
Lead Regulatory Relations & Market Compliance
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Understand the Mastercard product portfolio subject to regulations in Europe.
- Keep an overarching view of the regulatory environment of Mastercard and its applicability to Mastercard product portfolio.
- Organise customers’, regulators, technology and security examinations (e.g., on-site, virtual) in Europe;
- Ensure that the collection of documentation and evidence is performed to demonstrate how Mastercard satisfies obligations and commitments by leveraging information maintained centrally
- In conjunction with the first line of defence technology business owners, help create and oversee execution of effective action plans in response to audit discoveries and compliance violations
- Degree in law, finance, business management or IT related field
- 3-5 years of experience in IT, Banking, Payment or FinTech sectors in similar role (Internal Audit, Risk Management, Compliance)
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Leadership skills: Ability to influence others without direct reporting relationships while providing strategic thinking to a wide range of business units and technology services.
- Be culturally aware, sensitive and able to collaborate with cross-regional teams
- Be a team player with strong business and operations focus
- Knowledge of Risk and Control Framework standards such as SOC 1, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, ISO
- Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they related to technology, cybersecurity and IT management, especially in relation to payments sector (e.g., GDPR, DORA, NIS 2, etc.)
- Strong IT technical knowledge, including emerging technologies and potential for exploitation
- Knowledge of Mastercard retail card, real-time payments and account to account products and technology, security and other risk management programs and practices desired, a plus but not required