Vice President, Brand Strategy

The Vice President of Brand Strategy is responsible for advancing a unified, enterprise-wide brand strategy that strengthens and scales the power of the company's global consumer brand while driving relevance, credibility, and growth across B2B and adjacent categories.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in brand strategy, marketing strategy, or related fields, with significant experience at a global, enterprise scale
• Proven leadership experience in B2B branding, preferably within complex portfolios or adjacent-category ecosystems
• Proven leadership experience in B2C branding, preferably with a globally recognized international brand
• Strong strategic acumen with the ability to connect brand decisions to business outcomes
• Exceptional storytelling, influence, and stakeholder management skills at executive level
• Experience working across geographies, cultures, and matrixed organizations
• Prior experience in financial services, technology, platforms, or similarly complex industries preferred
• Enterprise-minded: Thinks beyond individual initiatives to long-term brand value and enterprise impact
• Credible and authoritative: Able to command trust with senior leaders while remaining collaborative and pragmatic
• Nurturing and clear: An empathetic leader, able to motivate and bring clear direction someone who will be a great example of 'the Mastercard Way'
• Strategic but actionable: Balances big-picture brand vision with practical execution frameworks
• Calm builder: Thrives in complexity and brings clarity, rigor, and momentum to ambiguous environments

Benefits

• 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
• 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