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Title and Summary

Director, Urban Mobility

Overview
The mandate of the Mastercard Public Sector team is to bring together our global network, partners, and technologies to help governments, public sector agencies and institutions find practical solutions to build more sustainable, inclusive, and efficient economies, while driving commercial success.
Within the Public Sector team, is a Center of Excellence comprised of subject matter experts across commercial practice areas including Mobility, Flows (Disbursements, Procurement, and Collections) Economic Development (Insights, Services, and Growth Segments – Tourism, SME). This team includes deep experts in both government and Mastercard solutions, and thought leaders, with a proven history of solidifying partnerships and winning business.
As Director, Urban Mobility in Asia Pacific (AP) your role is to support Mastercard’s in-country teams in driving the attainment of key urban mobility objectives, including: removal of friction from day-to-day journeys, reduction of cost and complexity for urban mobility operators and realization of our vision for sustainable and inclusive urban mobility journeys.
The goals of this position are to drive innovation, built lasting and high-value private sector partnerships, ensure seamless delivery of our commitments to government agencies, shape our go-to-market approach, and position Mastercard as a key thought-leader and partner across the globe.
The selected candidate will be responsible for shaping and executing Mastercard’s Urban Mobility strategy across the Asia Pacific region.

Role:
The Director of Urban Mobility will be responsible for the following key areas across the Asia Pacific:
•\tDeploy Mastercard’s urban mobility strategy and go-to-market plans
•\tSupport business development efforts through deep urban mobility subject matter expertise, and help to grow the expand opportunities by identifying and cultivating relationships with key transit and urban mobility stakeholders / cities
•\tDevelop deep partnerships with the private sector urban mobility partners that help to scale our business
•\tIdentify key use cases and enhancements with our range of products to grow the partnerships and complement the key focus areas. Confirm market opportunities with external market engagement and develop related opportunity map for regions and partners.
•\tAdvocate for Mastercard payment solutions and technologies across the transit and urban mobility space, including open loop payments in transit systems around the world
•\tIdentify areas for innovation and industry thought leadership
•\tAdvocate for changes and enhancements to urban mobility products to support evolving AP market needs
•\tSupport market and business development teams in crafting responses to urban mobility RFPs
•\tActivate and inspire the work of Mastercard team members throughout the Asia Pacific urban mobility community by sharing best practices, developing use cases, and creating a culture of collaboration
•\tBe an ambassador for innovation including leading key initiatives with clients and partners, sharing success with delegations from around the world, and informing our global mobility roadmap.

About you
To be successful in this assignment, we need to rely on the candidate’s strategic thinking, ability to bring about change, presentation skills, and detailed business modelling. Interpersonal skills are essential for obtaining the commitment of executive management and local resources. Other notable attributes include:
•\tDeep experience with transit and urban mobility
•\tTrack record of building highly successful internal or external partnerships
•\tStrong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
•\tExperience in working across global markets (particularly Asia Pacific)
•\tUnderstanding of payments a plus but not essential
•\tMust show drive/energy and encourage teamwork
•\tSound business judgement, problem-solving, and analytical skills in multi-cultural and international environments
•\tExpert in managing successful internal and external partnerships
•\tIndependent self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity and with the ability to thrive as an individual or team contributor
•\tImpactful influencer with ability to deploy a range of approaches to build consensus across Product and Market management teams for bold moves to enter new markets and to win
•\tAbility to manage multiple high priority efforts concurrently
•\tStrong analytic and financial modelling skills
•\tHistory of establishing and delivering on key performance indicators
•\tDetail orientation
•\tA proven history of bringing innovative ideas to life
•\tBachelors degree in Business/Finance and MBA or equivalent preferred but not required

Corporate Security Responsibility

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