Manager, Product Management

Our Purpose

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Title and Summary

Manager, Product ManagementRole Summary

The Product Manager - Voice Channels will own the strategy, roadmap, and execution of voice-based customer experiences across Genesys Cloud and Conversational AI (CAI) platforms. This role partners with business stakeholders, operations, engineering, VUI design and other Mastercard teams to modernize IVR, agent-assisted voice flows, and AI-driven call handling while ensuring scalability, reliability, and measurable business outcomes.

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Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Own the end-to-end product strategy for voice channels, including IVR, call routing, agent experiences, and Conversational AI integrations.
• Define and manage the product roadmap aligned to business priorities, operational efficiency, and customer experience goals.
• Drive modernization initiatives such as Genesys migration and voice self-service enablement.

Genesys & Voice Platform Ownership

• Act as product owner for Genesys Cloud capabilities including call flows, queues, skills, DNIS-based routing, reporting, and integrations.
• Partner with engineering and vendors to define requirements, design decisions, and rollout plans for voice enhancements.
• Ensure platform configurations support multi-region, redundancy, and scalability requirements.

Conversational AI (CAI)

• Lead the integration and evolution of Conversational AI within the voice channel, including virtual agents, intent-based routing, and AI-assisted containment.
• Define standards for greetings, prompts, escalation thresholds, and transfer logic based on DNIS, region, and business rules.
• Collaborate with VUI teams to continuously improve accuracy, containment rate, and customer satisfaction.

Stakeholder & Cross Functional Leadership

• Serve as the primary liaison between business, operations, technology, and VUI teams.
• Lead requirement-gathering sessions (e.g., JADs), translate business needs into clear product and functional requirements, and drive alignment to decisions.
• Provide executive-ready updates, decision statements, and KPI reporting.

Delivery, Metrics & Governance

• Define and track success metrics such as call containment, transfer accuracy, handle time, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Support change management, launch readiness, and post implementation optimization.

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Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Product Management, with strong focus on Voice / Contact Center platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Genesys Cloud (IVR, routing, queues, DNIS, reporting).
• Proven experience delivering Conversational AI or IVR self-service solutions.
• Strong background in requirements documentation (FRD/BRD, decision logs).
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
• Experience working in large, matrixed enterprise environments.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud contact center migrations.
• Familiarity with AI/NLP concepts, virtual agents, and escalation strategies.
• Experience supporting global or multi-region voice operations.
• Background in financial services or regulated industries.

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Key Skills & Competencies

• Voice & IVR Product Strategy
• Genesys Cloud
• Conversational AI / Virtual Agents
• Requirements & Decision Documentation
• Stakeholder Management
• Data driven Decision Making

• Executive CommunicationMastercard 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 [email protected] 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.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $130,000 - $221,000 USD