Mastercard

Financial Services

Director,RiskManagement

$163–269k Purchase, New York, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Director candidates.

The Brief

“Director, Risk Management at Mastercard. Skills: Risk Management, Operational Resilience, Payments Industry, Regulatory Compliance. Support design risk policies. Support implementation risk policies”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Root cause focused action plans

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years enterprise risk management, Deep expertise risk identification, Deep expertise risk assessment, Deep expertise risk mitigation, Deep expertise operational resilience, Extensive knowledge payments industry, Extensive knowledge digital financial products

Nice to Have

CFA charterholder preferred, CPA preferred, FRM preferred

What You'll Do.

Support design risk policies

Support implementation risk policies

Support enhancement risk policies

Support design risk standards

Support implementation risk standards

Support enhancement risk standards

Support design risk procedures

Support implementation risk procedures

Support enhancement risk procedures

Enable proactive risk management

Enable effective risk management

Identify emerging risks

Identify evolving risks

Identify systemic risks

Facilitate scenario analysis

Lead scenario analysis

Facilitate stress testing

Ensure appropriate controls

Establish controls ownership

Maintain controls management approach

Maintain issues management approach

Drive sustainable remediation

Act as liaison internal audits

Act as liaison regulatory interactions

Ensure timely closure audit findings

Ensure effective closure audit findings

Ensure sustainable closure audit findings

Ensure timely closure regulatory findings

Ensure effective closure regulatory findings

Ensure sustainable closure regulatory findings

Drive cross-functional initiatives

Remediate control gaps

Embed compliance operating processes

Participate governance forums

Advise risk implications new products

Advise risk implications changes

Advise risk implications strategic initiatives

Champion risk management best practices

Empower integration risk considerations

Integrate risk into product development

Integrate risk into change management

Integrate risk into strategic initiatives

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with business leadership; Partner with second line defense; Partner with third line defense; Cross-functional initiatives; Key governance forums

Communication Scope

Actionable insights; Clear insights

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** ### Director, Risk Management ### Overview: The Core Payments Strategy & Execution team tackles critical strategic opportunities and challenges across Mastercard’s most foundational business. This role is suited for a senior risk leader with a passion for payments, innovation, and operating at enterprise scale. Mastercard powers an inclusive, digital economy that makes transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible for everyone, everywhere. Through secure data, trusted networks, and strong partnerships, we help individuals, businesses, financial institutions, and governments realize their greatest potential. Our Decency Quotient (DQ) shapes how we operate—guiding a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and integrity that enables better decisions, stronger innovation, and better outcomes. Role Description: The Director, Risk Management – Core Payments is a senior risk leader responsible for supporting the design, execution, and continuously strengthening the risk management framework supporting Mastercard’s Core Payments business. This role partners closely with business leadership and the second and third lines of defense to anticipate, mitigate, and remediate risk while enabling responsible growth. This position requires deep expertise in enterprise risk management, regulatory environments, and operational resilience, combined with strong leadership, execution discipline, and stakeholder influence. Key Responsibilities: • Risk Strategy &

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