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

Lead Technology Risk Analyst:

Overview:

• Conduct in-depth assessments of IT risks across applications, infrastructure, and cloud/SaaS environments.

• Design, review, and implement security controls, policies, and procedures to enhance security posture.

• Ensure alignment with industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, ITIL) and regulatory requirements.

• Define Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and provide clear reporting to stakeholders and management regarding potential exposure.

• Support internal/external technology audits and assist with third-party risk management.

• Establishes and manages implementation plan and actions through closure.

• Regularly communicates status to senior management and dependent work streams

• Do you have strong listening, oral, written and presentation skills and effective interpersonal skills?

• Do you have sound organizational, planning and multi-tasking skills?

• Do poses strong leadership, interpersonal, relationship-building and negotiation skills with a solid track record for developing internal and external relationships

• Role

• Leads complex initiatives and projects

• Develops detailed project plans and manages all implementation processes

• Responsible for planning, developing, and executing schedules, ensuring methodology compliance

• Manage complex resolutions, and help develop solutions to complex problems

• Regularly communicate to senior management regarding the status of specific project deliverables, and interact with client to set and manage expectations

• A successful candidate will transition into a release deployment manager role

All About You:

• Knowledge and demonstrated expertise in the areas of planning and technical project management
• Have a background in process improvement
• Effective at working independently once provided clear guidance
• Demonstrated leadership skills

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: $109,000 - $180,000 USD