Senior Managing Counsel, Mastercard
Blockchain & Digital Currencies and Foundry
$210-341k
Salary dependent on candidate's location
Office located in Purchase, NY
Global payments technology company
Job no longer available
Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$210-341k
Salary dependent on candidate's location
Office located in Purchase, NY
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
- A qualified lawyer with a solid academic and training background, licensed to practice in New York
- Experience in the financial services industry, emerging technology, fintechs, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), digital currencies, and the use of public and private blockchains
- Exposure to a broad range of commercial and technology law issues including with respect to emerging technology and private and public blockchains
- Experience working on products and solutions involving DLT and digital currencies and advising on related legal issues. Good working knowledge of NFTs, smart contracts, the regulatory landscape and legal issues relating to digital currencies
- Experience across a range of commercial and technology contracts and the ability to analyze and identify the core legal issues, skilled at explaining technical problems succinctly and clearly
- A working knowledge of data privacy and intellectual property issues and how they relate to emerging technology such as DLT and digital currencies
- A fast learner who can gain rapid familiarity with complex products, services and legal frameworks and maintain knowledge of those changing products, services and legal frameworks
- Solutions oriented with excellent time management, planning and organizational skills
- Agile and flexible while working under pressure and with tight deadlines
- Strong drafting, writing, oral communication and negotiating skills, able to communicate your vision and roadmap effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building and partnering. Must work well in both team and individual settings
- Strong business acumen
- Language: Fluent English
What the job involves
- As Senior Managing Counsel, you will be a member of the Law & Policy team supporting Mastercard’s Consumer Solutions businesses
- You will take a major role in handling product development and support matters for the business on a day-to-day basis, identifying and analyzing relevant issues and helping the business effectively navigate legal and regulatory risks and implement appropriate controls, policies and processes
- Lead a team focused on legal support for the strategic development and daily operations of Mastercard’s global products and services, reporting into the Assistant General Counsel for Consumer Solutions
- Manage a team responsible for providing tactical and strategic legal support related to products and solutions to advance Mastercard’s corporate objectives, including Mastercard’s digital currencies, blockchain and fintech strategy
- Develop strong relationships with senior management, product development and business and sales clients
- Collaborate with product, technology, regulatory, sales, franchise, marketing, communications and others to develop and launch innovative products and solutions that differentiate Mastercard and meet our customers’ and cardholders’ rapidly changing needs
- Assist executive level clients, and others, in managing and mitigating legal, regulatory and commercial risks by providing solution oriented guidance
- Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of applicable laws and government regulations affecting the operation and product development of Mastercard’s business
- Inform policy and regulatory positions related to Mastercard’s products and innovation with relevant internal and external stakeholders
- Advise from the concept through development to launch stage and beyond of various solutions and services: o ensuring alignment and compliance of products and services with Mastercard’s policies, procedures and processes and with local and global regulatory and commercial laws; o covering a broad range of commercial and contractual matters, including product and marketing legal review, non-disclosure agreements, pilot agreements, and bid process support; o draft, review and negotiate a wide range of contracts (including complex technology agreements, customer and vendor agreements)
- Work in close collaboration with external and internal specialists (including data privacy and intellectual property counsel)
- Provide training as appropriate to legal, franchise, sales and product teams
- Identify needed process improvements and efficiencies; own and execute solutions to support Mastercard’s transformation strategy and streamline processes to increase ease of doing business
- Take responsibility for special projects while continuing to handle a steady stream of day-to-day matters
- Instruct and manage external counsel within agreed policy and budget
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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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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
- Pension plan 🇬🇧
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays) 🇬🇧
Company HQ
Purchase, Harrison, NY
Leadership
Michael Miebach
(CEO)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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