Senior Counsel, Mastercard

• Qualified Lawyer with a strong academic background. As a guide, we expect this role will be best suited to lawyers with 5+ years PQE but if you are outside that range and interested, we are happy to still consider your application
• Ability to identify key legal issues, put these into the context of the business you support and articulate those issues clearly with potential solutions/options
• Ability to quickly understand and maintain knowledge of complex products, services, and regulatory/legal frameworks
• Ability to identify regulatory, data privacy and intellectual property issues and work with other teams to resolve them
• Strong drafting, writing, oral communication, and negotiating skills
• Strong experience in relationship building, stakeholder management and partnering
• Can-do attitude, self-motivated and able to drive delivery against objectives
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Prior experience with commercial contracting, technology and/or working in a regulated industry
• Prior experience of working in a regulated environment is considered a strong asset
• Prior experience in supporting product development, even if in a different industry, is considered a strong asset
• Experience as an in-house lawyer in a multinational company is desirable but not essential
• Interested in financial services, payments and technology (prior experience? Even better)

• We are looking for an experienced lawyer to join our legal team, providing support and advice to the Real Time Payments business including our RTP UK and International business units which in some countries, are regulated
• This role handles commercial contracting with customers, suppliers and partners, product support and general legal support matters for the business on a day-to-day basis, identifying and analysing relevant issues and helping the business effectively navigate legal and regulatory risks and implement appropriate controls, policies and processes
• Commercial Contracts: Draft, review, negotiate, and advise upon a variety of commercial agreements with our customers, suppliers and other partners
• Stakeholder Management and Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, working in collaboration with specialists (including compliance, regulatory, data privacy and intellectual property counsel) providing strategic legal advice and support
• Product Support: Provide comprehensive legal support throughout the product lifecycle, from development to launch and beyond. Identify and help ensure our products comply with Mastercard policies, relevant laws, regulations and industry standards
• External Counsel Coordination: Instruct and manage external legal advisors within agreed policy and budget
• Ad Hoc Legal Support: Deal with whatever the business throws at you by working with legal colleagues outside the team and, if necessary, external counsel. Please note that the above is a guideline only. Roles within Mastercard evolve with the needs of the business and team

• Gym membership
• Share purchase options
• Extra holiday purchase optional
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance
• Pension plan
• 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)

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.