Manager, Talent Acquisition

Mastercard • Arlington, VA

21h • $97,000 - $179,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Mastercard’s Talent Acquisition Team is responsible for developing talent advisory and sourcing strategies to identify and attract the most competitive talent both internally and externally to ensure Mastercard’s continued success in payments innovation. Reporting into the Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition, the Manager, Talent Acquisition is an individual contributor position and will manage full life cycle recruitment efforts for requisitions across select teams within Mastercard, primarily supporting our Finance and Risk business units. This role plays a critical part in strengthening our teams by attracting and engaging high‑quality talent, serving as a key ambassador for Mastercard’s culture, values, and commitment to innovation.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in full‑lifecycle recruiting, including sourcing, candidate assessment, and stakeholder partnership.
• Hands‑on experience with proactive sourcing techniques and market intelligence tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter and similar platforms).
• Experience recruiting professional‑level roles across U.S. and Canadian markets, either in an in‑house corporate environment or through an RPO model.
• Comfortable working with applicant tracking systems and candidate relationship management tools; adaptable to new systems and processes.
• Strong relationship‑building skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a matrixed, global organization.
• Working knowledge of U.S. and Canadian employment laws.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model, with three days per week in office.

Nice To Haves

• Experience recruiting for Finance, Risk, or related professional functions is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own full‑cycle recruiting for a portfolio of roles within Mastercard’s Finance, Risk, and Global Business Service Center (GBSC) functions across North America; provide support to additional teams as business needs evolve.
• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies to build and maintain diverse, qualified pipelines of external talent.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and senior leaders to understand talent needs, provide market insights, and advise on hiring strategies.
• Manage relationships with external recruiting partners and track effectiveness against agreed‑upon success measures.
• Lead regular recruiting updates for assigned client groups and collaborate with Human Resources Business Partners, Global Compensation, and Global Mobility throughout the hiring process.
• Contribute to team initiatives, process improvements, and special projects as part of a collaborative Talent Acquisition function.

Benefits

• Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more.
• Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager