Senior Technology Risk Analyst

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Senior Technology Risk Analyst

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Job title

Senior Analyst, Risk Management

Overview

The Mastercard Technology Risk Team is looking for a Senior Technology Risk Analyst to support and lead an assurance and controls program supporting core SOC1 requirements to meet customer obligations for Mastercard. Focus will be on providing compliance support, monitoring, and reporting of the ongoing operating effectiveness of the internal control environment. This role is a pivotal part of the Mastercard technology risk function and supports Mastercard's commitment to balancing innovation while protecting the internal control posture. The team assesses internal controls to proactively identify risks, define remediation actions and track remediation efforts. We are looking for someone to join our team and help us meet these compliance goals.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to think and act both strategically and tactically while ensuring that the corporation remains compliant with required security, technology, and financial standards, as well as industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Support technology risk policies and procedures to minimize exposure and drive proper controls

• Engage with internal and external auditors to ensure assurance obligation objectives are met and risk is managed effectively.

• Execute control assessments of various business process and IT general controls to identify potential risks or control gaps and to ensure SOC1 control objectives are met.

• Track remediation of internal and external issues through to resolution to help improve design and operational effectiveness of controls.

• Report formally on the results of assurance/certification objectives, controls, and risk assessments.

• Develop and maintain reports, metrics and presentations of progress and results for meetings with customers and regulators.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with other Mastercard assurance programs (e.g. SOC2, ISAE 3402, ISAE3000, ISO27001, SOX and PCI/DSS) to ensure alignment across the Technology Risk function.

About You

• Demonstrate ability to operate with independence and autonomy

• Experience with control frameworks (e.g., SOC1, SOC2, ISAE3402/3000, ISO27001 and GDPR)

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills necessary for interaction with business leaders and teams across all levels of the organization

• Strong analytical and data storytelling skills to drive change.

• Professional certification like CISSP/CISA/CRISC/CIPP or similar, a plus

• Contribute to work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and the development of skills to engage with those of other cultures and backgrounds

• Familiarity with the financial services industry and payment processing industry, a plus

In the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment 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. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application 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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 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, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $82,000 - $127,000 USD