Associate Product Specialist, Launch Program 2026 - United States

As an Associate Product Specialist, you will have the chance to learn how to develop business cases for new product opportunities, develop scalable customer-centric products, and see those projects through to go-to-market. When joining one of our highly collaborative product teams, you will have the opportunity to build and manage great products. We are looking for passionate and talented professionals, who share our vision for developing scalable customer-centric products with agility and excellence. In this role, you will also participate in the Mastercard Launch program, an 18-month program aimed at entry level talent, to help you develop skills and gain cross-functional work experience. Launch participants will be assigned to a business unit where you will learn, develop new skills, and gain valuable on the job experience. As an Associate Product Specialist, you may: Manage and own tasks across the product life cycle Assist in establishing and monitoring progress against key milestones in the development and implementation process Work with various product lines and technologies Provide competitive landscape, trends, consumer insights, research and end-to-end program analytics Engage with the business and engineering teams to track progress and identify dependencies and risks Contribute to inspiring product visions, derived from market and customer needs, and evolving technology trends Identify and measure product and business metrics to increase adoption and understand customers' ongoing needs Conduct iterative experiments to identify and prioritize key features for inclusion with product releases and product roadmap Develop presentations to be used in sales/partnership meetings Define product pricing strategies Speak with customers (existing or prospective) to fully understand how Mastercard product will impact their systems and business models Assist customers to resolve operational issues that have been escalated Project management of strategic initiatives Work on potential product areas such as: Analytics, APIs, Artificial Intelligence, Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Loyalty, Marketing, Open Banking, or Payments (e-commerce, in store, etc.)

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.