The Senior Counsel provides strategic legal support to the U.S. Marketing and Communications teams overseeing consumer campaigns negotiations compliance and legal advice related to marketing initiatives and brand management.

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
Senior Counsel
Senior Counsel IMC Job Description
Overview:
Mastercard is seeking an experienced attorney to provide end-to-end strategic legal support to the U.S. Marketing and Communications team based in Purchase NY. The U.S. IMC team leads high-visibility consumer-facing initiatives to build brand awareness and engagement including work with ambassadors talent and influencers. The team runs consumer promotions and integrated campaigns including sweepstakes contests and charitable promotions.
Role:
The Senior Counsel will be a key member of the North American Region legal team supporting Mastercard's largest region by advising on strategically important brand and marketing initiatives. The role requires sound judgment marketing-law expertise and the ability to provide decisive guidance in fast-paced matters involving privacy IP reputational and brand risk.
Responsibilities:• Serve as the primary day-to-day legal advisor to U.S. marketing and brand teams supporting the design launch and execution of consumer-facing campaigns.• Structure draft and negotiate vendor agency production technology content and talent agreements including sports and entertainment sponsorships.• Review sweepstakes/contest rules and marketing materials and advise on compliance with applicable consumer protection advertising and promotional laws and regulations.• Provide guidance on FTC advertising and endorsement requirements influencer marketing rules and substantiation.• Collaborate with internal subject matter experts and regional counsel on cross-regional programs.• Work cross-functionally across marketing product compliance privacy IP risk and business teams to provide holistic legal support.• Partner with North American Markets compliance privacy and IP leads to ensure sponsorships products and services comply with corporate policies and applicable laws and guidelines.• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline workflows and increase ease of doing business.• Advise on media and content rights (video photography music) including clearance licensing usage and reuse (e.g. synchronization master use performance and derivative rights).• Advise on brand partnerships and sponsorship activations including content creation reuse and global distribution rights.• Partner with business teams on the strategy and execution of charitable and other promotions advising on complex marketing program structures.• Develop training materials and practical guides for business clients (e.g. marketing law ambush marketing promotions influencer programs and media rights).• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management and executives providing clear practical risk assessments and recommendations.
Experience and Skills:• Able to work independently and collaboratively; spot issues; and prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment.• Experience supporting consumer-facing marketing campaigns and promotions including knowledge of consumer protection charitable and advertising/endorsement requirements (FTC; SAG-AFTRA as applicable).• Strong business acumen and communication skills to advise confidently across stakeholders including senior management.• Promotional commercial and marketing/media transactional experience at a law firm and/or in-house.• Demonstrated experience negotiating talent influencer sponsorship endorsement and media-related agreements. • Strong drafting and negotiating skills with the ability to simplify complex issues and deal structures.• Collaborative and flexible willing to take on responsibilities that support the team department region and company.• JD from an accredited law school; admitted to and in good standing with the NY bar.
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
Purchase New York: $204000 - $325000 USD