SVP, Field CISO, Global Financial Services

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

SVP, Field CISO, Global Financial Services

Who is Mastercard?
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.
Mastercard’s Security Solutions organization (SSO) develops and delivers world-class risk and security products & services for Mastercard customers across the globe. The teams within this organization lead the creation and delivery of innovative solutions enabling consumers to experience simple yet secure digital experiences, however and wherever they choose to interact.
Overview
The SVP, Field CISO, Global Financial Services will sit on the Security Solutions Leadership Team and lead a global Financial Services CISO organization of senior cybersecurity advisors. This executive serves as a frontline interface to top-tier clients, CISOs, CIOs, CROs, boards, and other senior stakeholders, translating Mastercard’s cybersecurity expertise into measurable business impact, strategic customer partnerships, revenue enablement, and market differentiation.
Role
• Lead and scale Mastercard’s global financial CISO organization, establishing the operating model, engagement standards, and performance metrics aligned to business goals and customer impact.
• Serve as a strategic bridge across customers, product, sales, and Security Solutions teams, translating market insights and client needs into product roadmap influence, go-to-market strategy, and customer value propositions
• Drive Mastercard’s cybersecurity market positioning by acting as a visible executive spokesperson and credible thought leader across global CISO communities, industry bodies, advisory forums, and executive events.

All About You
The ideal candidate for this position should:
• Extensive cybersecurity experience, including prior CISO or equivalent executive leadership experience.
• Executive-level expertise across multiple cybersecurity domains, including risk, fraud, identity, cloud, AI, and threat intelligence.
• A proven track record of building, scaling, and leading high-performing global teams in large, complex, matrixed organizations.
• Strong commercial and revenue acumen, with the ability to connect cybersecurity capabilities to growth, retention, client trust, and business resilience.
• Demonstrated success influencing product strategy, go-to-market execution, and customer growth through external insight and executive engagement.
• Strong strategic thinking and market insight, including the ability to translate external trends, customer needs, and emerging threats into business and product strategies.
• Experience serving as a recognized internal and/or external thought leader in cybersecurity, digital trust, cyber resilience, fraud, or related domains
• Familiarity with global regulatory and compliance environments and the ability to navigate multiple geographies and stakeholder groups effectively.
• An advanced degree or relevant certifications such as CISSP or CISM are beneficial but not required.

Corporate Security Responsibility
Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position 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.

Mastercard is a merit-based, 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. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. 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 and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.