Director – Platform Engineering

About the role

The Director – Platform Engineering leads the end‑to‑end development, scalability and operational excellence of Mastercard’s Value Quantification Platform. Reporting to the Vice President of Big Data Analytics & Engineering, this senior leader drives platform strategy across web, data and analytics layers while ensuring reliable delivery and strong product onboarding.

Key responsibilities

• Own architecture, engineering strategy, delivery and maintenance of the MVQ platform across web, data and analytics domains.
• Ensure the platform evolves to enterprise‑grade, globally scalable solutions while meeting high standards of availability, performance, security and reliability.
• Lead, mentor and develop Lead Engineers and Senior Engineers, fostering technical excellence and a collaborative culture.
• Oversee platform development, release cadence, stability and technical debt, and manage smooth product onboarding for internal and external use cases.
• Partner with Product, Data Science, Cyber & Security, Architecture, Cloud and Infrastructure teams, acting as the primary engineering point of contact for stakeholders.
• Communicate progress and decisions to senior leadership through structured presentations and decision papers.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams in a large‑scale, data‑intensive environment.
• Strong track record of delivering enterprise‑grade platforms with a focus on scalability, security and compliance.
• Excellent people‑management skills, including mentorship, performance management and fostering an inclusive culture.
• Ability to collaborate across product, data, security and infrastructure functions and influence senior stakeholders.

Required skills