Mastercard

Financial Services

Counsel

A$175–250k ~AI est. St. Leonards, Australia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Counsel at Mastercard. Skills: Consumer products, Payments, Regulatory compliance, Contract law. Support commercial initiatives. Provide regulatory support”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Identify and balance risk; Make practical decisions; Make timely decisions; Make solution-oriented decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor of Laws or equivalent degree, Current Australian practicing certificate, Inhouse experience in a leading organisation or private practice, Proven track record in financial services, payments, regulatory compliance, contract negotiation and drafting, Experience covering multiple jurisdictions, Experience with multiple large projects, Experience with competing priorities

What You'll Do.

Support commercial initiatives

Provide regulatory support

Research changes in laws

Monitor changes in laws

Support product distribution

Review marketing materials

Provide strategic partnership advice

Drive innovation and growth

Support company secretarial matters

Advise compliance teams

Support compliance teams

Ensure regulatory compliance

Ensure licensing requirements

Advise on legal requirements

Advise on privacy law

Advise on trade practices

Advise on corporations law

Advise on companies law

Advise on anti-money laundering

Advise on counter-terrorism financing

Advise on product development

Advise on service development

Manage external counsel engagement

Advise on legislative developments

Provide commercial legal services

Provide timely legal services

Review distribution agreements

Negotiate distribution agreements

Review customer agreements

Negotiate customer agreements

Review agreements with third party issuers

Negotiate agreements with third party issuers

Review agreements with suppliers

Negotiate agreements with suppliers

Review agreements with vendors

Negotiate agreements with vendors

Review agreements with strategic alliance partners

Negotiate agreements with strategic alliance partners

Draft cardholder terms and conditions

Review cardholder terms and conditions

Draft marketing materials

Review marketing materials

Draft consumer-facing collateral

Review consumer-facing collateral

Draft Product Disclosure Statements

Review Product Disclosure Statements

Draft Financial Service Guides

Review Financial Service Guides

Review tender documents

Take appropriate courses of action

Provide legal information

Interpret legal information

Disseminate legal requirements

Advise on commercial projects

Assist on strategic projects

Assist on product development projects

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Legal team; Compliance teams; Regulatory affairs teams; Product teams; Sales teams; External counsel; Responsible management; Stakeholders; Business leaders; Other departments; Other stakeholders within Mastercard; Privacy team; IP team; Public Policy team; Litigation team; Anti-Trust team; Employment team; Global Consumer Solutions division

Communication Scope

Clear advice; Concise advice; Oral advice; Written advice

Full Job Description

**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** ### Counsel ### Who is Mastercard? Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. Mastercard’s Consumer Products & Processing division comprises a broad range of product led programs, including our consumer credit, debit, prepaid product and issuer solutions teams, our issuer processing and prepaid program management business lines. Overview As Legal Counsel – Consumer Products & Processing you will be a key member of the legal team supporting this division, with a particular focus on Mastercard Prepaid Management Services in the Asia Pacific region. Prepaid Management Services is a global prepaid card program services manager offering end-to-end program management services, including transaction processing, cardholder servicing, fraud monitoring, card and collateral design, card manufacture and card distribution. Prepaid card

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