Director, Legal Compliance, Anti-Corruption

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, Legal Compliance, Anti-Corruption

Overview
The Director, Anti-Corruption will be responsible for implementing, strengthening and sustaining a successful Anti-Corruption compliance program, primarily in connection with the acquired entity. The role will provide guidance and direction to acquired entity teams, among others, so that they comply with established compliance policies and procedures as well as suitable interim controls. The role will send regular communications, conduct training, and support monitoring and testing of compliance controls.

The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with Integration Workstream Leads for Sales, Legal, Core, Compliance, P&C, Risk Management, Finance, Government Affairs, Strategic Growth, Marketing, Philanthropy, and the Business Conduct Office. The position will support compliance with M&A integration updates and reporting. The candidate will also be required to be a self-starter and can function independently. The position will support the use and implementation of a risk-based approach to help identify areas of focus to further embed Anti-Corruption compliance initiatives.

Role
• Report to the VP Europe Regional Compliance Lead
• Support the deployment of the Anti-Corruption compliance strategy and program for acquired entity
• Operationalize Mastercard’s Anti-Corruption program within the acquired entity by identifying any priority gaps
• Build a relationship with acquired entity leadership team to align with Mastercard’s compliance culture
• Enhance alliances to support Anti-Corruption compliance by coordinating with the rest of the acquired entity Compliance, Legal, Risk Lead, Finance, Marketing, and P&C teams
• Support, organize, and implement regional and local Anti-Corruption training programs
• Advice on Anti-Corruption compliance matters including, as appropriate, Conflict of Interests
• Partner with Legal, Government Affairs, and the business to stay abreast of changes in local laws and regulations and recommend changes to operations, as appropriate, to ensure continued compliance of the acquired entity

All About You

•  Confident and seasoned leader with strong interpersonal skills
•  Proven ability to work with all levels of management
•  Strong problem-solving skills and sound business judgement
•  Ability to observe the social niceties even while in intense negotiations
•  Excellent written, oral and presentation communication skills
•  Compliance experience in a multi-national public company is a plus
•  Experience with Anti-Corruption program development, including familiarity with U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act and other European regulations
•  JD, LL.B. or equivalent preferred
•  Fluency in English required, Additional languages desirable

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.