Senior Counsel, Mastercard
Privacy & Data Protection
$187-300k
Office located in Purchase, New York
Global payments technology company
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Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$187-300k
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
- Law degree required
- Admitted as an attorney in the relevant office jurisdiction
- Any additional qualifications (e.g., Master of Laws degree) considered an asset
- Strong experience in privacy and data protection law. IAPP certification an asset but not sufficient without relevant experience
- Oral and written fluency, including legal drafting and presentation skills
- Proficiency in providing privacy subject matter expertise to fast-moving product business and legal teams throughout the product lifecycle (ideation, design, development, deployment and enhancements)
- Expertise in and track record of dealing with global privacy and data protection laws
- Pro-active approach to problem-solving with a demonstrated track record of successfully translating legal requirements into practical, actionable advice
- Expertise in applying privacy and data protection analysis on emerging technologies, including various biometric modalities, encryption techniques, artificial intelligence & machine learning, and privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) highly valued
- Strong command of technology, software and/or engineering, including software development, e.g. technical use, administration, development, design, data flows and architecture of the aforementioned technology an asset
- Knowledge of interactive marketing technologies, including cookies and other passive data collection technologies
- Familiarity with the payments industry or financial services industry a plus
- Ability to familiarize with privacy and data protection legal frameworks in other jurisdictions quickly
- Experience in managing projects independently
- Motivated self-starter with ability to excel at multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytic capabilities and written and oral communication skills and ability to simplify technical material for other audiences, including business teams, legal departments, regulators, etc. Attention to detail is a must
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building and partnering. Must work well in both team and individual settings
- Superior time management, planning, and organizational skills
- Ability to motivate and influence highly skilled professionals to achieve major organizational goals
What the job involves
- Mastercard is committed to balancing innovation while protecting individual privacy and has embraced privacy and data protection as core to the successful execution of its business strategy. As part of that commitment Mastercard has established a world-class privacy program and is currently adding talent to its global team
- The Senior Counsel, Privacy & Data Protection will support both the strategy and the daily operations of the Privacy and Data Protection Team with a global remit, while enabling business teams through Mastercard’s Privacy by Design approach and reinforcing Mastercard’s world leadership in responsible, data-driven innovation
- The position will report to the Senior Managing Counsel, Privacy & Data Protection, will be a member of the Global Privacy & Data Protection team as well as a member of the Law Department, and will operate out of our Purchase, Waterloo, London office - open to other locations
- The Senior Counsel, Privacy & Data Protection will support the Privacy and Data Protection team to ensure privacy compliance is built into Mastercard data-driven products and services offerings in the network and digital payments space, with a specific emphasis on the company’s Authentication and e-commerce solutions (e.g., ID&V technologies, device passkeys, biometrics, and tokenization).
- Support Mastercard’s operationalization of compliance with privacy and data related laws – including, for example, CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, PIPEDA, GDPR, GDPL and other current and forthcoming privacy laws around the globe
- Identify legal, business, and technical infrastructure requirements and controls to enable privacy compliance adopting the Privacy by Design process; work with legal, business, technical teams to assist implementation
- Monitor for emerging regulatory developments and translate legal terms into business requirements
- Define processes, workflows, and training material for support service personnel to facilitate legal compliance with applicable privacy and data protection laws and regulations
- Assist the team to record data protection impact assessments where required, and to identify and implement privacy controls and safeguards to mitigate risks
- Draft privacy notices and review consumer-facing material, including marketing and communications campaigns, for compliance with applicable privacy and data protection requirements
- Maintain records of processing for all personal data processing activities as required under applicable data protection laws, regulations, and standards
- Engage with the organization to assist in training employees on privacy and data protection requirements, handle privacy-related queries and raise employee awareness about privacy and data protection developments
- The selected candidate must have the ability to understand complex data laws (including but not limited to privacy, data protection and AI laws) and the operational and technical requirements behind compliance with these laws. The Senior Counsel will assist in developing creative solutions while ensuring compliance with data laws globally. Activities include:
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 benefits
- Gym membership
- Share purchase options
- Extra holiday purchase optional
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company values
- Trust - integrity, respect, openness
- Agility - urgency and value through innovation
- Partnership - working as one team for the benefit of all
- Initiative - taking bold and thoughtful actions
Company HQ
Purchase, Harrison, NY
Articles
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.
People progressing
Joined as VP in 2008, promoted 4 times in 11 years to their current position of Executive Vice President.
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