Director, Risk Assessment

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
Director, Risk Assessment
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.
Overview
The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team is seeking a Director, Risk Assessment to facilitate business unit risk assessments across the Company, partnering with first line risk teams and other key stakeholders in all businesses and functions. The role will be part of the ERM Center of Excellence team with responsibilities of developing, enhancing and implementing ERM policies, procedures and guidance. This role is also responsible for driving the identification, assessment, and reporting of sustainability-related risks across the company.
We are looking for a forward-thinking, strategic individual who is also a practical problem solver with experience in sustainability risk management, broader enterprise risk management and change management.
Role
Enterprise Risk Management• Engage with regional and global business units to drive and guide risk assessment activities, e.g. risk workshops, risk identification, risk acceptance• Engage with stakeholders to support development of risk mitigation strategies, assess their adequacy and track plan progress • Identification and assessment of emerging and evolving risks• Develop and enhance ERM policies, procedures and guidance• Develop and deliver training programs to facilitate the adoption of ERM policies, procedures and guidance across regions, business lines and functions• Support processes to link risk assessment and mitigation activities to the Company's strategic planning and budgeting processes• Support ERM GRC tool development to adapt to evolving risk management processes and requirements
Sustainability Risk • Lead the risk assessment process for the annual double materiality assessment under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices• Enhance the risk assessment methodology for the double materiality assessment process, in alignment with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards and evolving best practices• Ensure that ERM-led enterprise risk assessments systematically identify and evaluate material sustainability-related risks, including environmental, social, and governance dimensions• Collaborate with first- and second-line teams responsible for physical and transition climate risks to ensure a consistent, risk-based approach to assessment, documentation, and communication of climate-related exposures
All About You• Risk management experience in a large multinational company with a mature risk function• Proven experience in sustainability related risk assessment and management, including environmental, social, and governance dimensions• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels including outside his/ her reporting lines• Demonstrated learning agility and success in applying risk management to support strategy / business growth• Resilient and able to work under pressure, in sometimes ambiguous circumstances• Comfortable managing multiple tasks and deadlines in a dynamic environment• Appreciation for diverse perspectives and backgrounds, comfortable to work remotely with teams located in different time zones• Knowledge of the payments industry and products, competitive environment, consumer trends, and economic environment
Preferred Qualifications• 7+ years of experience in risk management, business risk assessment or related functions• Experience in project management • Experience in developing and delivering risk training programmes • Knowledge of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the double materiality assessment framework and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards• Bachelor's degree or higher in Risk Management, Finance, Economics, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred• Familiarity with GRC platforms (e.g., OpenPages, Archer)• Knowledge of the payments industry and products, competitive environment, consumer trends, and economic environment• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Copilot)
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.