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The Vice President, Governance, Risk & Compliance Controls is a senior leadership role responsible for designing, executing, and overseeing integrated governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) control frameworks to ensure Mastercard Transaction Services meets global regulatory, operational, and enterprise risk obligations. This role provides strategic direction and oversight of governance structures, risk frameworks, compliance controls, and reporting mechanisms across global markets, with particular emphasis on payments environments, including fiat and digital currency ecosystems, payment schemes, and clearing and settlement infrastructures.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead governance, risk, and compliance controls program for Mastercard Transaction Services, ensuring alignment with global regulatory expectations and Mastercard corporate governance frameworks
  • Design, implement, and continuously enhance governance and risk control frameworks covering financial crimes compliance across global payments businesses
  • Provide senior level oversight of compliance and risk controls supporting fiat currency payment schemes, digital payment platforms, and emerging digital asset and tokenized value propositions, ensuring safe, sound, and compliant operations
  • Serve as senior governance and controls lead for regulatory engagement with U.S. and international supervisory authorities, including central banks, payment regulators, and prudential supervisors
  • Oversee governance and controls related to regulatory change management, including implementation of new or evolving payments, and digital currency regulatory requirements across jurisdictions
  • Ensure continuous regulatory exam, audit, and supervisory readiness through robust governance documentation, control testing, issue management, and management reporting
  • Partner with product, technology, and business leaders to embed governance, risk, and compliance controls into new products, payment schemes, digital currency initiatives, and global market expansions
  • Provide thought leadership on governance and risk trends affecting payments, and digital currency ecosystems, influencing strategic decision making at the executive level

Requirements:

  • Experience in governance, risk management, compliance, or audit within global banking, payments, or other highly regulated financial services environments
  • Demonstrated expertise in designing and operating GRC control frameworks, including regulatory compliance controls, risk assessments, issue management, and governance reporting in complex global organizations
  • Strong knowledge of global regulatory expectations impacting payments, including payment schemes, operational resilience, third party risk, data governance, and financial crime risk
  • Experience covering both fiat currency payment systems and digital payment or digital currency models, including regulated digital assets or tokenized value where applicable
  • Proven ability to lead senior level stakeholder engagement and communicate effectively with regulators, executive leadership, and Boards

Nice to have:

  • Direct experience engaging with U.S. and international financial market regulators
  • Background in global payments networks, financial institutions, clearing and settlement systems, or regulated financial technology platforms
  • Experience supporting governance and controls for digital payment innovation, digital currencies, or next generation payment schemes
  • Advanced degree or relevant professional certifications (e.g., CRCM, CCEP, CAMS, FRM)

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Job Posted:
April 27, 2026

Expiration:
June 06, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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