Senior Vice President of Network Management & Operations
- Source: Workday
- Mastercard
- On-site
- New York City
- Full-Time
- Senior
Job Description
- The SVP, Network Management is responsible for leading and optimizing Mastercard Move’s global cross-border network, ensuring industry-leading reach, resiliency, economics, and partner competitiveness
- This role owns the strategy, development, and performance of Mastercard’s receive-side network ecosystem, including network partners, financial institutions, payment providers, and settlement bank relationships
- Reporting to EVP, Cross Border Services, the incumbent will lead a global team responsible for expanding and strengthening Mastercard’s cross-border network capabilities while partnering closely with Product, Treasury, Engineering, Commercialization, Regional teams, and key external partners
- The role plays a critical part in enabling Mastercard Move’s growth strategy by ensuring the network delivers scale, reliability, regulatory readiness, and commercial value across all corridors worldwide
- The role will include senior direct reports responsible for network strategy, partner management, settlement banking relationships, network expansion, and network performance management
- Own the global receive-side network strategy for Mastercard Move and Cross-Border Services
- Manage, develop, and expand Mastercard’s network partner ecosystem, including banks, financial institutions, payment providers, FX partners, and other payout partners
- Build and execute on direct to Scheme connectivity
- Drive network reach, resiliency, economics, and competitive positioning across all corridors and markets
- Lead commercial negotiations and relationship management with strategic network partners and settlement banks globally
- Partner with Treasury to optimize settlement bank relationships, support liquidity, settlement, and operational resiliency objectives
- Identify and execute opportunities to expand network coverage, improve partner performance, and reduce costs
- Drive Send issuer-side enablement in partnership with regional teams to support domestic and cross-border growth objectives
- Establish network performance standards, KPIs, governance, and reporting to ensure world-class partner performance
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Commercialization teams to support new corridor launches, product enhancements, and market expansion initiatives
- Serve as the executive owner for network-related stakeholder relationships across Treasury, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, and Mastercard Transaction Services
- Ensure the network remains compliant with evolving regulatory, market and security requirements globally
- Represent Mastercard in executive-level discussions with network partners, strategic customers, and industry stakeholders
- Lead and develop a high-performing global organization aligned to Mastercard’s values and leadership expectations- Track record of driving growth, resilience, innovation, and transformation in complex global businesses
- Significant leadership experience in payments, banking, fintech, cross-border payments, or account-to-account networks
- Ability to lead through complexity, influence across a global matrix, and develop high-performing distributed teams
- Proven success building, managing, and optimizing large-scale partner networks across multiple geographies
- Expertise in network partnerships, settlement models, correspondent banking, and regulated financial ecosystems
- Executive presence and credibility with senior leaders at banks, fintechs, payment providers, and financial institutions
- Strong commercial acumen, including experience negotiating complex strategic partnerships
- The successful candidate will be a seasoned executive with deep expertise in cross-border payments, network management, banking partnerships, and financial ecosystems- End Date: September 15, 2026
Skills
- mastercard
- workday
