Manager, Legal Compliance, Anti-Corruption

Our Purpose

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Title and Summary

Manager, Legal Compliance, Anti-Corruption

Manager, Legal Compliance, Anti-Corruption

Overview
The Manager, Legal Compliance, Anti-Corruption is responsible for owning and overseeing the execution of certain compliance processes supporting Regional Compliance Leads. The role ensures that compliance activities are performed consistently, accurately, and in line with internal policies and Anti-Corruption standards.
The Manager applies judgment in reviewing compliance activities, supports resolution of moderately complex issues, and acts as an initial point of contact for business stakeholders on routine compliance matters. The role also ensures quality, consistency, and audit readiness across processes, while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and strengthen controls.

Role
• Support Regional Compliance Leads in key compliance processes, including business hospitality pre-approvals, third-party due diligence, and reporting and governance activities
• Serve as an initial point of contact for business stakeholders, providing clear and practical guidance on routine compliance matters and ensuring consistent application of policies
• Support Regional Compliance Leads by managing follow-ups, tracking actions, and ensuring timely execution of compliance activities
• Review and validate compliance outputs, including approvals, due diligence files, and documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Assess and resolve moderately complex compliance issues, providing guidance on risk indicators and escalation decisions
• Oversee reporting and governance processes, including preparation and review of dashboards, reports, and materials for training, forums and committees
• Prepare to ensure consistency and quality of training materials and compliance communications distributed across the regions
• Review and validate policies, procedures, and workflows, ensuring alignment with global standards
• Support documentation retention and record-keeping practices, ensuring audit readiness and traceability
• Drive process improvements and standardization, including review of workflows, identification of inconsistencies, and enhancements to tools, trackers, and procedures

All About You
• Relevant experience in a compliance, legal, or risk management role, preferably within a multinational organization
• Strong understanding of anti-corruption frameworks, including third-party risk management and gifts & hospitality
• Demonstrated ability to assess compliance risks and apply sound judgment in in reviewing activities and resolving issues
• Experience managing or owning compliance processes and ensuring consistency and quality of outputs
• Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, providing clear and practical guidance
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with careful attention to detail and documentation quality
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, international environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex compliance requirements and to translate compliance requirements into clear guidance
• Bachelor’s degree required, JD or equivalent Law Degree preferred.

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.