VP, Strategy & Market Development - LAC

VP, Strategy & Market Development - LAC

Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Americas (LAC)

Overview

The Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Americas (LAC), is responsible for leading the regional strategy and operations agenda, ensuring alignment between global priorities and regional execution to drive sustainable growth, operational excellence, and business performance across Latin America and the Americas. This role partners closely with regional and global leaders to strengthen governance, accelerate strategic initiatives, lead business transformation, oversee M&A integration, and manage business risk across one of Mastercard's most dynamic and complex regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the regional strategy, aligned with Mastercard's global priorities.
• Drive operational excellence through effective governance, performance management, and process optimization.
• Partner across North LAC, South LAC and Brazil to ensure regional alignment, coordination, and execution.
• Influence executive stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives that support growth and innovation.
• Oversee M&A strategy and integration activities, including organizational alignment, talent planning, and change management.
• Lead the regional business risk agenda by identifying, assessing, and mitigating operational, financial, compliance, and organizational risks.
• Develop and lead a high-performing team while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with regional senior leaders, including the LAC President, to help shape and drive the region's overall strategy.

All

About You:

• Strategic Leadership
• Executive Influence
• Operational Excellence
• Business Transformation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business Risk Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Talent Leadership

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.

Pay Ranges

Miami, Florida: $204,000 - $326,000 USD