Technical Program Management Intern

Why join Mastercard's internship program?

Mastercard's internship program offers more than hands-on work. It provides an opportunity to build skills, expand your network, and make a meaningful impact while working on projects that support business priorities.

About the team

As a Technical Program Management Intern at Mastercard, you'll learn to understand the what, how, and why to determine the when, and operate across tools to drive the execution of the delivery plan for your respective program. Across our organization, we strive for higher predictability and more efficient delivery, resulting in more value for our customers. If you're passionate about planning, delivery, and continuous improvement, we're looking for you.

Interns hired in our Technical Program Management functions will be aligned to organizations across Mastercard Technology. Team placement opportunities may include Technology Strategy & Transformation, Network Gateway Engineering, Decision Management Platform, Open Banking Global Operations, Mainframe and Operations, and Global Market Technology.

About the role

Our Technical Program Managers conceptualize, rationalize, and drive multiple simultaneous projects to deliver engineering work across the portfolio in our scrum execution model. In this role, you get to dive as deep as you want into the tech stack, the integration patterns, the organizational capabilities, and the company-wide assets that can be leveraged to provide technical solutions to customer problems. You may contribute to the strategies, design choices, and even the cloud infrastructure necessary to build comprehensive, believable, and achievable execution plans to deliver high-profile new features and capabilities for our customers. You may drive the execution of a feature through the full stack or drive a project that spans multiple teams and integrations, reporting meaningful status along the way.

What we're looking for

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree, with an anticipated graduation date between December 2027 and June 2029
• Ideally studying engineering management, information systems, finance, analytics, business, or a related field
• Demonstrated ability to operate with independence, autonomy, solid ownership, and a continuous improvement mindset
• Proven track record of data-driven decision-making and applying continuous improvement methodologies across teams
• Can communicate with impact, build relationships, and partner/influence dependent teams while commanding the respect of the individuals you work with across the organization
• Strong interest in technology, especially through a data-driven lens
• Experience breaking down problems, organizing work, planning sprints, and delivering work in agile delivery models (Jira, scrum, Kanban, etc.) a plus
• This role is not eligible for Mastercard's work authorization sponsorship. As such, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States, now as well as in the future, without employer sponsorship. For example, students or recent graduates in the United States on an F1 visa (including those with CPT or OPT authorization) are not eligible for this role

As an intern, you'll benefit from

• Mentorship and coaching from experienced professionals and leaders
• Networking opportunities with fellow interns, employees, and senior leaders
• Professional development experiences focused on career growth and skill-building
• Exposure to innovative technologies and global business challenges
• Volunteer, community engagement, and team-building activities

Many of our interns continue building their careers with Mastercard through full-time opportunities, early career programs, or future internships.

Compensation: $25-30/hr