Counsel, Security Solutions

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, Security Solutions Overview:
Mastercard is looking for an energized commercial/technology attorney to join its dynamic legal team to serve as a legal partner for the recent acquisition, Recorded Future, which will be organized within the Services vertical, within Security Solutions at MA.
Mastercard's Security Solutions team provides strategic and cutting edge safety, security, identity, fraud and now, threat intelligence solutions to Mastercard's customers and cardholders.
This innovative team helps develop the next generation of Mastercard product solutions with respect to authentication, artificial intelligence, behavioral biometrics, cybersecurity, contactless transactions, and the internet-of-things.
Under the direction of the Senior Managing Counsel, Recorded Future, Integration Product Lead, this position will provide the legal and general support for the global commercialization of the Recorded Future products and services and its functionalities in the United States for both government and commercial customers; either within the MA payment ecosystem and beyond, to Recorded Future's diverse customer base.
This position will be based in Purchase, St. Louis or Miami and requires experience with government/commercial contracting product development and sales as well as regulatory, privacy and product development innovation.
Role:
Provide solution-oriented counsel in support of the commercialization and sales efforts of the regional and Recorded Future and Security Solutions product and sales teams.
Assist the broader Security Solutions legal team by closely monitoring and staying tuned with SS's global and regional strategy and direction, connecting the dots and understanding big picture and helping to guide the rest of the legal team to support the business accordingly and assisting in keeping the legal team proactive and ahead.
Advise on government/commercial legal, regulatory, reputational, and liability matters for new and existing products under an agile product development environment.
Provide subject matter expertise with respect to cybersecurity laws and product development related to Recorded Future BAU product sales as well as MA product/ sales synergies.
Research on local law, in particular related to government cyber sales, conduct jurisdictional reviews, and collaborate with subject matter experts on data privacy, cryptocurrency, regulatory, IP, and other issues.
Structure, draft, and negotiate complex commercial, services, partnership and license agreements.
Leadership and liaison roles in aligning and collaborating across various business and legal teams.
Collaborate with team members on product development and go-to-market implementation.
Strategic partner and trusted advisor to a demanding business unit; High level of interaction with business clients.
Support sales and execution initiatives globally.
All About You:
Solid corporate transactional training and experience minimum of five to seven years, (preferably from a highly reputable law firm);
Must have strong drafting and negotiations skills with the ability to manage complex issues and deal structure.
Ability to operate in an agile and less than full information environment and ability to make quick but calculated decisions while managing risk effectively.
Must be pragmatic, solutions-oriented, business-friendly, creative, nimble, thought provoker, and an advocate for the business.
Must have leadership skills in bringing different perspectives together and work through competing priorities.
Must be able to work independently and collaboratively, but also take direction from manager and other team members, as appropriate.
Must multi-task effectively in an extremely fast-paced team environment with short turnaround times.
Must have strong communication skills to interact with clients and colleagues.
Must be a team player and willing to take on responsibilities and roles that support the team, region, department and the company.
Must be interested in significant contact with the business clients on a daily basis.
A Juris Doctorate degree and admitted to bar and in good standing.
Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder may be required to undertake additional duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the SS business.
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Pay Ranges
O'Fallon, Missouri: $131,000 - $210,000
Purchase, New York: $151,000 - $241,000
Miami, Florida: $131,000 - $210,000 Mastercard is an inclusive equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $131,000 - $210,000 USD Miami, Florida: $131,000 - $210,000 USD Purchase, New York: $151,000 - $242,000 USD