Description
As Senior Counsel, Employment Law for Mastercard, you will be part of a dynamic and fast-moving culture that has decency at its core and is highly motivated to connect and power an inclusive digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible.
You will serve as a trusted U.S. employment law expert with a global mindset who provides sound, timely, compliant, and practical legal advice that is tailored for Mastercard. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing US employment law support for the integration of Recorded Future, a recent cybersecurity acquisition with a global footprint, and coordinating with Region Counsel in connection with the integration.
- Offering thoughtful legal advice and counsel on individual employee matters and cross-functional, company-wide programs, projects, and initiatives.
- Counseling on an array of people matters such as: recruiting and hiring, talent acquisition and development; EEO matters; community and belonging; reasonable accommodations; leave management; contingent workforce; global mobility/immigration; performance/discipline management; wage-hour; benefits and compensation; terminations/job restructurings/reductions in force; separation negotiations and agreements; restrictive covenants; and compliance, including reporting obligations.
- Defending the company and providing strategic direction on attorney demand letters, internal legal investigations, agency charges/complaints, litigation, regulatory inquiries and proceedings; partnering closely with and managing outside counsel.
- Negotiating and drafting complex employment contracts, offers of employment, agreements, and other employment documents.
- Advising on P&C policies and procedures for alignment with local law and company philosophies and objectives.
- Monitoring relevant employment law and regulatory developments in order to help P&C develop responsive strategies for the Company’s compliance obligations.
- Supporting and advancing the Global Employment Law team’s ability to scale and efficiently deliver high-quality legal advice, learnings, and solutions for U.S. and global audiences through user-friendly tools, templates, and other resources.
- Assisting P&C with developing employee training.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A J.D. from an accredited law school; member in good standing of the New York Bar.
- Solid employment law experience. Corporate in-house experience and some global exposure preferred, particularly in the context of integrating a global business.
- Flexible, proactive, team-oriented player who will identify, take on, and champion new and unfamiliar subject matters with an eye toward making lasting positive impact.
- Strong ability to view and analyze issues through a multi-dimensional lens, think proactively and strategically with a solution-oriented mindset, and prioritize what things get done and how.
- Ability to effectively partner with a variety of internal P&C and other stakeholders at multiple levels and across a highly-matrixed global organization.
In terms of benefits, Mastercard offers a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The benefits package includes insurance, flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves, 401k with a best-in-class company match, and many more.