Mastercard

Senior Managing Counsel, Regulatory

New York City, New York, USA · Senior · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$250k-$400kDetected 7 hours ago

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About the role

Serve as the senior regulatory liaison to business, product, and functional leaders for digital asset initiatives.
Oversee licensing strategy and execution across applicable frameworks, including NYDFS BitLicense, state money transmitter licenses, EU MiCA, and analogous regimes in other jurisdictions.
Provide regulatory advice on product development and commercial transactions.

Responsibilities

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.
The Global Regulatory team is looking for a Senior Managing Counsel, Regulatory to serve as the lead regulatory counsel for Mastercard's digital assets initiatives globally and oversee the Regulatory workstreams of digital assets M&A integration.
Develop and execute the global regulatory strategy for Mastercard's digital assets businesses, including engagement, advocacy, and positioning with regulators across the US, EU, UK, APAC, and other priority markets.
Lead a global team of regulatory counsel and regulatory compliance professionals supporting digital asset products and entities, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and team development.
Manage external counsel across multiple jurisdictions; synthesize and translate complex multi-jurisdictional advice into executable guidance for the business.
Identify and manage regulatory change, partnering with product, engineering, and compliance owners to develop creative solutions that meet new requirements without compromising commercial objectives.
Maintain deep industry knowledge of digital asset regulation, market structure developments, and supervisory priorities, and represent Mastercard in industry working groups and trade association forums.
Dynamic leader with experience building and managing a global team, managing executive stakeholders, and gaining buy-in for enabling strategy.

Requirements

Deep working knowledge of the BSA, FinCEN guidance applicable to convertible virtual currencies, the Travel Rule, OFAC sanctions, and state money transmission frameworks as applied to digital asset activity.
Experience managing regulatory examinations and supervisory engagements with US and non-US regulators is a must.
Strong analytic capabilities and excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to translate complex regulatory and technical concepts for executive audiences.

Nice to have

Demonstrated experience leading licensing and supervisory matters under at least one of NYDFS BitLicense, MiCA, MAS PSA, or UK FCA cryptoasset registration
broad familiarity across multiple regimes strongly preferred.

Compensation

$250,000 - $400,000 USD
$239,000 - $383,000 USD

Company info

Substantial experience advising on digital asset regulation at a financial institution, virtual asset service provider, payments company, or top-tier law firm.
Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper.
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry.
Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company.
With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

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