Mergers and Acquisitions Technical Project Manager

At Mastercard, our industry expertise is enhanced by our commitment to being a force for good in the world. We do well by doing good. Our core values of trust, partnership, agility, and thoughtful risk taking are displayed in everything we do. Our culture of collaboration and inclusion makes our company the place where the best people choose to be. Come join us!
ROLE
This TPM role will be chiefly responsible for the development of project plans using Microsoft Project for M&A integrations. This role will develop the project plan, shepherd the project through the intake process, and develop the portfolio items in Rally (Initiatives, Epics, and Features) for multiple simultaneous projects across the Mastercard Technology organization. In this role, you will support one or more integration Program Managers by working with your TPM counterparts across the other divisions in Tech to develop and maintain the project plan, and surface issues, blockers, and risks. You will be able to resolve the issues and blockers in your scope of control and escalate larger program level issues to the integration Program Managers. You will also be responsible for reporting using MS Project, Rally, DOMO dashboards, and other MS Office tools like PowerPoint and Word to provide regular updates to stakeholders.
ALL ABOUT YOU
• Project Management experience in a technical environment with an emphasis on developing, maintaining, and using MS Project to drive forecasts, build planning scenarios, and enable decisions.
• Strong expertise in MS Project and Rally (ALM) or JIRA with the ability to perform Critical Path analysis and understand the areas of risk in the plan.
• Experience with dependency mapping, baselines, and deadlines. Understanding of how to use Gantt charts and use metrics and analytics to tell a story and support reporting.
• An eye for quality work and attention to detail. Able to work autonomously or collaboratively as required by the needs of the project.
• Demonstrated experience breaking down problems, organizing work, planning, and delivering technical programs in agile (scrum, Kanban, etc.) and waterfall delivery models.
• Strong communication skills, comfortable with presenting to peers, Program Managers, and executive leadership.
• Naturally curious and a lifelong learner with a proven track record of data driven decision-making and applying continuous improvement methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience building relationships, partnerships, and influencing dependent global teams.
• BS in Project Management, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is desired but not required.
• PMP and/or Agile (SAFe) certifications desired, but not required.

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.