Mastercard
Financial Services
LegalCounsel
“Legal Counsel at Mastercard. Skills: Open Finance, Developer Experience, Commercial Contracts, Regulatory Risk. Provide comprehensive legal support. Ensure products comply with policies”
Industry & Context.
Analytical
Some travel required, Support other time zones
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Qualified Lawyer with academic background, 2-5 years PQE, Ability to identify core legal issues, Prior experience with commercial contracting, Prior experience with technology regulation, Prior experience with financial regulation, Ability to identify regulatory issues, Ability to identify data privacy issues, Ability to identify intellectual property issues, Drafting skills, Writing skills, Oral communication skills, Negotiating skills, Customer-focused, Willingness to learn, Build working relationships, Can-do attitude, Able to drive delivery against objectives, Excellent organisational skills, Attention to detail
Nice to Have
Prior experience supporting new product development, Interested in financial services, Interested in payment technologies
What You'll Do.
Provide comprehensive legal support
Ensure products comply with policies
Ensure products comply with laws
Ensure products comply with regulations
Ensure products comply with industry standards
Draft commercial agreements
Review commercial agreements
Negotiate commercial agreements
Manage commercial agreements
Handle disputes with third-party suppliers
Advise on disputes with third-party suppliers
Handle disputes with clients
Advise on disputes with clients
Build relationships with internal stakeholders
Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders
Work with Franchise counsel
Work with regulatory counsel
Work with data privacy counsel
Work with intellectual property counsel
Work with compliance teams
Provide strategic legal advice
Provide strategic legal support
Instruct external legal advisors
Manage external legal advisors
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Internal stakeholders; Specialist counsel teams; Compliance teams
Communication Scope
Oral communication; Writing skills
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