Director, Global Pricing & Interchange - Regulatory - Mastercard : Job Details

Our Purpose

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.

Title and Summary

Director, Global Pricing & Interchange - Regulatory Overview

The Global Pricing and Interchange (P&IC) team:

• Partners across regions and global business units to execute changes in economics aligned to product- and market-led strategy under a consistent strategic framework.
• Leads the execution of initiatives whose complexity and scope require a global view and coordination.
• Advocates and drives revenue optimization, simplicity, enhanced customer and employee experience, and adherence to principles.
• Supports legal & public policy teams on responses to external parties related to interchange and pricing.
• The team has a privileged position with visibility into impactful initiatives across the organization, providing members the ability to influence and enrich many commercial conversations through innovative and strategic thinking.

Role:

• Effectively manage and prioritize execution of a portfolio of key transformational initiatives.
• Successfully drive initiatives from ideation to creation, regional syndication, and execution.
• Identify and develop creative solutions, with a strong analytical and fact-based foundation, and lead teams toward its implementation.
• Manage pipeline of competitive intelligence/market research and corresponding third-party engagements.
• Support external facing teams (e.g., commercial, public policy, regulatory) in value advocacy efforts, including creation of pricing for value and pro-competitive narratives.
• Lead and support responses to regulators on interchange and pricing by coordinating internal subject matter experts.
• Develop standard responses and partner with legal/regulatory to maintain a database of response documents, external research, and narratives.
• Develop, socialize, and align with senior management a response strategy/playbook for external engagement.
• Develop, manage, and field external studies supporting value quantification and external engagement.
• Partner and liaise with stakeholders across the organization to advance projects.
• Communicate progress effectively to peers and management.

All About You:

• Experience with regulatory engagement on payments, interchange, and pricing.
• Applying financial and business management principles, theories, and concepts.
• Financial modeling experience (e.g., P&L projections, Cost-benefit, ROI).
• Strategic thinker with attention to detail and execution capability.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to build alignment without direct authority.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-managed, self-driven, with proactive needs anticipation.
• Ability to turn data into meaningful insights and present concisely for senior management.
• Ability to lead through influence and thrive in challenges.
• Effective interaction across functions, geographies, and levels.
• Advanced PC skills including Microsoft Office, data mining, Python, Power BI, Tableau, etc.
• Excellent project management skills for handling multiple projects.
• Discretion handling confidential information.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA highly desirable.

Mastercard is an inclusive, merit-based employer that considers all qualified applicants without discrimination. For accommodations during the application process, contact [email protected].

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks involve inherent risks. Employees must:

• Abide by security policies and practices;
• Ensure confidentiality and integrity of accessed information;
• Report suspected violations or breaches;
• Complete mandatory security trainings.

Regarding compensation, the role offers a competitive base salary, possible bonuses or commissions, and comprehensive benefits including insurance, paid leaves, 401k, and others, depending on location and role specifics.

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