Vice President, Platform Engineering
Mastercard (company site, opens in a new tab)PuneOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 50–90 LPA
Posted 8h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Provide visible technology leadership and act as escalation point for Mastercard (Vocalink) teams in Pune, linking execution with UK leadership and strategy.
- Drive Pune site culture, growth, alignment, and operational effectiveness through influence, prioritization, and governance across infrastructure, platform, and enterprise technology domains.
- Ensure delivery of a prioritized technology portfolio aligned to business outcomes; remove systemic blockers; improve productivity and operational efficiency; and develop local leadership capability.
Minimum Requirements
- Senior leadership experience in complex, multinational technology or payments environment with cross-location matrix leadership.
- Proven executive presence with ability to communicate and influence large audiences and senior stakeholders.
- Strong technical fluency across infrastructure, platforms, architecture, operations, and enterprise technology; not focused solely on software engineering.
- Work Experience Required: Significant senior leadership experience in relevant technology environment (exact years not specified).
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced in matrix leadership connecting offshore delivery teams with onshore strategy and accountability without direct reporting lines.
- Skilled in programme and portfolio leadership encompassing prioritization, sequencing, risk, and benefits delivery with technical fluency to challenge and guide.
- Demonstrates ability to diagnose blockers, establish governance, scale capacity, and deliver measurable efficiency improvements through automation and simplification.