Vice President, Digital Asset Payment Solutions

Our Purpose

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.

Title and Summary

Vice President, Digital Asset Payment Solutions

Mastercard is seeking a visionary and execution-oriented Vice President, Digital Asset Payment Solutions to define and build the next generation of treasury capabilities supporting digital assets, stablecoins, and emerging payment paradigms.

This role will sit at the intersection of traditional finance and digital asset innovation, partnering across treasury, product, engineering, and external partners to design and operationalize scalable, compliant, and efficient treasury frameworks. The VP will evaluate and integrate existing Mastercard treasury capabilities (including multi-rail settlement infrastructures and FX trading) into the development of a digital asset platform.

The ideal candidate is a strategic builder with deep expertise in both traditional treasury and crypto/digital asset operations, capable of navigating ambiguity and creating new operating models across a complex, cross-functional environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Treasury Architecture & Capability Development

•Conduct a comprehensive assessment of Mastercard’s existing treasury infrastructure and functions (including treasury management platforms, liquidity management, settlement systems and FX trading capabilities) and define how these can be extended to support digital assets.
• Evaluate and integrate digital asset partner capabilities into Mastercard’s treasury ecosystem.
• Design a scalable, future-ready digital asset treasury operating model that supports Mastercard’s digital asset commercialization strategy, balancing efficiency, risk, and regulatory compliance.
• Design and implement risk frameworks covering market, liquidity, counterparty, and operational risks in digital asset environments partnering with cross-functional partners from Legal, Compliance, and Risk teams to ensure regulatory adherence and establish governance structures for treasury decision making, including limits, policies, and escalation protocols
• Design the digital asset treasury functions including:
o Liquidity management across fiat and digital assets, ensuring optimal capital allocation, funding, and settlement readiness across multiple rails and geographies.
o Stablecoin on/off-ramps, custody, settlement flows, and reconciliation across internal systems and external partners.
• Develop crypto trading strategies, including liquidity sourcing, hedging, and optimization across venues.
• Design robust controls, reporting, and monitoring frameworks for digital asset treasury operations, ensuring transparency and auditability.

Product Enablement & Cross-Functional Execution
• Partner closely with product leaders to understand treasury requirements across digital assets initiatives
• Translate product needs into practical treasury solutions, designing flows for funding, settlement, and risk management.
• Act as the primary treasury subject matter expert across cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Risk, Legal, Compliance).

External Partner & Ecosystem Management
• Manage relationships with key external partners (custodians, exchanges, liquidity providers, stablecoin issuers, and fintech partners).
• Negotiate service level agreements, performance metrics, and risk parameters.
• Continuously assess the vendor ecosystem to ensure Mastercard maintains best-in-class capabilities.

Leadership & Capability Buildout
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and execution excellence.
• Define roles, processes, and operating cadence to support both strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations.

All About You:
• Experience in designing and operating in crypto native environments at global scale
• Experience in trading and risk management
• Comprehensive understanding of regulatory landscape in digital assets
• Innovation growth mindset
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence
• Strategic self-starter

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: 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; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

THIS POSTING RELECTS ONE OR MORE CURRENT VACANCIES ON OUR TEAM, AND MASTERCARD INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY 11/02/2026.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $230,000 - $368,000 USD