment, or coding round, depending on the role.
- 4Interview(s)One or more rounds with the hiring team.
- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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