Senior Counsel, Mastercard
Commercial Verticals
$187-300k
Salary applicable to NY applicants only, may vary for other locations
Office located in Purchase, NY
Global payments technology company
Be an early applicant
Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$187-300k
Salary applicable to NY applicants only, may vary for other locations
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
- Qualified lawyer with a solid academic and training background, licensed in the relevant jurisdiction with at least seven years´ experience in the relevant fields of practice
- Extensive legal experience, preferably including in-house work experience
- Familiarity with laws and regulations in the commercial banking and payments space will be considered favorably
- Ability to grasp complex new business concepts and develop and implement creative approaches to problems while identifying and balancing risks with results
- Strong business acumen, and a keen interest in technology
- Strong drafting and negotiating skills across a range of complex commercial contracts with excellent attention to detail and the ability to analyze and identify core legal issues
- Exposure to a broad range of transactional, commercial and technology law issues
- Strong working knowledge of data privacy and intellectual property issues
- Team player and great attitude
- Self-starter and ability to work independently
- Experience working on global agreements, across multiple jurisdictions and time zones
- Solutions-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
- Mastercard is seeking an experienced lawyer to join our global legal team to support the Commercial Verticals team in business development and sales activities
- This Senior Counsel role requires strong commercial acumen and experience in supporting business development and commercialization. The role will support the development and distribution of CNPF offerings, including drafting and negotiating contracts, and legal risk management related to B2B payments automation and cross-border payment platforms
- Partnering with product, sales, franchise, marketing, and other teams to develop and launch innovative products and solutions that differentiate Mastercard and meet our customers’ rapidly changing needs
- Structuring and negotiating a wide range of contracts (including complex technology agreements, customer and vendor agreements) to drive issuer, merchant acceptance and adoption of our CNPF products and services
- Collaborating with in-house and external specialists (including regulatory, compliance, data protection, and intellectual property counsel) to identify relevant issues and help the business effectively navigate legal risks
- Providing support to the Commercial Verticals business development teams to support product sales initiatives
- Advising business on a wide range of commercial and contractual matters including legal and business risk assessment and analysis on diverse matters from new product constructs to commercial agreements
- Taking responsibility for high profile projects while continuing to handle a steady stream of day-to-day matters
- Ensuring compliance with Mastercard’s policies and procedures and providing applicable training to the business
- Managing 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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