Director, Mergers and Acquisitions

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, Mergers and Acquisitions Our Team The GBSC Mergers & Acquisitions Center of Excellence supports the integration of acquired businesses into Mastercard and GBSC processes and platforms through a consistent governance and engagement model. The team provides integration strategy and execution, program governance, project management, risk management, executive reporting, process standardization and integration playbooks. The team partners across Finance and GBSC functions to bring earlier visibility to acquisition requirements, establish repeatable integration approaches, identify risks and dependencies, and support acquired businesses through integration and stabilization. The Opportunity The Director, GBSC M&A Strategy & Execution will lead the translation of M&A strategy into coordinated execution across GBSC for acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic transactions. This role will operate at the intersection of deal strategy, integration planning and GBSC operations, establishing the structure required to move complex transactions from diligence and pre-close planning through Day 1 readiness, integration, stabilization and transition to business-as-usual operations. The Director will partner with M&A leadership, GBSC functional leaders, Finance, People & Capability, Legal, Technology and other stakeholders to establish integration strategies, clarify ownership and dependencies, surface risks and decisions, and enable scalable execution across multiple concurrent transactions. The Role M&A Strategy & Planning Translate transaction objectives and integration principles into actionable GBSC integration strategies, roadmaps, milestones and execution plans. Lead GBSC assessment and scoping for new transactions, identifying impacted capabilities, processes, systems, resources, dependencies and operational risks. Partner with deal and functional leaders to determine appropriate integration approaches based on transaction structure, business requirements, timing and risk. Establish clear success criteria, guiding principles, decision points and transition expectations for each transaction. Connect lessons across the M&A portfolio so that individual deal decisions strengthen the broader GBSC integration model. Integration Execution Drive cross-functional execution across GBSC workstreams from pre-close planning through Day 1, integration and stabilization. Establish clear ownership, milestones, interdependencies, escalation paths and decision requirements across workstreams. Monitor execution against integration plans and proactively identify risks, constraints and cross-functional dependencies that could affect transaction readiness or business continuity. Facilitate resolution of issues requiring coordination across multiple functions, ensuring the accountable business owner retains decision ownership. Ensure integration plans appropriately address operational readiness, process transition and handoff to BAU teams. Governance & Executive Decision Support Establish disciplined governance for GBSC M&A execution, including appropriate operating rhythms, decision forums, milestones and escalation mechanisms. Provide concise executive reporting that translates program detail into business impact, ma