The Climate Resilience Manager will lead climate resilience initiatives across real estate collaborating with cross-functional teams and managing external partnerships to enhance community climate risk strategies.

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
Climate Resilience Manager
Overview of Role
As the Climate Resilience Manager at Mastercard you will be a key contributor within our Real Estate Services division reporting directly to the Physical Climate Risk and Resiliency Director. This role is primarily focused on identifying implementing and tracking the effectiveness of climate resilience projects across our real estate portfolio. You will lead efforts to enhance our portfolio's resilience to climate-related risks both current and future by leveraging innovative approaches including nature-based solutions.
In this role you will play a crucial part in shaping Mastercard's overall climate resilience strategy. This includes ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and policies and driving the adoption of best practices across the organization. You will also collaborate extensively with interdisciplinary teams-such as Workplace Safety Enterprise Resilience and Enterprise Risk Management-and forge strategic external partnerships aimed at bolstering the resilience and safety of our employees and the communities we serve.
Your success in this role will require excellent presentation and communication skills to effectively convey complex climate risk and adaptation information to both internal and external stakeholders. You will also need to think creatively about climate resilience strategies integrating nature-based solutions where applicable.
Role:• Identify implement and track climate resilience projects across the real estate portfolio focusing on long-term risks.• Collaborate with cross-departmental teams to develop and execute strategies that address climate-related challenges emphasizing nature-based solutions to enhance community resilience.• Forge and maintain external partnerships with community organizations government agencies and other stakeholders to strengthen the security and safety of our employees and the communities we serve.• Stay informed about emerging trends and best practices in climate resilience sustainability and nature-based solutions.• Support the Physical Climate Risk and Resiliency Director in the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to climate resilience.
All About You:
Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in environmental science geography sustainability urban planning or a related field.• Experience in climate change adaptation community resilience or a related field is preferred with a strong emphasis on nature-based solutions.• Excellent presentation and communication skills with the ability to simplify and convey complex information to diverse audiences.• Proficiency in visualization software such as SimpleShow GIS Tableau or similar tools.• Familiarity with physical and transition risks associated with climate change particularly in a real estate context.• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Other Key Attributes: • Proficiency in Climate Data Analysis: Ability to interpret and apply climate data to inform decision-making for real estate and infrastructure projects.• Risk Assessment Skills: Capable of conducting and applying risk assessments to prioritize projects that mitigate long-term climate impacts.• Strategic Planning: Experience in long-term planning for climate adaptation balancing immediate project needs with future climate risks.• Knowledge of Nature-Based Solutions: Familiarity with sustainable nature-driven approaches to enhance resilience within the built environment.• Technical Expertise in Resilient Infrastructure: Understanding of climate-resilient infrastructure and design principles with an ability to integrate them into projects.• Regulatory and Policy Awareness: Understanding of relevant climate adaptation policies building codes and environmental regulations.
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 [email protected] 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 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.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors including but not limited to location job-related knowledge skills and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: 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; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.
Pay Ranges
New York City New York: $131000 - $216000 USD
O'Fallon Missouri: $109000 - $180000 USD
Purchase New York: $125000 - $207000 USD