Director, Risk Management
About The Position
The Core Payments Strategy & Execution team tackles critical strategic opportunities and challenges across Mastercard’s most foundational business. This role is suited for a senior risk leader with a passion for payments, innovation, and operating at enterprise scale. Mastercard powers an inclusive, digital economy that makes transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible for everyone, everywhere. Through secure data, trusted networks, and strong partnerships, we help individuals, businesses, financial institutions, and governments realize their greatest potential. Our Decency Quotient (DQ) shapes how we operate—guiding a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and integrity that enables better decisions, stronger innovation, and better outcomes.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading enterprise risk management for a complex, global organization.
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements, compliance frameworks, and ongoing monitoring practices.
- Deep expertise in risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and operational resilience.
- Extensive knowledge of the payments industry and/or digital financial products.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and translate complex risk concepts into clear, actionable insights.
- Highly collaborative, proactive, and effective in managing multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.
- Trusted leader who fosters an inclusive, high performance culture aligned with the Mastercard Way.
Responsibilities
- Supporting the design, execution, and continuously strengthening the risk management framework supporting Mastercard’s Core Payments business.
- Partnering closely with business leadership and the second and third lines of defense to anticipate, mitigate, and remediate risk while enabling responsible growth.
Benefits
- insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
- flexible spending account and health savings account
- 16 weeks of new parent leave
- up to 20 days of bereavement leave
- 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
- 25 days of vacation time
- 5 personal days
- 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
- 401k with a best-in-class company match
- deferred compensation for eligible roles
- fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
- eligibility for tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
