Description
Mastercard is looking for an experienced privacy lawyer to support its evolving digital assets ecosystem from a privacy and data protection standpoint.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to think and act both strategically and tactically with respect to the needs of tech-focused business clients and their objectives while ensuring that the corporation remains compliant with privacy, cyber, and data-related laws and regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze payment, digital asset, blockchain, stablecoin, fraud, and related technology solutions in light of privacy and data protection requirements
- Provide day-to-day support to business teams supporting digital assets, crypto payments, stablecoins, fraud, cross-border payments, and other emerging payment initiatives
- Support the integration and ongoing operation of BVNK and related acquired or strategic businesses
- Support the development and implementation of U.S. privacy compliance measures
- Increase awareness among business clients, global privacy and legal teams regarding privacy and cyber security pertaining to payment, digital asset, blockchain, stablecoin, fraud, and related technology solutions
- Monitor regulatory and legislative developments pertaining to crypto payments, stablecoins, blockchain technology, cross-border payments, embedded finance, identity verification, GLBA, DOJ bulk data transfer rules
- Develop contract structures that address privacy and data protection requirements
- Identify opportunities to improve privacy processes, controls, and governance for emerging payment and digital asset products
Requirements:
- Law degree required
- Solid expertise in and track record dealing with privacy law
- Experience advising on privacy or data protection issues involving financial services, fintech, digital asset products, stablecoins or other digital currencies, and the use of public and private blockchains is preferred
- Experience advising on U.S. privacy, financial privacy, or data security requirements, including GLBA, is preferred
- Familiarity with financial services industry and payment processing
- Ability to gain rapid familiarity with complex products, services, and legal frameworks
- Superior time management, planning, and organizational skills
- Strong analytical, writing, and speaking skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building and partnering
- Strong business acumen
- Fluent English