Senior Counsel - Blockchain & Digital Currencies

• Focus on legal support for the strategic development, and daily operations of Mastercard’s global Blockchain and Digital Currencies teams’ products and services
• Provide tactical and strategic legal support on products and solutions to advance Mastercard’s corporate objectives, including Mastercard’s blockchain and digital currencies strategy
• Advise on the governance aspects of Mastercard’s digital currency licenses, when granted, and act as primary liaison to the team that oversees the governance aspects of Mastercard’s regulated products
• Develop strong relationships with business, sales and senior management within the business units that you support
• Collaborate with product, technology, sales, franchise, marketing, communications, regulatory and others to develop and launch innovative products and solutions that differentiate Mastercard and meet our customers’ and cardholders’ rapidly changing needs
• Provide solutions-oriented guidance to and assist clients in managing and mitigating legal and commercial risks
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of laws and regulations affecting Mastercard’s digital currencies business
• Inform policy and regulatory positions related to Mastercard’s digital currencies products with internal and external stakeholders
• Advise clients through the product development cycle, from concept, to launch and commercialization, including, any, regulated products
• ensuring alignment and compliance of products and services with Mastercard’s policies, procedures and processes, where applicable, and with local and global regulations and laws
• covering a broad range of commercial and contractual matters, including product and marketing legal review, pilot agreements, and RFP support
• including drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of contracts, such as technology agreements, and customer and vendor agreements
• Work in close collaboration with external and internal specialists, including regulatory, data privacy and intellectual property counsel
• Provide training as appropriate to legal, franchise, sales and product colleagues
• Identify needed process improvements and efficiencies
• own and execute solutions to support Mastercard’s transformation strategy and streamline processes to increase ease of doing business
• Take responsibility for special projects while continuing to handle a steady stream of day-to-day matters
• Instruct and manage external counsel within agreed policy and budget.

• A qualified lawyer with a solid academic and training background, licensed to practice in the relevant jurisdiction in which the job is located
• An interest in the financial services industry, stablecoins, digital currency, crypto currency, and the use of public and private blockchains
• Experience working on products and solutions involving distributed ledger technology and advising on related legal issues
• Experience across a range of commercial and technology contracts and the ability to analyze and identify the core legal issues, skilled at explaining technical problems succinctly and clearly
• A working knowledge of data privacy and intellectual property issues and how they relate to emerging technology such as distributed ledger technology in both the private and public sector
• A fast learner who can gain rapid familiarity with complex products, services and legal frameworks and maintain knowledge of those changing products, services and legal frameworks
• Have a positive “can-do” attitude, be stress-resistant and ready to go the extra mile, and willing to take initiative
• Solutions-oriented with excellent time management, planning and organizational skills
• Able to work flexibly under pressure and with tight deadlines
• Strong drafting, writing, oral communication and negotiating skills, able to communicate your vision and roadmap effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building and partnering with the business
• Strong business acumen
• Language: Fluent English.

Knowledge of smart contracts, the regulatory landscape and legal and governance issues relating to crypto currency is desirable, but not essential.

• insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
• flexible spending account and health savings account
• paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
• 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
• 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