Description
Mastercard is seeking a Director of Executive Development to shape and lead its 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.
Responsibilities:
- 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, assessment, and team effectiveness offerings, ensuring the right solutions are deployed at the right moments and integrated into broader leadership journeys.
- Lead a high-performing team and manage external partners, program governance, budgets, communications, and delivery standards across a complex global portfolio.
- Use executive feedback, participation data, and outcome measures to evaluate impact, strengthen experiences, and communicate the value of executive development to senior stakeholders.
- Stay current on executive development research and market practices, bringing forward innovative approaches that are practical, globally relevant, and differentiated for Mastercard.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven experience in executive and leadership development, with emphasis on designing high-impact onboarding, transition, and development strategies for senior executives in a complex global organization.
- Strong strategic thinking, project management, and global program delivery skills.
- Combines strategic thought leadership with proven expertise in program execution.
- Proven thought leader, with track record of writing, speaking, and/or consulting on talent trends.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and advise senior leaders across a matrixed organization.
- Experience aligning development with performance, potential, and succession planning.
- Demonstrated experience managing external vendors, contracts, and complex budgets, with strong financial stewardship and a focus on quality, value, and measurable outcomes.
- Excellent facilitation, communication, and storytelling skills across formats and audiences.
- Collaborative and results-driven, with a track record of delivering measurable talent impact.
- Passion for enabling leadership growth and shaping the future of the organization.
Benefits:
- Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
- Flexible spending account and health savings account
- Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
- 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
- 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
- 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
- 401k with a best-in-class company match
- Deferred compensation for eligible roles
- Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
- Eligibility for tuition reimbursement