Senior Counsel

Overview

Senior Counsel US Market. Mastercard is seeking an experienced attorney to provide comprehensive, end-to-end, strategic support to the U.S. business based in Purchase, NY. This role will support U.S. Markets and the marketing teams. The U.S. markets team builds relationships within the issuer, merchant and processor community to expand acceptance and drive revenue and supports our co-brand, commercial and public sector customers as well as our acquirers and processors. The IMC team builds relationships with various properties and to increase awareness of Mastercard brand and the team also works to establish relationships with individual ambassadors and influencers.

Role

The Senior Counsel will be an integral member of the highly skilled Americas Region legal team, supporting the largest region at Mastercard, including learning about the Mastercard products and services.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a day-to-day advisor for our sales clients by partnering with the business and legal specialists to deliver on strategy, including expanding Mastercard issuance and acceptance and securing Mastercard share with issuers, processors, merchants, acquirers, and prepaid program managers.
• Structure, draft, and negotiate vendor and talent contracts, sports and entertainment sponsorship agreements as well as content and technology licensing agreements.
• Collaborate with internal subject matter experts to better understand and advise holistically on our products and relevant intellectual property, compliance and privacy issues.
• Work cross-functionally across issuer, merchant, product and services business lines to provide holistic support to the region.
• Autonomously structure, draft, review and negotiate complex customer and product agreements, including identifying legal and business risks and recommending solutions.
• Partner with US compliance, privacy and IP leads to ensure products, services and sponsorship agreements comply with corporate policies.
• Identify needed process improvements and efficiencies; own and execute solutions to support transformation strategy and drive streamlined processes to increase ease of doing business.
• Work closely with business teams on ideation, strategy and execution of charitable and other promotions and advertising, and counsel clients on complex marketing program constructs.
• Assist with the creation of training materials and guides for business clients.

Experience and Skills

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with inherent risk. Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must :

Compensation and Benefits

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy, 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 based on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full-time (and certain part-time) employees generally include : medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance; flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts; 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); 10 annual U.S. observed holidays; 401(k) with company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site facilities; tuition reimbursement; and additional benefits.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York : $187,000 - $300,000 USD

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