Title and Summary

Manager, Software Engineering

Job Overview
Responsible for leading a team of IT Professionals for the development and delivery of quality software solutions in a timely and cost effective manner. Establish & monitor objectives for the department and staff members to align with department strategies and objectives.
Major Accountabilities
• Successfully lead definition, development and delivery of major cross-department initiatives with broad scope and long-term business implications. Partner with business to identify innovative solutions and drive strategic decisions. Develop business case in alignment with the MasterCard objectives. Actively look for opportunities for Innovation and creative problem solving. Make presentations to the Senior Management, Business Owners and other Stakeholders and help them in decision making process.
• Provide recommendation to Senior Management on selection of technologies and strategic technical direction for the department.
• Lead implementation of processes and supporting tools per the evolving needs of the organization. Identifying process gaps, provide estimates for business solutions, define the initial scope/requirements of the project and manage the scope during the lifecycle of the project. Plan overall project scope as well as define scope for each phase and iteration to meet business needs/time-to-market needs.
• Ensure the project or effort is adequately staffed; trained and managed. Ensure personnel have appropriate skills and behaviors; and effectively communicate performance results; as necessary, managing each effort within approved manpower and budget guidelines.
• Perform strategic planning; financial planning; administration and management of department.

Education
• BS Degree or equivalent combination of experience and formal education.
Knowledge / Experience:
• Budget and Resource Management experience
• 5-8 years related experience including management experience with multiple diverse teams and experience conducting formal performance reviews
• Managing financials for multiple projects and programs.
• Advanced knowledge of Project Management, Strategic Planning, some finance experience and related curriculum.
• Understanding of and advanced experience with Software Engineering Concepts and Methodologies. Experience with five to eight years of methodology is highly desirable..
Skills/ Abilities
• Ability and knowledge to assist in policy development and establish plans.
• Management skills to coach other co-workers utilizing strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Requires ability to provide overall business or technical project planning for product enhancements

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.