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Job Title

VP, Senior Managing Counsel

Title: Senior Managing Counsel, Data & Services, Global: Purchase (New York)

Overview

Mastercard is looking for an energized corporate/commercial attorney to join its dynamic legal team to serve as a legal partner to Data & Services (D&S) group of Mastercard. Mastercard D&S provides end-to-end solutions through its innovative and proprietary transaction data analyses, data-driven consulting, and marketing and loyalty services to help our clients strategically optimize, streamline, and grow their businesses.
Under the direction of the Senior Managing Counsel, Data & Services, this position will provide the legal and general support for the D&S Product Development and Product Management business teams globally.
The position will be located in Purchase (New York).

Role

Lead the legal and general support for the D&S Product Development and Product Management business teams globally in ensuring alignment and collaboration across specific product verticals.
Assist Senior Managing Counsel in closely monitoring and staying tuned with D&S strategy and direction, connecting the dots and understanding big picture and helping to guide the rest of the legal team to support the business accordingly and assisting in keeping the legal team proactive and ahead.
Advise on legal, regulatory, reputational, and liability matters for new and existing products under an agile product development environment. Research on local law, conduct jurisdictional reviews, and collaborate with subject matter experts on data privacy, regulatory, IP, and other issues.
Structure and draft agreements (including statements of work, vendor agreements, proof of concept and pilot agreements) in an agile and minimally viable product environment.
Assist Senior Managing Counsel with regular special projects related to D&S legal team organization and administration.
Ensure the team collaborates with other team members and other areas of the business for product development and go-to-market implementation.
Be a strategic partner and trusted advisor to a demanding business unit; High level of interaction with business clients.
Manage wide-ranging issues such as data usage/privacy, intellectual property, compliance, regulatory, and tax by partnering with subject matter experts in these areas and other stakeholder teams, and balancing these issues against reputational risk to ensure product constructs and commercial agreements are consistent with corporate strategy, internal policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations.

All About You

Strong global experience in supporting product development and product management.
Solid transactional training and experience (preferably from a highly reputable law firm); Must have strong drafting and negotiations skills with the ability to manage complex issues and deal structure.
Ability to operate in an agile and less than full information environment and ability to make quick but calculated decisions while managing risk effectively.
Must be pragmatic, solutions-oriented, business-friendly, creative, nimble, thought provoker, and an advocate for the business and have a “let’s make it happen” attitude; Must have leadership skills in bringing different perspectives together and work through competing priorities.
Must be able to work independently and collaboratively, but also take direction from manager and other team members, as appropriate.
Must multi-task effectively in an extremely fast-paced team environment with short turnaround times.
Must have strong communication skills to interact with clients and colleagues.
Must be a team player and willing to take on responsibilities and roles that support the team, region, department and the company.
Must be interested in significant contact with the business clients on a daily basis.
A Juris Doctorate degree (or non-U.S. equivalent) and admitted to bar (or non-U.S. equivalent).

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and the job holder may be required to undertake additional duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the D&S business.

COVID-19 Considerations

In many locations, we’ve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by video or phone. In addition, in our NYC offices, as required by law, only individuals who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be permitted inside Mastercard offices unless a reasonable accommodation has been approved in advance.

In the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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 periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

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