Mastercard is Seeking Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Experts

The company recently posted these jobs on its official website for all interested and qualified people to apply. Among the jobs that were listed include: a senior DLT engineer and engineering lead; director of payments platform and networks; vice president (VP) of network technology product management (mgt); director of product mgt for cryptoasset and wallets; director for product dev’t and innovation; VP for product mgt; senior analyst for strategic program mgt, etc.

As per their job description, the director of product mgt for cryptoasset and wallets, is required to “lead the ideation, definition, design, and dev’t of inventive digital asset solutions, such as wallet solutions” and the applicants should have enough know-how in this particular area.   

Healthy Competition Between Payment Giants   

After the recruitment process is complete, the team is expected to advocate and promote blockchain and cryptocurrency concepts within the world’s payments bull Mastercard. The description for directors and VP slots, says that they have to launch shared vision within Mastercard by swaying as well as generating harmony amongst different stakeholders and other participants.   

Remember, Mastercard is one of the members of Libra Association, a consortium behind the roll out of Libra, a cryptocurrency privately owned by Facebook. The social networking giant is also busy recruiting blockchain and cryptocurrency professionals to work on its native wallet called Calibra and the company will allow free race of wallets within the Libra cycle. Albeit, potential competitors of Mastercard including Visa, PayPal, etc. are not sleeping – they are also busy exploring the potential of blockchain and digital currencies.