Paulo R. M.

About Paulo R. M.

I help companies spark ideas, scale innovation, and launch new products — all with a human touch. Drawing on extensive product leadership experience, I elevate product excellence and build communities that deliver customer‑focused, data‑driven outcomes.

Experience

1. Vice President - Product Excellence

   Mastercard

   Feb 2024 — Present · DC, US

   Lead business operations and strategy for Mastercard’s Product Excellence organization, acting as the strategic integrator who aligns cross‑functional teams, removes execution barriers, and partners with senior leaders to streamline decisions and accelerate speed‑to‑revenue.• Drive global adoption of Studio across 15 product teams and 5 regions, supporting Mastercard’s $1T market cap ambition.• Set and execute the vision for Mastercard’s product community, driving best-in-class learning, training and best practices; Refreshed Mastercard’s career development pathways to accelerate onboarding and progression of product professionals.• Digitize Studio assets and integrate GenAI into tools and use cases to scale employee-driven product excellence.• Implement governance mechanisms that increase PM accountability and deepen executive engagement in product decisions.• Champion external benchmarking and partnerships to integrate trends and strengthen product brand and talent acquisition.• Organize annual product development event to showcase future-focused best practices across the global organization.

Education

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Marketing and International Business

• Universidad de Sevilla

  Business Spanish Program

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Competitive Intelligence
• Marketing Strategy
• Corporate Finance
• Endorsing Skills on Linkedin
• Team Management
• Management Consulting
• Innovation Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Due Diligence
• Market Research
• Valuation
• Marketing
• Business Intelligence
• Mobile Devices
• Market Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Team Leadership
• Strategic Partnerships
• Leadership
• Facilitators
• Business Analysis
• Corporate Development
• International Business
• Business Development
• Vendor Management
• Product Marketing
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Strategy
• Brainstorm Facilitation
• Segmentation
• Financial Analysis
• Project Management
• Pricing
• Analytics
• Business Strategy