Vice President, Legal Compliance, EEMEA
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About the Role
Mastercard seeks a Vice President, Legal Compliance for the EEMEA region to lead and sustain the Anti Corruption and regional compliance program. The role involves advising senior leadership, overseeing due diligence, developing training, and managing compliance risks.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the EEMEA Anti Corruption compliance program, aligning regional execution with global strategy and applying a risk based approach to business activities
- Serve as the primary compliance advisor to EEMEA regional leadership, promoting a strong culture of ethics and compliance
- Provide practical, timely compliance guidance on Anti Corruption, Code of Conduct, Conflicts of Interest, and related policies
- Provide advice on compliance risks associated with new markets, customers, products, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic initiatives
- Oversee regional due diligence, approvals, and ongoing monitoring for high risk third parties, government related partners, resellers, suppliers, lobbyists, and external advisors
- Lead regional oversight of hospitality, sponsorships, charitable contributions, connected candidate reviews, and state owned entity engagements
- Develop and deliver risk based regional compliance training and targeted communications
- Participate in enterprise and regional risk assessments and compliance reviews
- Prepare and deliver regular compliance reporting to regional leadership and senior management
Requirements
- Seasoned compliance or legal professional with strong leadership presence and sound judgment
- Proven ability to influence and partner with senior leaders and cross functional stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to balance risk management and business objectives
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and credibly
- Comfortable operating independently in a fast paced, matrixed, multinational environment
- Experience in compliance within a multinational public company strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience with anti corruption program design, implementation, and oversight, including familiarity with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act and local anti corruption laws
- Bachelor's degree required, JD or equivalent Law Degree preferred, MBA or CPA certification desired
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Overview
- The EEMEA Compliance Lead is responsible for leading, strengthening, and sustaining Mastercard’s Anti Corruption and regional compliance program across the Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa (EEMEA) Region.
- Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President, Anti Corruption and Regional Compliance, this role serves as the primary regional compliance leader and advisor to the business, supporting ethical growth while managing regulatory, reputational, and operational risk.
Role
- Lead the EEMEA Anti Corruption compliance program, aligning regional execution with global strategy and applying a risk based approach to business activities.
- Serve as the primary compliance advisor to EEMEA regional leadership, promoting a strong culture of ethics and compliance. Collaborate and lead, as needed, global Anti Corruption projects.
- Provide practical, timely compliance guidance on Anti Corruption, Code of Conduct, Conflicts of Interest, and related policies to support informed business decision making.
- Provide advice on compliance risks associated with new markets, customers, products, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic initiatives, including contract review where required.
- Oversee regional due diligence, approvals, and ongoing monitoring for high risk third parties, government related partners, resellers, suppliers, lobbyists, and external advisors.
- Lead regional oversight of hospitality, sponsorships, charitable contributions, connected candidate reviews, and state owned entity engagements, including escalations and transparency requirements.
- Develop and deliver risk based regional compliance training and targeted communications, including leadership led messaging and conduct office visits, when applicable, to engage with local leadership, document findings and follow up actions.
- Participate in enterprise and regional risk assessments and compliance reviews.
- Prepare and deliver regular compliance reporting to regional leadership and senior management.
All About You
- Seasoned compliance or legal professional with strong leadership presence and sound judgment.
- Proven ability to influence and partner with senior leaders and cross functional stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to balance risk management and business objectives.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and credibly.
- Comfortable operating independently in a fast paced, matrixed, multinational environment.
- Experience in compliance within a multinational public company strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with anti corruption program design, implementation, and oversight, including familiarity with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act and local anti corruption laws.
- Bachelor’s degree required, JD or equivalent Law Degree preferred, MBA or CPA certification desired.
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 every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
- 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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