Sr. Executive Assistant to the Chief People Officer, P&C Job Listing at Mastercard in Purchase, NY (Job ID R-258298)

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

Sr. Executive Assistant to the Chief People Officer, P&C 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.
People & Capability (P&C) is Mastercard's global human resources function, responsible for attracting, developing, and retaining the best talent to deliver on our business strategy. We partner with leaders across the enterprise to build an inclusive, high-performance culture that empowers our people to do their best work. From talent acquisition, learning and leadership development, and total rewards to workforce strategy, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness, P&C enables our people and teams to thrive – so together, we can drive innovation, deliver for our customers, and unlock the potential of our global workforce.

The Role

The Senior Executive Assistant will provide high-level support to Mastercard's Chief People Officer (CPO) – a member of the Executive Leadership Team and Management Committee – who leads the company's global People & Capability (P&C) strategy and operations. This role is pivotal in enabling the CPO to operate effectively at the enterprise level, ensuring smooth day-to-day execution while managing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced global environment.

The Senior Executive Assistant will serve as a trusted partner, managing a complex portfolio of administrative, operational, and strategic support responsibilities with discretion, judgment, confidentiality and professionalism.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive Support & Coordination
• Provide seamless administrative and operational support to the CPO, including complex calendar and schedule management across multiple time zones.
• Coordinate internal and external meetings, ensuring strategic prioritization and managing last-minute changes with agility.
• Arrange and manage complex international and domestic travel, including multi-leg itineraries, visas, and logistics.
• Prepare and process timely expense reports and manage purchasing card reconciliation in line with company policy.

Board, ELT, and Senior Stakeholder Engagement
• Support Management Committee and board-level activities; coordinate materials and logistics.
• Interface with senior executives, board members, government officials, investors, and other high-profile stakeholders with professionalism and discretion.

Operational Excellence & Event Management
• Plan and execute department events, offsites, and leadership meetings – coordinating venues, guest speakers, catering, and related logistics.
• Support onboarding for new P&C leadership team members.
• Coordinate departmental purchases, budget tracking, and compliance with finance policies.

Project & Program Support
• Administer programs, projects, and processes specific to the P&C function; maintain departmental records, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Manage access to team tools, SharePoint repositories, distribution lists, and compliance programs (e.g., Access Management, Oracle, Ariba, Workday, VIVO).
• Research issues, prepare briefing materials, draft correspondence, and create presentations as needed.

Team Partnership & Leadership
• Act as a liaison between the CPO, leadership team, and other business unit administrative staff, fostering a collaborative, high-performing support network.
• Share best practices and act as a resource and mentor to other administrative assistants.

All About You
• Proven experience supporting senior executives in a global, fast-paced corporate environment.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly to changing demands.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; able to interact effectively at all organizational levels, including with C-suite executives and external partners.
• High integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented; able to anticipate needs and solve problems before they arise.
• Adept at navigating ambiguity while maintaining focus on priorities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint), Zoom, and other collaboration tools; experience with Oracle Financials, Ariba, Workday, and VIVO preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required. 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.

Pay Ranges

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