Director, Executive Development

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Director, Executive Development We are seeking a Director of Executive Development to shape and lead Mastercard’s enterprise approach to developing nearly 1,000 Senior Vice Presidents and Executive Vice Presidents worldwide. In this position, you will set the strategy and oversee an integrated portfolio of executive onboarding, milestone experiences, skill building, coaching, and team effectiveness solutions that accelerate transitions, strengthen enterprise leadership, and enable sustained business impact.

This includes leading flagship experiences such as Voyager, executive celebrations, and ongoing learning aligned to the moments that matter across an executive’s career. The ideal candidate is a strategic, globally minded, and outcomes-focused leadership development leader who combines executive presence and strong business acumen with the ability to translate enterprise priorities into distinctive, high-impact experiences. You will partner closely with senior executives, People Business Partners, Talent Consultants, Executive Talent Acquisition, and external experts to deliver a cohesive and differentiated executive development journey.

This role reports to the Head of Leadership Development.

• Set and evolve Mastercard’s enterprise executive development strategy for nearly 1,000 SVPs and EVPs, aligned with business priorities, the Mastercard Way, and the capabilities required for enterprise leadership.
• Own the end-to-end executive development portfolio, creating a coherent journey across onboarding, milestone experiences, ongoing skill building, coaching, assessments, and team effectiveness.
• Lead executive onboarding for newly hired, promoted, and transitioning SVPs and EVPs, including 90-day guidance, integration buddies, start-group cohorts, coaching, new leader and team integration, and milestone celebrations.
• Lead and continually strengthen Voyager, Mastercard’s flagship EVP development experience, from cohort strategy and executive sponsorship through immersive learning, coaching, peer connection, and sustained application.
• Design and deliver distinctive development experiences for SVPs and EVPs, including executive celebrations, performance and development sessions, enterprise-relevant skill building, and other high-impact learning moments.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives and P&C partners, translating enterprise priorities and executive needs into targeted individual, cohort, and team solutions.
• Partner with Executive Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, People Business Partners, and business leaders to ensure executive transitions and development are connected, timely, and tailored to critical business needs.
• Oversee executive coaching,…