Director, Center for Inclusive Growth - Tech for Good

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, Center for Inclusive Growth - Tech for Good Overview 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. The Center for Inclusive Growth is the social impact hub at Mastercard. The organization seeks to ensure that the benefits of an expanding economy accrue to all segments of society. Through actionable research, impact data science, programmatic grants, stakeholder engagement and global partnerships, the Center advances equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world. The Center’s work is at the heart of Mastercard’s objective to be a force for good in the world. Role The Tech for Good team sits within the Center’s Global Programs team and leads programmatic strategies and initiatives that accelerate the responsible adoption and scalable use of technology, including AI and data innovation, for social impact. The team addresses information inequality by rethinking processes, workflows, services, tools, data, systems, capability, and ecosystems to drive meaningful, measurable changes through technology to promote inclusive growth, particularly in underserved and marginalized communities. Reporting to the Vice President, Tech for Good, the Director will focus on three priorities: building and managing the ecosystem of assets, tools, experts, and partners needed to scale social impact; enabling the effective exchange and use of Mastercard’s assets including tools, data, AI, and technology to advance our “doing well by doing good” mission and the Center’s inclusive innovation agenda; and mainstreaming advanced analytics and usability to support the delivery of internal and external engagements. The ideal candidate will bring strong stakeholder engagement, advanced analytical acumen, and ecosystem management experience, with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, high-impact environment. Key Responsibilities: • Scale the use and adoption of data, networks, technology, and AI for the digital transformation of social impact organizations (SIOs) focused on small business growth and financial health. • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams to build two-way roads to provide a social impact lens to business teams, and leveraging business expertise in service of the Center’s mission o Build internal coalitions and harness Mastercard’s human capital and technology for social impact, working with Data for Good and Social Impact and other relevant teams to identify opportunities to leverage MA talent in support of the Center and its partners • Manage and advise on a diverse portfolio of grants and partnerships aligned with the Tech for Good strategy, while delivering strong outcomes and outputs. • Institutionalize data and AI-driven decision-making across the Center, supporting the team with the delivery,