Description
The Vice President, Cybersecurity Strategy and Engagement will serve as a senior strategic leader to help set direction, prioritize efforts, and drive execution across Mastercard's global government cybersecurity engagement portfolio.
This individual will act as a close collaborator and thought partner to the SVP, Cybersecurity Partnership and Engagement, owning critical workstreams, building out a global strategy for government engagement, representing Mastercard with senior government and institutional counterparts, and ensuring that the organization's engagement activities are coherent, well-sequenced, and impactful.
Responsibilities:
- Partner closely with the SVP to develop and execute Mastercard's global government cybersecurity engagement strategy, ensuring efforts are aligned across geographies, institutions, and internal stakeholders.
- Help lead the design, structure, and ongoing operation of senior-level government engagement mechanisms, including advisory councils, working groups, and executive roundtables.
- Support the operation and continued development of Mastercard's Global Security Advisory Council (GSAC), including member engagement, meeting preparation, follow-through on Council priorities, and coordination with GSAC leadership and internal stakeholders.
- Identify, prioritize, and advance opportunities for Mastercard to engage with key government and institutional counterparts, including national cybersecurity agencies, critical infrastructure bodies, and multilateral organizations.
- Serve as a senior representative of the function in external meetings, conferences, and engagements, projecting authority and credibility on behalf of Mastercard's cybersecurity mission.
- Coordinate internally across Security Solutions, product, sales, legal, and communications teams to ensure government engagement strategies are well-supported and commercially informed.
- Track the global policy and threat intelligence landscape to identify emerging opportunities and risks relevant to Mastercard's government engagement priorities.
- Support the development of briefing materials, executive communications, and strategic documents that position Mastercard as a thought leader and trusted partner in cybersecurity.
- Help manage and develop the broader Cybersecurity Partnership & Engagement team, contributing to organizational effectiveness and culture.
Requirements:
- Extensive years of experience in cybersecurity, national security, or government affairs , with demonstrated experience engaging with senior government or institutional stakeholders.
- Deep familiarity with the global cybersecurity policy and threat intelligence landscape, including critical infrastructure protection, international cyber norms, and the evolving role of the private sector.
- Proven ability to operate strategically and execute operationally, comfortable both setting direction and driving results.
- Strong executive presence and communication skills; experience representing organizations at senior levels in government, industry, and multilateral forums.
- Experience working across complex, matrixed organizations and building alignment among diverse stakeholders.
- Prior experience in cybersecurity, international engagement, financial services, critical infrastructure, and/or technology sectors preferred.
- Government service, intelligence community, or national security background highly valued.
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in international affairs, cybersecurity, public policy, or a related field preferred.
What Success Looks Like: This individual will develop a global cybersecurity engagement strategy for Mastercard, including the prioritization of government engagement opportunities and key partnership engagements. The individual will establish strong internal and external relationships – and will ensure Mastercard’s government cybersecurity engagement function operates with increasing coherence, efficiency, and impact, and that Mastercard is consistently seen as a trusted partner, strategic advisor, and leading voice by governments around the world.
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 and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
- 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