Vice President, Global Cybersecurity Practice Public Sector Center of Excellence (Arlington)

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, were 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

Vice President, Global Cybersecurity Practice Public Sector Center of Excellence The Mastercard Public Sector team partners globally to help governments create sustainable, inclusive, and efficient economies while achieving commercial success. Our market leaders are supported by a Global Centre of Excellence (CoE) specializing in Urban Mobility, Government Payments, SMEs, Tourism, and Cybersecurity. We are seeking a highly skilled and deeply experienced Cybersecurity Expert to join our team and work closely with various government agencies.

Role Overview :

As the Vice President, Global Cybersecurity Practice in the CoE, you will leverage your strong background in cyber defense and security, with proven experience in safeguarding critical infrastructure and sensitive information to support strategic markets in connecting Mastercard's services, solutions, knowledge and partners to help government clients achieve their goals.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct market analysis to identify opportunities based on a deep understanding of the government landscape, pain points, and opportunities. This may include direct and indirect (i.e. partners) opportunities.

Develop and implement comprehensive cybersecurity strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards, in response to government agencies.

Provide your expertise, focusing on winning opportunities to promote MA cyber solutions and knowledge for government clients using MA assets and partners (including but not limited to : RFI / P response, customer presentations, and convenings, etc.)

Work directly with local market teams to advise, develop and coordinate strategies (which may include but is not limited to maintaining a view of the opportunity pipeline, creating local narratives, supporting the development of materials, and measuring progress).

Establish partnerships with key internal stakeholders and business units.

Provide regular training sessions for global and regional sales teams to establish consistency and structure within the community of practice.

Activate innovation hubs and convenings as required.

Travel required.

All About You :

10+ years proven experience in government, specializing in Cybersecurity. This includes a deep understanding of the cybersecurity ecosystem, across multiple markets as well as proven experience in defense and security. Security Clearence is an asset.

Strong business judgment, problem-solving, and analytical skills. Sales experience is beneficial.

Independent self-starter, adaptable to ambiguity, and effective individually or in teams.

Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of influencing at various levels.

Executive-level presentation and communication skills. Highly organized and detail oriented.

Energetic, promotes teamwork, integration, and inclusion.

You have a history of establishing and delivering on key performance indicators, and for bringing innovative ideas to life.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment across multiple time zones and possess global experience. 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 Mastercards 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 Mastercards guidelines.

In line with Mastercards 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.

Pay Ranges

New York City, New York : $217,000 - $348,000 USD Arlington, Virginia : $208,000 - $334,000 USD Purchase, New York : $208,000 - $334,000 USD Washington, District of Columbia : $208,000 - $334,000 USD