Senior Counsel, Regulatory Affairs at MasterCard

Role

• The Senior Counsel, Regulatory Middle East and Africa role will assist in managing various regulatory matters arising in the Eastern Europe and Middle East Africa (EEMEA) region of Mastercard.

This individual will:

• Support the development and execution of regulatory strategy in the region
• Proactively engage with central banks across the region to advance Mastercard’s business strategy across markets
• Engage on the timely submission of regulatory filings/submission and develop responses to requests in accordance with internal processes and procedures
• Guide the organization by providing regulatory advice on various matters arising at the individual country level as well as the region level
• Participate in multi dimensional projects across business units/regions, successfully navigating throu ghout the organization by partnering effectively with individuals from other departments and delive ring results
• Participate in the defense of the company in proceedings or quasi- proceedings with regulators in the region
• Evaluating and identifying EEMEA and country level regulatory risk and support the teams with assessing and implementing controls to mitigate risks
• Work in close collaboration with the EEMEA Government Affairs, Data Privacy and Region Counsel te ams
• Collaborate with the global regulatory teams on key regulatory developments

All About You

• LLB or JD from an established and reputable law school
• Excellent written and oral communication skills a must.
• Experience in a regulatory position in a corporation, association or government context and/or as a regulatory attorney in a law firm (preferably in the payments industry, banking or financial services sector)
• Knowledge of financial and/or payments systems and services regulations
• Experience in applying for regulatory licenses
• Proven success in navigating multi-national organizations and operating effectively within a diverse multicultural organization
• Must demonstrate a proactive, time sensitive, results driven approach in carrying out all duties, obligations and responsibilities