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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Vice President, Data & Tech Learning - **Company:** Mastercard - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Salary:** $230,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, DevOps, HR Analytics, Enterprise Data Management, Data Management - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gizus0 ## About the Role * Significant leadership experience in learning, talent, or workforce development, with direct exposure to technology, data, or engineering heavy environments * Demonstrated success designing and leading technical skill development at advanced levels, not just generic or foundational technical training * Strong understanding of how software engineers, data scientists, AI practitioners, and architects build expertise over time, including applied learning, practice based models, and mentorship * Ability to translate technology strategy into concrete skill priorities and learning interventions * Proven track record of connecting learning strategy to measurable business and engineering outcomes * Highly effective people leader with experience leading senior, multidisciplinary teams in complex, global, matrixed organizations * Exceptional stakeholder influence and communication skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior technologists and executives ## Description _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._, The Vice President, Data & Technology Learning is a senior enterprise leadership role within Learning & Development, accountable for defining and leading Mastercard's end to end strategy for upskilling, deep skilling, and advancing technical talent at the highest levels of mastery. This role ensures our engineering, AI and data, architecture, and platform professionals build skills that directly translate into engineering excellence, platform reliability, innovation velocity, and business impact. This VP brings a credible point of view on how world class technical talent is developed, with direct experience designing learning for advanced professionals-not just foundational training. They will lead a global portfolio spanning early career technologists through senior level experts, ensuring learning pathways are rigorous, relevant, and aligned to Mastercard's technology strategy. The role reports to the Chief Learning Officer and leads a global team of learning professionals. It sits at the intersection of technology strategy, talent, and skill evolution at Mastercard. Key Responsibilities Enterprise Data & Technology Learning Strategy * Define and lead a multi year global strategy for data, engineering, and technology skill development-from foundations to advanced, expert level capability building * Establish a cohesive, persona based learning ecosystem for technical talent (e.g., software engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, platform engineers, architects), aligned to real role expectations and progression * Maintain a strong external and forward looking perspective on how AI, cloud, data platforms, modern engineering practices, and emerging technologies are reshaping technical roles and skill requirements Deep Technical Skill Development & Mastery * Ensure learning experiences go beyond awareness or basic proficiency, enabling deep technical mastery, applied problem solving, and real world execution * Partner with senior technologists and engineering leaders to define what "good" and "great" look like at advanced levels, and translate that into credible learning pathways * Oversee the evolution of technical academies, curricula, credentials, and hands on experiences that build elite level capability Business Impact & Strategic Partnership * Serve as a trusted thought partner to Technology leadership on how technical skill development drives engineering outcomes, productivity, innovation, and platform resilience * Ensure all major initiatives are explicitly tied to business relevant outcomes, such as speed to proficiency, quality, reliability, rework reduction, and innovation throughput * Partner closely with Talent, Workforce Planning, and People Analytics to align skill investments to priority roles, platforms, and future capability gaps Portfolio Leadership & Execution Excellence * Lead the end to end portfolio across data, engineering, AI, and technology learning, with clear ownership, prioritization, and sequencing * Drive disciplined execution-from needs identification and experience design through adoption, application, and continuous improvement * Own the budget and learning asset portfolio with a strong focus on ROI, scale, and effectiveness Measurement, Insights & Continuous Evolution * Define success metrics that connect technical learning to engineering performance and business outcomes, not just learning activity * Use skills data and performance signals to continuously refine strategy and guide investment decisions * Ensure Mastercard's approach remains current with industry best and next practices for developing elite technical talent ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Beyond Gut Feelings: The Rise of Data-Driven HR](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1326-beyond-gut-feelings-the-rise-of-data-driven-hr) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1209-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [The AI Skills Gap: What Tech Leaders Must Get Right](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1704-the-ai-skills-gap-what-tech-leaders-must-get-right) ## Related Articles - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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