Title & Summary
Director, Risk Management at Mastercard
Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Overview
The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team is looking for a Director, Risk Assessment to facilitate business unit risk assessments across the Company, partnering with first line risk teams and other key stakeholders in all businesses and functions.
Role
- Engaging with regional and global business units to drive and guide risk assessment activities, e.g., risk workshops, risk identification, risk acceptance
- Supporting regional and global business units to effectively run Business Risk and Control Committees
- Engaging with stakeholders to support development of risk mitigation strategies
- Assessing the adequacy of risk mitigation plans for risks outside of the Company’s risk appetite and tracking plan progress
- Identification and assessment of emerging and evolving risks
- Overseeing and guiding business units to conduct rapid risk assessment of external events and develop action plans to mitigate potential impacts
- Collaborating with business units to produce quarterly risk reports for C‑suite business reviews and quarterly risk action plan status reports
- Driving processes to link risk assessment and mitigation activities to the Company’s strategic planning and budgeting processes
- Supporting the development and implementation of risk assessment procedures and guidance in business units and functions across the Company
- Supporting ERM GRC tool development to adapt to evolving risk management processes and requirements
All About You
- Enterprise Risk management experience in a large multinational company with a mature risk function
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence at all levels including outside reporting lines
- Articulate and highly effective communicator, experience in supporting and partnering with executive management
- Risk mindset – applies critical and out‑of‑the‑box thinking to understand the business and effectively support teams in identifying their key risks
- Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and make data‑driven decisions
- Demonstrated learning agility and success in applying risk management to support strategy / business growth
- Resilient and able to work under pressure, in sometimes ambiguous circumstances
- Comfortable managing multiple tasks and deadlines in a dynamic environment
- Appreciation for diverse perspectives and backgrounds, comfortable to work remotely with teams located in different time zones
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in risk assessments
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Risk Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field (preferred)
- Familiarity with GRC platforms (e.g., OpenPages, Archer)
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams)
- Knowledge of the payments industry and products, competitive environment, consumer trends, and economic environment
Corporate Security Responsibility
- 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
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines
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- Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Technology, Information and Internet
