Mastercard's own careers domain confirms both the $318,000 upper salary band for a New York product management director role (R-286173) and the existence of a 'Director, New Product Development – Digital Assets & Stablecoin Payments' role (R-276021). Mastercard's newsroom confirms the Crypto Partner Program aimed at on-chain and cross-border payments. Two independent outlets (Crypto Briefing, Guavy) corroborate the up-to-$318K figure and the broader digital-asset hiring push. The only minor discrepancy is partner count (Mastercard says 100+, some reporting says 85+), which does not affect the core claim about the job posting and pay level.