Technology Risk Director-R-249399

Mastercard; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Technology Risk Director to lead the regional technology risk committee. This role involves developing governance structures, managing risk protocols, and collaborating across functions to deliver effective risk management solutions. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in IT or finance, complemented by analytical skills and cultural awareness to thrive in a cross-regional context.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT, Banking, Payment or FinTech sectors in similar role.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations in technology and cybersecurity.
• Strong IT technical knowledge related to payments and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Europe Technology Risk Committee.
• Develop regional technology risk governance.
• Implement policies to minimize risk exposure and drive controls.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Collaboration

Cultural awareness

Education

Degree in law, finance, business management or IT related field

Tools

Knowledge of Risk and Control Framework standards

Emerging technologies

Job description

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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

Technology Risk Director

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

Technology Risk Director

Overview

The Regulatory Relations and Market Compliance team is looking for a technology risk management professional managing the regional technology risk committee, developing regional technology risk governance and performing the specific local technology risk management processes leveraging global technology risk management processes. The ideal candidate is passionate about the technology risk management, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset.

ROLE

• Manage the Europe Technology Risk Committee
• Support and develop overarching approach and structure of other regional risk governance committees
• Implements policies and procedures to minimize exposure and drive the proper controls at regional level
• Provides data analysis and strategy execution across risk areas, leveraging an understanding of risk and regulation
• Supports cross-functional initiatives to deliver on risk goals, policies and procedures
• Develops and manages risk processes, including identifying and implementing best practices and ensuring all processes are documented, reviewed and updated regularly
• Experience delivering presentations and supporting messaging to senior leadership
• Understand and support the Corporate Security risk strategies that maintain the status of industry compliance standards for applications that process, store or transfer money and the enterprise infrastructure where they reside
• Understand and support the Technology risk strategies that maintain the status of payment, financial and industry data standards accessible to Mastercard’s third parties according to Mastercard Technology Policies and Standards
• Understand and support the Technology risk strategies that maintain the necessary focus and quality of the due diligence and control validation functions within risk management
  
  
  

All About You

• Degree in law, finance, business management or IT related field
• Experience in IT, Banking, Payment or FinTech sectors in similar role (Internal Audit, Risk Management, Compliance)
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally to identify and implement best practice risk processes
• Be culturally aware, sensitive and able to collaborate with cross-regional teams
• Be a team player with strong business and operations focus
• Knowledge of Risk and Control Framework standards such as SOC 1, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they related to technology, cybersecurity and IT management, especially in relation to payments sector (e.g., GDPR, PFMI, SIPS, EBA guidelines, etc.)
• Strong IT technical knowledge, including emerging technologies and potential for exploitation
• Knowledge of Mastercard retail card, real-time payments and account to account products and technology, security and other risk management programs and practices desired, a plus but not required
  
  
  

Broadening Experiences

• Experience leading cross-functional projects, teams or committees.
• Demonstrated success building relationships and delivering results on a key initiatives.
• Exposure to delivering presentations and engaging with senior leadership.
  
  
  

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.
  
  
  

R-249399

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Technology, Information and Internet

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