**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** Director, Authentication Product Architect Overview: The Mastercard Authentication Program is responsible for how consumer authentication works for both in-store and e-commerce transactional use cases. Its primary goal is to develop and deliver top-tier authentication products that drive uptake and penetration, ultimately generating revenue for Mastercard. The authentication products under this role's purview include ID Check, Biometric Checkout, Token Authentication Service, and Token Authentication Framework. Role: As the Director, Authentication Product Architect within the Authentication Architecture & Design team, you will be the subject matter expert on authentication. You will serve as the design authority for all authentication development and contribute to innovation, leading the development from concept to implementation, including building working prototypes. You will have the opportunity to guide and establish new authentication standards and certifications. Key Responsibilities: Provide subject matter expertise on authentication to product and engineering teams. Assess feasibility and propose new authentication solutions, including biometrics and other emerging standards. Design and develop working authentication prototypes. Support the product team in defining relevant Epics, Features, and Stories. Help drive a strategic roadmap for authentications. All About You: Relevant degree in engineering or mathematics. Passion for innovation and emerging technology. Hands-on experience and proficiency in languages for developing prototypes for proof of concepts and demos. Strong problem solving, research, analytical and quantitative skills Experience in the evolution of digital payments, including key trends market, competitive and regulatory trends Excellent presentation and communication skills, both drafting and presenting, oral and written **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.