Director, Finance Business Partner

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Director, Finance Business Partner

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. We are looking for a Director who has significant experience with Technology finance and progressive experience managing a team of financial professionals. The Finance Business Partner role is responsible for a broad range of finance‑related responsibilities as a finance leader, including short/long‑term planning, vendor deal management, contract management, pricing and product management, cost optimization, business case development and benefit tracking.

• Drive aspects of financial reporting related needs and requirements (e.g., budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, target setting) for specified business units within Technology.
• Provide financial insights to leadership, leveraging an advanced understanding of budgeting, long‑range planning, and forecasting at detailed levels.
• Partner with regions, business units, business partners and/or corporate to assist in developing, analyzing, and validating new business cases for modernization and other tech advancement imperatives.
• Execute large, complex agreements, working closely with sourcing and leveraging subject‑matter expertise (SME) for the designated area (e.g., financial & data technology tools).
• Apply the Technology Business Management (TBM) framework to allocate technology costs and understand total cost of ownership of products.
• Assist with strategy and process improvements to ensure appropriate forecasting, closing, and cost optimization; proactively identify ways to improve processes and execute agreed‑upon improvements.
• Manage a team, conduct goal‑setting and performance appraisal processes, identify and coach and mentor talent.

• Seasoned leader with proven experience building high‑performing teams and working in matrix organizations across functions and businesses.
• Track record of building internal and external business partnerships; developing and leveraging key relationships to understand the needs and objectives of stakeholders.
• Successfully oversee the completion of global, complex management reporting (e.g., monthly financial results, quarterly forecasting, annual budgets).
• Work closely with supporting functions of Sourcing, Controllership, Tax and others to ensure finance and P&L impacts are considered in decisions to minimize financial risk and forecast surprises.
• Experience consulting and providing advice and feedback to the business on risk and opportunity considerations, leveraging advanced analytical techniques as well as outside trends and events.
• Extensive experience setting strategy for process improvement initiatives along with developing procedures for implementation.
• Demonstrated successful oversight of the management and resolution of high‑risk issues to ensure completeness and efficiency.
• Successfully embody change management; execute corporate cultural initiatives, enhancing the support of an ever‑evolving environment to fulfill corporate goals and objectives.
• Experience with technology finance, tools like Apptio or other TBM (technology business management) tools.

Mastercard is a merit‑based, inclusive, equal‑opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role.

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information and networks come 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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful…