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About the Role
Mastercard's Digital Assets Product team is seeking a Vice President (VP), Risk Champion to serve as a First Line of Defense (1LoD) risk leader across its expanding suite of digital asset offerings. This critical role ensures Mastercard's Digital Assets portfolio scales safely, responsibly, and in alignment with enterprise standards, enabling sustainable growth in a strategic and rapidly evolving area. The position is embedded within the business, integrating risk management into product strategy, commercialization, and operations, and acting as a bridge between the Digital Assets product organization and Second Line of Defense (2LoD) partners.
Responsibilities
- Drive the integration of the 1LoD risk framework across all Digital Assets product offerings and market expansion initiatives.
- Embed risk management into business strategy, product development, commercialization, and operational processes.
- Ensure risk considerations are incorporated into resource allocation, prioritization, and decision-making.
- Ensure all Digital Assets activities operate within Mastercard's enterprise risk appetite.
- Balance growth and innovation objectives with appropriate risk controls and governance.
- Provide guidance to product and regional leaders on acceptable risk thresholds and trade-offs.
- Oversee and conduct the execution of risk assessments across the Digital Assets portfolio with cross-functional partners.
- Ensure consistency and completeness across product lines and geographies.
- Ensure material risks, issues, and mitigation plans are reviewed in Business Risk Control Committees (BRCC) or relevant entity-level committees.
- Ensure material risks, issues, and mitigation plans are escalated appropriately to the Executive Risk Committee (ERC).
- Represent Digital Assets in key risk governance forums and influence decision-making.
- Serve as primary liaison between the Digital Assets business and Risk Management, Compliance, Legal / Regulatory, Treasury, and CRM.
- Coordinate risk-related deliverables and program execution across Operations, CRM, MTS, and regional teams.
- Facilitate alignment on risk controls, regulatory requirements, and market entry strategies.
- Partner with Digital Assets leadership to enable responsible market expansion and product scaling.
- Provide risk-informed guidance on new product launches, regulatory readiness in new markets, and emerging risks in digital assets (e.g., crypto, tokenization, network risks).
Requirements
- Strong background in strategy, operations, or product management.
- Working knowledge of risk management frameworks and regulatory environments.
- Experience in digital assets, fintech, payments, or emerging technology domains strongly preferred.
- Understanding of enterprise risk management (ERM), operational risk, and regulatory compliance.
- Ability to navigate and influence within a 3 Lines of Defense model.
- Demonstrated ability to operate with a "seat at the table" and influence senior stakeholders.
- Ability to connect risk management to business growth and innovation.
- Proven ability to drive alignment across diverse global teams.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to clearly articulate risk priorities to business leadership and senior executives.
- Exercises sound judgment in balancing risk, compliance, and commercial objectives.
- 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.
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
Skills
- Digital Assets
- Fintech
- Payments
- Emerging Technology
- Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
- Operational Risk
- Regulatory Compliance
- 3 Lines of Defense Model
- Executive Influence
- Strategic Thinking
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Communication
- Decision-Making
Location
- New York City, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Vice President
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- $227,000 - $374,000 USD
Benefits
- 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
- 5 personal days
- 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
About the Company
- Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide.
- Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- We hire the most qualified candidate for the role.
- In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.