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Title and Summary

Senior Counsel, Regulatory EEMEA

Overview

MasterCard’s Global Regulatory team is responsible for liaising with key regulators and law enforcement officials for the purpose of preventing or minimizing the impact of adverse regulations on the company’s profitability and growth potential. This position will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory for Eastern Europe and Middle East Africa (“EEMEA”) based in Johannesburg.
This position is part of the Global Regulatory team from a functional perspective and EEMEA regulatory team from a regional perspective.
Role

The Senior Counsel, Regulatory Middle East and Africa role will assist in managing various regulatory matters arising in the Eastern Europe and Middle East Africa (EEMEA) region of Mastercard. This individual will:
•\tSupport the development and execution of regulatory strategy in the region
•\tProactively engage with central banks across the region to advance Mastercard’s business strategy across markets
•\tEngage on the timely submission of regulatory filings/submission and develop responses to requests in accordance with internal processes and procedures
•\tGuide the organization by providing regulatory advice on various matters arising at the individual country level as well as the region level
•\tParticipate in multi dimensional projects across business units/regions, successfully navigating throughout the organization by partnering effectively with individuals from other departments and delivering results
•\tParticipate in the defense of the company in proceedings or quasi- proceedings with regulators in the region
•\tEvaluating and identifying EEMEA and country level regulatory risk and support the teams with assessing and implementing controls to mitigate risks
•\tWork in close collaboration with the EEMEA Government Affairs, Data Privacy and Region Counsel teams
•\tCollaborate with the global regulatory teams on key regulatory developments


All About You

•\tLLB or JD from an established and reputable law school
•\tFluency in English, Arabic (written and spoken) is a requirement. Ukrainian will be an added advantage
•\tExcellent written and oral communication skills a must.
•\tExperience in a regulatory position in a corporation, association or government context and/or as a regulatory attorney in a law firm (preferably in the payments industry, banking or financial services sector)
•\tKnowledge of financial and/or payments systems and services regulations
•\tExperience in applying for regulatory licenses
•\tProven success in navigating multi-national organizations and operating effectively within a diverse multicultural organization
•\tMust demonstrate a proactive, time sensitive, results driven approach in carrying out all duties, obligations and responsibilities

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.