Vice President, Risk Management - Digital Assets
About The Position
Mastercard’s Digital Assets Product team is seeking a Vice President and First Line of Defense (1LoD) Risk Champion to lead risk management across its expanding digital asset offerings, including Crypto Flows, Crypto Credential, Multi-Token Network (MTN), and related market expansion initiatives. The role ensures the portfolio scales responsibly and in alignment with enterprise standards, balancing innovation and growth with appropriate risk controls and governance. Embedded in the business, the Risk Champion integrates risk management into product strategy, development, commercialization, and operations. The position serves as a bridge between the Digital Assets product organization and Second Line of Defense partners, including Risk, Compliance, Treasury, and cross-functional teams such as Operations, CRM, and MTS. It also supports market expansion and product scaling through risk-informed guidance on launches, regulatory readiness, and emerging digital asset risks. The role represents Digital Assets in risk governance forums, coordinates risk assessments and related program execution across product lines, geographies, and teams, and ensures material risks and mitigation plans are appropriately reviewed and escalated. The position is expected to influence senior stakeholders and help align business decisions with Mastercard’s enterprise risk appetite.
Requirements
- Strong background in strategy, operations, or product management.
- Working knowledge of risk management frameworks and regulatory environments.
- Understanding of enterprise risk management, operational risk, and regulatory compliance.
- Ability to navigate and influence within a Three Lines of Defense model.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate with a “seat at the table.”
- Ability to connect risk management to business growth and innovation.
- Proven ability to drive alignment across diverse global teams.
- Strong executive presence and ability to clearly articulate risk priorities to business leadership and senior executives.
- Sound judgment in balancing risk, compliance, and commercial objectives.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in digital assets, fintech, payments, or emerging technology domains.
Responsibilities
- Drive integration of the First Line of Defense risk framework across Digital Assets products and market expansion initiatives.
- Embed risk management into business strategy, product development, commercialization, and operational processes.
- Ensure risk considerations inform resource allocation, prioritization, and decision-making.
- Ensure Digital Assets activities operate within Mastercard’s enterprise risk appetite, balancing growth and innovation with controls and governance.
- Advise product and regional leaders on acceptable risk thresholds and trade-offs.
- Oversee and conduct risk assessments across the Digital Assets portfolio with cross-functional partners, ensuring consistency and completeness across products and geographies.
- Ensure material risks, issues, and mitigation plans are reviewed in Business Risk Control Committees or relevant entity-level committees and escalated appropriately to the Executive Risk Committee.
- Represent Digital Assets in key risk governance forums and influence decision-making.
- Serve as the primary liaison between the Digital Assets business and Risk Management, Compliance, Legal/Regulatory, Treasury, and CRM.
- Coordinate risk-related deliverables and program execution across Operations, CRM, MTS, and regional teams.
- Facilitate alignment on risk controls, regulatory requirements, and market entry strategies.
- Partner with Digital Assets leadership to support responsible market expansion and product scaling.
- Provide risk-informed guidance on new product launches, regulatory readiness in new markets, and emerging digital asset risks.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, and 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, prorated based on date of hire
- 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Deferred compensation for eligible roles
- Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
- Tuition reimbursement eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
