Vice President, Technology Risk Governance

We work 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. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Overview

Technology Risk Management (TRM) is a key component of Mastercard's three lines of defence model, enabling first-line technology risk management through implementation of risk and control methodology and best practices, control advisement and monitoring, and assurance to external stakeholders (i.e., regulators and customers).

The Role

The Vice President, Technology Risk Governance is responsible for the development and integration of first-line Technology with enterprise-wide risk framework and related governance mechanisms.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the continued enhancement of existing technology risk framework including policies/standards, procedures, process, and governance in alignment with Three Lines of Defence transformation efforts

• Enable execution against defined framework requirements by the First and Second Lines of Defence

• Support First Line on technology metric development (i.e., KRIs) to ensure alignment and embedding of Mastercard’s Risk Appetite Framework

• Drive technology risk governance across the enterprise, demonstrating connectivity to markets, products, and services; cascade firm-wide risk governance principles and standards into underlying policies and processes

• Develop and implement a risk assessment service to drive technology risk and control owner accountability and support decision making

• Establish, maintain, and monitor reporting of material risk to relevant governance committees; manage team responsible for governance forums and senior management committees

• Deepen internal networks across the enterprise and within TRM – Controls Solutions & Monitoring, Stakeholder Assurance, and Tech Risk Engagement & Partnership – to ensure alignment across Three Lines of Defence and with external stakeholder guidance (i.e., regulators and customers)

All about you

• Relevant experience in risk management or closely related areas

• Strong experience in risk governance and frameworks, preferably in the banking and/or regulatory sector

• Problem solving skills, sound business judgment, and demonstrated result orientation

• Results-proven track record of exceeding goals and a bottom-line orientation

• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

• Risk mindset with ability to think outside the box and affect change across the organization

• Displays a leadership presence and ability to earn trust

• Collaborative and team-oriented work style

• Experience managing a global and diverse team

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

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.