Director, Public Policy, Asia Pacific

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, Public Policy, Asia Pacific

Overview

The Public Policy team is looking for a Director to help drive our engagement with Government, opinion formers, regulators and others in the payments community. The ideal candidate should be passionate about policy, intellectually curious, analytical and brings an understanding of the technology industry.

The Role

Based in Manila, this role leads Mastercard’s public policy advocacy efforts across Philippines and the APAC region and will be responsible for direct lobbying and influencing, educating policy makers and various governmental/legislative bodies to positively impact laws on electronic payment systems, Mastercard, and our customers around the world.

• Executes legislative strategy for a specific business area or market and works to continuously refine its application
• Liaises and develops relationships with legislative policymakers at the global, federal, state, and local levels to advocate on issues impacting Mastercard’s business
• Leads and executes the delivery of strategic public policy outreach programs related to issues management, social responsibilities, etc.
• Manages the relationship with outside counsel, external consultants, and/or contract lobbyists on legislative policy matters
• Mentor others while serving as a technical expert and sharing specialist knowledge on a specific legislative policy area and/or market
  
  
  

All About You

• The ideal candidate will have a distinguished track record as a high achieving government relations executive with a demonstrated capacity to build and execute programs that support business growth within a dynamic and changing corporation.
• Professional level written and spoken English communication and interpersonal skills as a foundation for developing and maintaining good internal relationships at all levels, cross-functionally and across business units and geographies within Mastercard.
• Educated to degree level, with at least 10 years management experience in similar Public Policy/Government Relations roles in a major multinational business or agency or high-profile association and with experience in dealing with Government in terms of frequency and quality of relationships.
• Familiarity with current political, legal, regulatory and market trends impacting Mastercard and the ability to analyze the impact of legislation and develop strategies to move the company’s interest forward.
• A team player who will work well with senior business and functional leaders of Mastercard. Must be able to work independently and constructively as a collaborative team-player. High-energy, self-motivated.
• Possesses an excellent analytical approach to problem solving, ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems, able to deal with short deadlines and work productively in high pressure situations in dynamic commercial and policy environments.
• Willing to travel regionally and occasionally to global headquarters in Purchase, New York.
  
  
  

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.