# Director, Global AI Thought Leadership

**Company**: Mastercard
**Location**: Toronto
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $138,000 - $221,000 CAD
**Category**: Data Science
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

Mastercard is seeking a Director, Global AI Thought Leadership to join its AI & Data Office. The successful candidate will report to the Vice President, AI Thought Leadership and partner with AI product, engineering, and SMEs to cultivate a unified narrative for Mastercard's AI solutions.

The Director, AI Thought Leadership, will monitor AI and data technologies landscape, develop original thought leadership, research, and points of view on topics such as AI adoption, trust, economy, workforce transformation, and the future of commerce.

Key responsibilities include:

- Developing flagship content including research reports, whitepapers, executive briefs, articles, presentations, keynote materials, and webinar content

- Leading the end-to-end thought leadership lifecycle, including research, content development, stakeholder coordination, reviews, approvals, publication, and ongoing content refresh

- Measuring the impact of thought leadership programs and continuously improving content effectiveness, audience engagement, and business outcomes

- Partnering with executives and cross-functional teams across AI & Data, Products, Marketing, and Communications to deliver thought leadership programs

- Representing Mastercard at industry events, customer forums, analyst engagements, and external thought leadership opportunities

The ideal candidate will have experience in thought leadership, market research, management consulting, technology research, journalism, publishing, editorial strategy, or a related field, as well as a strong understanding of artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, agentic systems, data strategy, responsible AI, and enterprise AI adoption trends.

In terms of compensation, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive pay based on location, experience, and other qualifications for the role, ranging from $138,000 to $221,000 CAD.

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## Skills

### Required
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- generative AI
- data strategy
- responsible AI

### Nice to have
- payments
- technology
- financial services
- digital commerce

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