Senior Managing Counsel, Privacy, AI & Data Responsibility

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 Senior Managing Counsel, Privacy, AI & Data Responsibility Our Purpose We work 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. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team, one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. Overview Mastercard’s Commercial and New Payment Flows (CNPF) privacy, regulatory, and technology team supports the businesses building the next generation of payment rails and solutions, including Commercial Payments, Global SME Solutions, Transfer Solutions, and Digital Assets. These businesses span B2B and cross-border payments, account-to-account money movement, regulated money transmission, and stablecoin and digital asset businesses, including recently acquired entities. We are seeking a VP, Senior Managing Counsel, Privacy, AI & Data Responsibility to serve as the global privacy and AI legal lead for CNPF. Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Privacy, Regulatory & Technology – CNPF, the role leads a global team of privacy counsel and is accountable for end-to-end privacy, data protection, and AI legal support across the CNPF portfolio. The ideal candidate is a seasoned privacy and AI lawyer and people leader who enables innovation at speed while keeping Mastercard compliant with privacy, AI, and data-related laws worldwide and aligned with Mastercard’s Privacy by Design and AI governance principles. Role The VP, Senior Managing Counsel will set the privacy and AI legal strategy for CNPF, act as the senior advisor to CNPF business and product leadership on privacy and AI matters, and build a high-performing, globally distributed team. The role requires the ability to think and act both strategically and tactically, translate complex legal requirements into practical product and operating solutions, and partner closely with the global and regional Privacy, Regulatory, and Technology team, Compliance, Security, and Data & Engineering teams. Core Responsibilities Leadership and strategy • Lead, develop, and manage a team of global privacy counsel across multiple jurisdictions, guiding business strategy, establishing priorities, coaching team members, and ensuring consistent, high-quality privacy support for CNPF businesses globally. • Define and execute the CNPF privacy and AI legal strategy, aligned with Mastercard’s enterprise Privacy, AI & Data Responsibility programs and CNPF business objectives. • Serve as a trusted advisor to CNPF executives, product leaders, and law department leadership, escalating material risks and recommending pragmatic solutions aligned to defined risk appetite. • Represent CNPF in enterprise privacy and AI governance forums and drive consistency of positions across businesses and regions. Privacy and data protection • Oversee Privacy by Design reviews, data protection impact assessments, and