Director, Government Affairs and Policy, Digital Job Listing at Mastercard in Harrison, NY (Job ID R-239549-Purchase, United States of America, 10577-2405)

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

Director, Government Affairs and Policy, Digital Overview:
Mastercard's Public Policy team protects and defends Mastercard's reputational and regulatory interests in markets around the world, working closely with regulatory, privacy and other business colleagues. We build programs that earn the goodwill of governments, regulators, merchants and consumers through direct policymaker and other stakeholder engagement and public-private partnerships. Our aim is to reduce the threat of negative regulation and build the platform for policies that build Mastercard's business by supporting and advising Mastercard's business strategy, working to ensure that when regulation is sought, it is done so sensibly and fairly.

We are a team who partners across Mastercard to help shape and execute against our strategy, working cross-functionally across a global organization. We demonstrate decency and personal accountability to help lead the business forward through hands-on engagement, partnership and strategic value creation.

The ideal candidate must thrive in a fast-paced environment and with a diverse workload. The candidate must have extensive experience providing both tactical and strategic advice to both, external stakeholders and internal executive level business professionals.

Role:
The Director, Digital Policy will be a direct report of the Executive Director, Global Public Policy & Community Relations and help drive thought leadership on emerging trends at the intersection of technology, geopolitics, and trade. The Director will be responsible for developing a comprehensive global digital advocacy and engagement strategy, on issues such as cyber-security, digital identity, new payment flows in light of new policies in step with new tech development. Focus on monitoring emerging digital policy trends, the development of internal/external thought leadership, managing engagement with relevant industry bodies and trade-associations, briefing senior executives on emerging digital policy issues and data-driven advocacy. In addition, this role will make substantive contributions to the Policy Center for the Digital Economy (PCDE), Mastercard's external platform dedicated to advancing and leading dialogue on critical public policy issues around the world.
• Support the development of Mastercard's thought leadership, network of relationships, and brand in the digital public policy ecosystem
• Work cross functionally to identify and respond to both current and emerging digital policy issues
• Work with regional public policy colleagues and ecosystem stakeholders to understand local market challenges and opportunities and help develop a digital advocacy and engagement strategy and help develop proactive and reactive policy positions on a broad range of digital tech policy issues.
• Manage the production of research and drafting of responses to consultations and inquiries, bringing in expertise from across the business as required.
• Manage the production of proactive thought leadership and briefing papers in support of the business.
• Work with trusted third parties to develop thought leadership platforms, where appropriate.
• Increase internal and external visibility of target digital policy issues and their importance.
• Enable Mastercard to play a stronger role in Digital transactions in markets around the world by developing strategies and tactics to address policymakers and public sector institutions seeking to supplant the role of the private sector in payments
• Work with the Policy Center for the Digital Economy to create engaging social content and thought leadership that can help Mastercard reach influential audiences, such as policymakers, think tanks, academia, and other online stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and contribute to the development of high-quality materials and messages for stakeholder engagement.

All About You:
• Experience of working in a public policy/public affairs/government relations role either in a consultancy/agency, in house or trade association in a related field.
• Demonstrated affinity for, and comfort with, technology-based solutions and the complexity involved in their governance.
• Knowledge of and experience of public policy issues in the payments sector; and/or wider Fintech or banking sectors, a plus.
• Strong familiarity with driving policy change, establishing principles and frameworks, and developing consensus amongst stakeholders across public, private, multilateral, civil society, and other sectors.
• High political acumen with a good understanding of the decision-making processes of executive and legislative branches of government.
• Experience working with elected officials, community leaders, industry associations, and corporate executives.
• Continually look at the market and competition to determine implications to business
• Skilled at explaining technical issues succinctly and clearly
• Strong relationships with leaders and experts in the field of digital technology, especially with respect to governments, NGOs, and trade associations
• Well-developed influencing skills and demonstrable and recognized success in effective communication (including oral, written and presentation skills).
• Ability to work independently and also constructively as a collaborative team-player. High-energy, self-motivated, results-driven and politically savvy
• Maturity, tact and judgment, strong negotiation skills
• A willingness to work as part of a team and help out on all matters.
• Genuine interest in public policy, current events and the global geo-political environment.
• Educated to degree level, with management experience in similar Public Policy/Government Relations roles in a major multinational business or agency or high-profile association and with strong background in dealing with Government in terms of frequency and quality of relationships. Mastercard is an 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. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com 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

Washington, District of Columbia: $187,000 - $300,000 USD Purchase, New York: $187,000 - $300,000 USD

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