Director, Industry Standards

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, Industry Standards

Overview

• Establish industry standards for the payments industry, these include standards around product technology, devices as well as users that leverage the product
• Roles in this family focus on driving the market toward using common payments technology in a secure fashion that protects Mastercard revenue streams and reputation

Responsibilities

• Represents Mastercard on key industry standards bodies
• Drives industry standards awareness and education through demonstrated thought leadership (e.g., creating content including white papers, webinars) and representation of Mastercard as a public speaker at industry events
• Executes programs and processes to ensure collaboration with key industry stakeholders and drives stakeholder engagement
• Drives involvement in standards creation and refinement from key internal and external stakeholders by collaborating to understand market position and needs and develop solutions
• Provides security considerations for products both internally and through business partner relationships
• Manages product and standards programs with global stakeholders

Experiences

• In depth experience applying, interpreting and/or assessing various industry standards and regulations within the financial services, payments or technology industries
• Awareness of activities performed by various industry standards boards or bodies
• Collaborated in the creation of or industry standards publications or similar thought leadership material

All About You

• In depth history with the PCI Security Standards & Programs. Experience as a PCI QSA preferred
• Exceptional public speaking abilities with small and large audiences
• Very seasoned background in cybersecurity, IT audit, IoT security, or information security
• Professional certifications strongly preferred: CISSP, CISA, and CISM
• Ability to travel up to 25%

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 [email protected] 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.