The Core Payments Strategy & Execution team tackles critical strategic opportunities and challenges across Mastercard’s most foundational business. This role is suited for a senior risk leader with a passion for payments, innovation, and operating at enterprise scale. Mastercard powers an inclusive, digital economy that makes transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible for everyone, everywhere. Through secure data, trusted networks, and strong partnerships, we help individuals, businesses, financial institutions, and governments realize their greatest potential. Our Decency Quotient (DQ) shapes how we operate—guiding a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and integrity that enables better decisions, stronger innovation, and better outcomes. Role Description. The Director, Risk Management – Core Payments is a senior risk leader responsible for supporting the design, execution, and continuously strengthening the risk management framework supporting Mastercard’s Core Payments business. This role partners closely with business leadership and the second and third lines of defense to anticipate, mitigate, and remediate risk while enabling responsible growth. This position requires deep expertise in enterprise risk management, regulatory environments, and operational resilience, combined with strong leadership, execution discipline, and stakeholder influence. All About You - Proven experience leading enterprise risk management for a complex, global organization. - Strong understanding of regulatory requirements, compliance frameworks, and ongoing monitoring practices. - Deep expertise in risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and operational resilience. - Extensive knowledge of the payments industry and/or digital financial products. - Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and translate complex risk concepts into clear, actionable insights. - Highly collaborative, proactive, and effective in managing multiple priorities in a fast paced environment. - Trusted leader who fosters an inclusive, high performance culture aligned with the Mastercard Way. Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal 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. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonableaccommodation@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.