Director, Technology Risk Management Job Listing at Mastercard in O'Fallon, MO (Job ID R-254736)

Description

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, Technology Risk Management As the Tech Risk Lead, Director aligned to a market-facing business unit, you'll play a key role within a collaborative first line risk team, helping to manage technology-related risk across business operations. You'll bring proven experience in applying enterprise risk frameworks, leading assurance activities, and embedding risk-aware practices in partnership with stakeholders and control owners.

Job Responsibilities:
• Advise the business unit on technology risk posture, control effectiveness, and regulatory expectations
• Apply knowledge of risk appetite, operational risk, and enterprise risk frameworks to guide decision-making
• Lead or contribute to the development and implementation of front-line risk policies, controls, and procedures
• Facilitate and participate in risk assessments and workshops to identify, evaluate, and mitigate technology-related risks
• Support governance forums and cross-functional initiatives that align technology operations with risk objectives
• Lead or oversee assurance activities across PCI-DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other regulatory standards, including audit readiness and control testing
• Demonstrate experience with control documentation, testing, and evidence gathering to support assurance functions
• Engage with regulators and external auditors to represent the business unit's technology risk posture and compliance alignment
• Apply technical knowledge to assess risks across applications, infrastructure, and third-party integrations
• Contribute to incident response processes by advising on risk implications, control gaps, and remediation strategies
• Participate in third-party due diligence, control validation, and vendor/subsidiary risk reviews within the first line of defense
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regional and local stakeholders to ensure consistent risk alignment and escalation
• Present risk strategies and insights to senior leadership with clarity, confidence, and business relevance

Knowledge of:
• Enterprise risk frameworks and operational risk principles
• Key assurance standards (PCI-DSS, SOC 1/2, ISO 27001)
• Technology architecture (applications, infrastructure, cloud)
• Core security controls (encryption, IAM, vulnerability management)
• Risk assessment and assurance practices
• Incident response and operational resilience

Ability to:
• Advise on technology risk posture and regulatory expectations
• Apply risk frameworks to operational processes
• Lead assurance activities and audits 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 reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com 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

O'Fallon, Missouri: $128,000 - $198,000 USD

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