Full-time · Associate
Mastercard Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Our Purpose
We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.
Job Title
Senior Counsel
The Global Privacy & Data Protection team at Mastercard ensures that privacy and data protection is integrated in Mastercard’s product design and business processes that collect, use, disclose or retain personal data about our customers, consumers, merchants and employees.
The Senior Counsel, Privacy & Data Protection will be part of the Global Privacy & Data Protection team, and will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the privacy and data protection program within Mastercard and its subsidiaries in the MEA region. The role will also provide day-to-day privacy support to business teams in Mastercard including processing, rewards and loyalty solutions, marketing, and digital platforms. The role will also involve reviewing and advising on data-related laws.
The position will be based in Dubai, UAE, and will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Privacy & Data Protection.
The Ideal Candidate Will Be Able To Think And Act Strategically And Tactically With Respect To The Needs And Objectives Of The Business Clients While Managing Risk Appropriately And Ensuring The Corporation Remains Compliant With Law, Including
- Engaging with business teams in their development of processing, rewards and loyalty, marketing and digital products and solutions, utilizing a privacy-by-design methodology
- Analyzing new and existing business initiatives that collect, store, analyze, manage, and transfer personal information with the aim of identifying relevant privacy and data usage issues and the relevant process and infrastructure requirements to ensure compliance of such initiatives with applicable privacy and data protection laws in the MEA region and to ensure consistency with Mastercard’s global policies and standards
- Developing and implementing processes and controls that address applicable privacy and data protection requirements for the MEA region including: access to data, managing privacy and data protection policies and notices, preparing and filing local regulatory registrations, and managing cardholder and government requests for data
- Reviewing data-related laws (new laws and changes to laws), and providing useful advice to business teams on the potential impact of these laws
- Supporting privacy and data protection due diligence and integration for M&A projects
- Increasing awareness among business clients and regional counsel colleagues regarding privacy and data protection laws in MEA through training and other initiatives.
- Supporting region business counsel with the review and negotiation of applicable privacy and data protection language in agreements with affiliates, vendors, and customers.
- Ensuring all activities comply with applicable privacy and data protection laws.
- Juris Doctor (or international equivalent) required
- Licensed to practice in one or more countries
- solid and proven privacy and data protection related experience required
- solid legal experience in direct marketing, financial service or interactive technology
- Understanding and track record of dealing with data protection laws and requirements for the protection and transfer of data in the MEA region
- Familiarity with financial services industry and payment processing
- Strong analytic capabilities and an ability to work on complex regulatory and business problems. Attention to detail is a must
- Capability and eagerness to dive-deep into the technology, and work with product and operations and technology teams when applying privacy principles
- Superior time management, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to excel at multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building and partnering. Must work well in both team and individual settings
- Solid English language skills.
Due to COVID-19, most of our employees are working from home. We’ve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by phone or video and are onboarding new hires remotely. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we’re all in this together.
Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment 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.
If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application 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.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All Activities Involving Access To Mastercard Assets, Information, And Networks Comes With An Inherent Risk To The Organization And Therefore, It Is Expected That The Successful Candidate For This Position Must
Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security.
- 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, and
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
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