Product Management, Director - Partnerships Onboarding
Product Management, Director - Partnerships Onboarding
Why this role matters
This is a strategic leadership role at the intersection of product, risk, and partnerships, focused on enabling SME products to scale with confidence. As Product Manager, you’ll define how partner onboarding works—today and for the future—ensuring it supports growth while meeting governance and regulatory expectations. You’ll shape the operating model, tools, and metrics that allow teams to onboard partners consistently, predictably, and at scale across regions and products. Your work will directly influence time‑to‑market, risk outcomes, and portfolio performance, giving you meaningful visibility and impact at senior leadership levels. Beyond execution, this role offers the opportunity to build durable systems that last—translating complex requirements into clear, scalable solutions that empower teams and improve outcomes across the SME ecosystem. It’s an ideal role for someone who enjoys leading through influence, shaping how work gets done, and driving impact across a broad product portfolio. What you’ll be doing Own the end‑to‑end SME onboarding framework, including processes, tooling, metrics, and governance Design scalable operating models that balance fast time‑to‑market with strong risk and compliance discipline Align cross‑functional teams—product, risk, sourcing, legal, security, and regional stakeholders—around onboarding priorities Prioritise onboarding enhancements based on SME impact, risk exposure, and scalability Lead resolution of complex onboarding challenges, escalations, and risk decisions Translate regulatory and policy requirements into clear, SME‑appropriate standards Provide senior leadership with visibility into onboarding health, capacity, performance, and risk trends Build, coach, and lead a high‑performing onboarding team (L8 / L7), setting clear expectations and development paths What we’re looking for Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience Significant experience in product management, operations, risk, compliance, or governance‑focused roles Background in partnership‑driven or ecosystem‑based models (SMEs, fintech, platforms, marketplaces) Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and align diverse teams Strong strategic thinking paired with disciplined execution What success looks like SME onboarding scales smoothly across products, partners, and regions Leadership has confidence and clear visibility into onboarding performance and risk Teams are aligned, empowered, and operating with consistency SME partnerships launch faster, safer, and with greater predictability Onboarding is viewed as a strategic enabler—not a bottleneck 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.
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