Vice President, Field CISO Commercial, Asia Pacific

Mastercard; Singapore; On-site; SGD 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Vice President, Field CISO, Commercial, for Asia Pacific to join a global team of senior security advisors responsible for deep customer engagement, executive influence, and cybersecurity thought leadership.

The role requires proven ability to advise executive stakeholders on cybersecurity strategy, risk, resilience, and transformation, and to drive scalable security capabilities across a global, matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in cybersecurity or technology risk leadership.
• Proven advisory experience with C-suite, CIOs, CISOs, and Boards.
• Experience with large enterprise customers and executive decision makers.
• Background in regulated industries such as financial services or payments.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted advisor to senior customer executives, including CISOs and Boards.
• Provide strategic guidance on cybersecurity, resilience, and risk management.
• Translate security concepts into business outcomes and competitive advantage.
• Lead executive briefings, advisory sessions and strategic customer engagements.

Skills

Executive presence

Cybersecurity strategy

Risk management

CISO leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Cybersecurity

MBA or business degree preferred

Tools

Cyber risk frameworks

Cloud security concepts

Job description

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

Vice President, Field CISO Commercial, Asia Pacific

Our Purpose

We connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Our security, data, and innovation capabilities enable trust across the global ecosystem.

Role Overview

Mastercard is seeking a Vice President, Field CISO, Commercial, for Asia Pacific to join a global team of senior security advisors responsible for deep customer engagement, executive influence, and cybersecurity thought leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Role

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior customer executives, including CISOs, CIOs, CROs, and Boards.
• Provide strategic guidance on cybersecurity, cyber resilience, fraud, digital trust, risk management, and emerging technologies.
• Translate complex security concepts into business outcomes, risk reduction, and competitive advantage.
• Lead executive briefings, advisory sessions, and strategic customer engagements.
• Strengthen executive relationships and position Mastercard as a strategic cybersecurity partner.
• Capture customer insights and market trends to influence product, engineering, and innovation roadmaps.
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to ensure solutions align with evolving enterprise security needs.
• Identify emerging market opportunities, customer requirements, and security challenges.
• Partner with Sales, Product, and Services teams to support strategic customer opportunities.
• Help articulate the business value of Mastercard cybersecurity solutions.
• Contribute to revenue growth, customer retention, and executive customer satisfaction.
• Represent Mastercard at industry conferences, executive forums, customer events, and CISO communities.
• Develop executive-level content, including presentations, white papers, blogs, and market perspectives.
• Serve as a spokesperson for Mastercard's cybersecurity vision and strategy.
• Advise Mastercard leaders on industry trends, cyber threats, competitive dynamics, and emerging risks.
• Drive executive-level alignment across Security, Product, Engineering, Sales, and Services.
• Help scale and mature Mastercard's Field CISO capability globally.

All About You

• Leadership experience in cybersecurity, information security, technology risk, or related fields.
• Experience as a CISO, Deputy CISO, Chief Security Officer, or equivalent senior cybersecurity leader.
• Proven ability to advise executive stakeholders on cybersecurity strategy, risk, resilience, and transformation.
• Experience working directly with large enterprise customers and executive-level decision makers.
• Background in financial services, payments, technology, healthcare, critical infrastructure, or other highly regulated industries preferred.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence C‑suite and Board-level stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts.
• Proven ability to lead through influence in a global, matrixed organization.
• Deep knowledge of cybersecurity strategy, risk management, threat detection and response, cloud security, identity and Zero Trust, privacy, fraud, digital trust, cyber resilience, AI security, and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong understanding of the evolving cybersecurity, fraud, and digital trust landscape.
• Ability to connect cybersecurity initiatives to business growth, customer value, and risk reduction.
• Experience supporting strategic customer relationships and complex enterprise opportunities.
• Strong understanding of enterprise buying processes and executive decision-making.
• Recognized industry leader with experience speaking at conferences, executive forums, or customer events.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop compelling executive narratives.

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or similar industry certification.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• MBA or advanced business degree preferred.
• Established network within the cybersecurity and CISO community.
• Experience participating in Board-level cybersecurity discussions.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

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, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.