Director, AML SME, Financial Crime Solutions

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 Director, AML SME, Financial Crime Solutions Overview The AML Solutions Team is Made up of Product Enablement, Product Development / Management and the SME Function. We also work closely with our Technology Partners and Data Science to create world class Network Scores for Financial Crime and partner with external Data and Platform Providers to supply our customers with Tools to combat AML and FinCrime across the Globe. The AML Solutions Team in Mastercard is looking for a Director of Product to join the Subject Matter Expert and Education and Awareness Team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about Financial Crime and have a strong background in AML, AI Machine Learning, Pep & Sanctions. This role is key to the success of Mastercard in the AML ecosystem. This role provides a Key Opportunity to drive Thought Leadership and Shape and Support our Go To Market Strategy in Mastercard for AML Products and Solutions. The candidate will have the opportunity to lead a highly performant team and become an integral part of success making the Mastercard Network Safer and more Secure for our Customers. Role • Ensures positive cardholder experience by working with Issuers and Partners. • Develops product AML strategies and roadmaps to execute to ensure maximum penetration of market segments. • Manages and maintains existing product lines on an on-going basis, including vendor management. Conducts opportunity assessments on new ideas and concepts. • Provides design specifications for product enhancements to Product Development. • Defines business and technical requirements, and manages the relationships of technical resources and the Global Technology Organization to maintain and build out platforms. • Works with Issuers and Partners to create positive experiences for cardholders • GDV growth of Product and support new and increased issuance • Identify strategic business-building opportunities in products and solutions that can be offered to customers • Be an industry expert to determine new needs and innovations that MasterCard may want to investigate Monitors performance, provides feedback, defines & approves change control processes, and manages partner relationships • Overall responsibility for idea generation; concept validation; and business case development for existing products • Develop and implement programs and initiatives using the Go-To-Market process to increase card issuance in both established and emerging markets • Responsible for evaluating and applying market research and directing opportunity assessments on new ideas and concepts and communicating them to Product Development • Direct coordination with Product Development, customers and third parties to develop strategy and enhancements of product offerings • Oversee the planning, development and design of product marketing strategy from product decision through end of life cycle • Build relationships with product groups to garner feedback for development of MasterCard products Oversee the execution of advertising, promotional, and sales programs to meet unit objectives • Work with regional/line staff to ensure maximum penetration of market segments. • Drive strategic and financial planning efforts and oversee management of the department • Ensure