Senior Vice President, Enterprise Architecture

Job Title

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Architecture

Overview

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview

We are seeking a visionary technology leader to shape the architectural strategy for a global financial services and payments enterprise. This role will lead a team of senior architects and serve as a trusted partner across the organization—accelerating innovation, enabling developer productivity, and driving scalable technology solutions.

Reporting to the the leader overseeing enterprise-wide technology transformation, the SVP will play a pivotal role in defining and enabling the future.

Role

The SVP of Enterprise Architecture – Services Tech will be responsible for shaping the architectural vision and execution strategy that supports the company’s evolving technology landscape. This leader will guide the development of scalable, secure, and modern platforms that enable business growth, operational efficiency, and enterprise-wide innovation.

With a focus on data architecture, platform modernization, and governance, the SVP will ensure architectural alignment across Services Tech and broader enterprise initiatives.

As SVP of Enterprise Architecture, you will

• Define, document, and govern architectural standards and reusable patterns that accelerate delivery, ensure consistency, and enable scalable solutions.
• Lead a high-performing team of Senior Architects focused on innovation, modernization, and delivery excellence across cloud-native platforms and integrated systems.
• Act as a strategic liaison between Architecture & Technology (A&T) and Services Tech, ensuring accessible data architecture and representation in developer workstreams (e.g., Data Commercialization Platform – DCP).
• Partner with M&A teams to architect scalable, secure, and integrated solutions that support business growth and operational continuity.
• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies to drive innovation, reduce technical debt, and enhance enterprise agility.
• Serve as a communicator and influencer across the enterprise, translating complex architecture into actionable insights and measurable business value.

All About You

The ideal candidate is a senior enterprise architecture executive with deep expertise in cloud-native platforms, SaaS product data strategies, and modern engineering practices. They bring a strong architectural point of view and a proven ability to lead global architecture teams in designing scalable, secure, and integrated technology ecosystems.

With fluency in architectural frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and developer enablement strategies, this leader excels at translating complex technical concepts into enterprise-wide solutions.

Experience in platform modernization, product strategy, and operational execution is essential, along with a passion for simplification, innovation, and enabling speed and quality across the organization.

Corporate Security Responsibility

Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position 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.

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