Hybrid Counsel F/T presso 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.

Title and Summary

Counsel F/T

Overview
Responsible for providing comprehensive, end-to-end, legal support to Mastercard’s Commercial and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Solutions global business groups.

Role
• Supports the development and distribution of Commercial and SME product offerings, including drafting and negotiating contracts, and legal risk management.
• Provide lifecycle support on product development.
• Partnering with product, sales, franchise, marketing, and other teams to develop and launch innovative products and solutions that differentiate Mastercard and meet our customers’ rapidly changing needs.
• Structuring and negotiating a wide range of contracts (including complex technology agreements, customer and vendor agreements) to drive issuer, merchant acceptance and consumer adoption of Commercial solutions and the support of platforms offered to banking customers.
• Collaborating with in-house and external specialists (including regulatory, compliance, data protection, and intellectual property counsel) to identify relevant issues and help the business effectively navigate legal risks.
• Advising business on a wide range of commercial and contractual matters including legal and business risk assessment and analysis on diverse matters from new product constructs to commercial agreements.
• Providing support to the Commercial and SME Solutions product and regional sales teams to support product sales initiatives.
• Taking responsibility for special projects while continuing to handle a steady stream of day-to-day matters.
• Ensuring compliance with Mastercard’s policies and procedures and providing applicable training to the business.
• Managing external counsel within agreed policy and budget.

About You
• Position requires a U.S. Juris Doctor (J.D.)’s degree and four (4) years of experience in job offered or as a Counsel, Director Counsel, Legal Counsel, or related. Good standing with any state bar is required. Alternatively, employer will accept a U.S. Master of Laws degree and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience.
• Qualifying experience must include four (4) years with each of the following: Drafting and negotiating skills across a range of complex commercial contracts; Analyzing and identifying core legal issues; Knowledge of data privacy and intellectual property issues, three (3) years of experience with each of the following: Laws and Regulations in the banking and payments space, one (1) year of experience with each of the following: Working knowledge on global agreements, across multiple jurisdictions and time zones.
• Rate of pay: $180,985.00 - 252,000.00
• Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience.
• Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.
• To apply, please click the “Apply for job” link above, or send resume to recruiter Jeff Bannon, [email protected] @ Mastercard, 150 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Reference: MC123-2025.
Incentives offered through MasterCard’s Employee Referral Program Apply to this position. For more information, please visit our Employee Referral Site or see employee handbook.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal 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. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] 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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

New York City, New York: $157,000 - $252,000 USD

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