Senior Managing Counsel, Mastercard
Americas Lead, Mastercard Commercial and New Payment Flows
$221-353k
Office located in Purchase, New York
Global payments technology company
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Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$221-353k
Office located in Purchase, New York
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible.
Role
Who you are
- The role requires deep expertise in commercial transactions, product development, regulatory compliance, and team leadership in the financial services or technology sectors
- Qualified lawyer with solid academic and training background, licensed to practice in the US
- 10+ years of legal work experience, including significant in-house experience in financial services or technology
- People management experience and skilled in leading, coaching and developing talent
- Strong commercial and transactional experience, including complex technology and financial services agreements
- Ability to grasp complex new business concepts and to implement creative approaches to problems while identifying and balancing risks with results
- Strong working knowledge of data privacy and intellectual property issues
- Familiarity with laws and regulations in the commercial banking and payments space will be considered favorably
- Team player and great attitude and willingness to take on a variety of responsibilities and roles that support the team, department and company
- Self-starter and ability to work independently
- Solution-orientated and able to work flexibly, under pressure, and with tight deadlines
- Lively interest in the business of Mastercard and an enjoyment of working in a fast-paced environment
What the job involves
- We are seeking a strategic and experienced legal leader to serve as Senior Managing Counsel, Americas Lead for our CNPF business
- This role will oversee legal support for regional product and sales teams for Corporate Solutions, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Transfer Solutions across the Americas region, driving legal strategy, managing risk, and enabling innovation and growth
- This full-time role will report to the Assistant General Counsel for CNPF Regions & Verticals and will be a key member of the global CNPF legal leadership team. The successful candidate will lead a team of lawyers and provide counsel to senior business leaders across the Americas
- Lead and manage a high-performing legal team supporting Corporate Solutions, SME, and Transfer Solutions across the Americas
- Serve as the primary legal advisor to regional business leadership on legal, regulatory, and strategic matters
- Serve as a senior legal leader within the CNPF legal team, helping shape legal strategy, team operations, and cross-vertical collaboration across the broader Law department
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of complex agreements, including technology, customer, vendor, and partnership contracts
- Partner with product, technology, sales, franchise, marketing, and other teams to launch and scale innovative products that meet our customers’ rapidly changing needs
- Collaborate with in-house and external specialists (including regulatory, compliance, data privacy, and intellectual property counsel) to identify and mitigate risks
- Align legal resources with business priorities to maximize impact, including coordination with shared services and external counsel
- Drive process improvements and legal transformation initiatives to enhance efficiency and ease of doing business
- Ensure compliance with Mastercard’s policies and procedures and provide training to the business on legal processes, risks, and regulatory developments
- Coach and mentor team members, while acting as a resource for other Law department colleagues
Our take
Mastercard is in the global payments business, and operates the world's fastest payments processing network. Its products and solutions have become central to everyday commerce across the world, in activities ranging from shopping and travelling to running businesses.
As the economy has become more and more digitised, Mastercard has been a leading player in helping businesses and individuals across the globe embrace card payments and digital banking. One of the world's largest companies, its revenue has seen consistent gain in the last 20 years.
The challenge for modern payments companies is that payments are always changing, as seen in the astronomical rise of contactless payments over the last decade. Mastercard's acquisition of blockchain systems, and an overall focus on leveraging its technology towards a digital economy, has placed the company in good stead to keep up to date with current trends, like cryptocurrency, in the digitised payments world.
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Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Gym membership
- Share purchase options
- Extra holiday purchase optional
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Purchase, Harrison, NY
Leadership
Michael Miebach
(CEO, not founder)Has served in a variety of roles at the company, including President and CPO. Currently Board Member at IBM, Accion, the World Resources Institute, the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and the Metropolitan Opera. They are also a Trustee of USCIB.
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