Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions

Mastercard • Purchase, NY

6d • $230,000 - $335,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Our Purpose 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. Title and Summary Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions Overview: Based in Purchase, NY, the Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions will be part of the Strategy, Corporate Development and M&A team and will report to the Senior Vice President, M&A. The VP of M&A will partner with the SVP of M&A to work with our global business units to drive the execution of acquisitions and equity investments in support of Mastercard’s growth strategy. The VP, M&A will play a key role in all stages of the M&A process and partners with business units, functional M&A due diligence teams and other Mastercard stakeholders to successfully execute M&A transactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, MBA or other advanced degree preferred
• Extensive prior experience in M&A, Corporate Development, private equity, or Investment Banking
• Experience leading complex cross-functional projects and teams under time pressure and challenging conditions
• Experience leading and mentoring high-performing teams
• Strong written and verbal communication/presentation skills
• Demonstrated executive level relationship building and partnering skills
• Strong facility with valuation methodologies and other corporate finance concepts related to M&A and equity investments

Nice To Haves

• Experience with strategic transactions in payments, fintech, or technology a plus

Responsibilities

• Play a leading role in overseeing M&A and investment activities globally
• Structure and execute acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments and Joint Ventures across the organization globally
• Lead all aspects of a robust M&A process including: o organizing, coordinating and leading cross-functional due diligence teams to assess risks and opportunities o coordinating external financial advisors and investment bankers o leading discussions/negotiations with the acquisition target around price, contract terms, etc. o evaluating business cases, including go-to-market plans for synergies and integration plan and costing o valuation against comparable transactions and utilizing discounted cash flow methodologies o structuring of complex transactions leveraging appropriate internal tax, legal regional and external resources o Lead acquisition/investment discussions at executive meetings o Understanding and being able to articulate tradeoffs between value creation and risk under circumstances of ambiguity o Lead creation of M&A deliverables such as presentations to senior executives and Board of Directors, deal closing approvals, etc.

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: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees