Counsel

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a

culture of inclusion

for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Counsel

Who is Mastercard

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Overview

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 programme and is currently adding talent to its global team.

The Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection will support the team’s engagement with Mastercard’s People & Capability division and Corporate Security divisions.

The position will report to the Senior Counsel, Privacy & Data Protection and will be a member of the Global Privacy & Data Protection team as well as a member of the Global Law & Policy team.

The Role
- Work directly with the People & Capability and Corporate Security teams, as well as regional teams, to implement Privacy by Design in internal products and processes, while enabling business innovation.
- Ensure alignment and compliance with Mastercard’s policies, procedures, and processes and with global privacy and data-related laws, including those related to the protection of employee personal information and the security of Mastercard’s network.
- Support and triage information incidents, analyze facts in light of applicable privacy and data protection laws, regulations and standards, and make recommendations to drive incidents through to resolution.
- Ensure appropriate documentation is in place in accordance with privacy accountability requirements, including those present in the GDPR and similar laws; conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments and Transfer Impact Assessments.
- Draft appropriate privacy contractual terms in accordance with Mastercard’s standards, review contracts and manage complex negotiations with customers, partners and vendors.
- Stay abreast of privacy and data-related regulatory developments and assist in engaging key policy makers and stakeholders to influence regulatory developments in those areas.
- 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.

All About You
- Law degree required.
- Membership to a Bar (if permitted by law).
- Any additional qualifications (e.g., Master of Laws degree, CIPP/E) is considered an asset.
- Relevant privacy experience, ideally supporting or advising internal corporate teams
- Solid knowledge of global privacy laws, frameworks, and standards, including GDPR.
- Familiarity with the payments industry or financial services industry a plus.
- Superior time management, planning, and organizational skills.
- Strong analytic capabilities and written and oral communication skills. 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, including across global jurisdictions.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
- Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;- Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and- Complete all per