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This role serves as the Tech Regulatory Resilience Principal within the Technology Regulatory Execution (T-Rex) team, focused on the EEMEA region (Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa). The Principal will lead efforts to ensure the resilience of Mastercard’s technology solutions and assets while enhancing operational efficiency and security.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Partnering with internal Mastercard stakeholders, and engaging with regulators and external clients to provide strategic technology consultancy on regulatory matters, including educating and advising on Mastercard’s technologies and capabilities.
- Influencing emerging regulations through strategic technical input, assessing resiliency gaps, and collaborating with regional and global development teams.
- Maintaining a Technology Regulatory Resilience Heatmap across key markets and products to track resilience KPIs and identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
Role Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Technology Regulatory Market Leads and stakeholders to prioritize and execute T-Rex objectives and the Regulatory Resilience Pipeline.
- Partner with teams across Program Controls, Operations & Modernization (ProCOM) to resolve resiliency and performance issues.
- Respond to consultative requests from regulators, delivering technology assessments and solutions aligned with requirements.
- Lead problem discovery, resolution planning, and risk mitigation efforts.
- Utilize technology frameworks, tools, and methodologies to manage pipeline priorities and promote resilient architecture.
- Monitor and report delivery outcomes for executive-level presentations and dashboards.
All About You:
- Proven ability to represent Mastercard Technologies as a trusted advisor and brand ambassador.
- Strong problem-solving skills, analytical capabilities, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business and regulatory language.
- Deep understanding of the payments industry, with experience in technology consultancy and/or the banking industry.
- Excellent communication skills—verbal, written, and presentation—with the ability to lead challenging discussions.
- Familiarity with software development methodologies, emerging tech trends such as APIs and Fintech innovations.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting.
Language Requirements:
- Excellent communication skills are essential, particularly in a cross-functional environment. (Language requirements may vary; specific languages not mentioned).
Corporate Security Responsibility:
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with inherent risks. Therefore, all personnel must abide by Mastercard’s security policies, ensure confidentiality and integrity, report any violations, and complete mandatory security trainings as per guidelines.
