Lead Database Engineer-R-244408

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, s 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, Government Contracts Counsel

Overview

Mastercard’s Global Government Contracting team is part of the Strategic Initiatives & Technology group which provides legal strategy and execution for Operations & Technology, Corporate Development & MA as well as Government Contracting and Marketing & Communications.

Role

Role

We are seeking an attorney with significant experience working with U.S. government contracts and supporting a government contracts compliance program. This full-time role will support the Americas region from a contracting perspective on government opportunities. In this role, you will have a leading role in providing transactional support to the business. You will:

• Support the Senior Vice President of Global Government Contracting to provide advice and counsel regarding U.S. government contracts matters, including negotiations and supporting the business on sales opportunities and contract administration post-award
• Assisting legal colleagues supporting other Mastercard business units with federal, state and local government contracts
• Supporting the U.S. Government Contracts compliance program, which includes training, program design, training and deployment of solutions on a global basis
• Manage a significant workflow of agreements, draft and negotiate complex agreements with prime contractors, various government agencies and other strategic partners.
• Implement or enhance technology solutions to support identification, tracking and monitoring of Government Contract obligations
• Support business teams and assigned lawyers on enterprise-wide global expansion efforts to drive growth by executing new government contracts, track new and emerging regulations with risk mitigation at the center
• Support integration efforts of newly acquired companies
• Design or enhance templates, playbooks, processes and procedures needed to scale the government business.
  
  
  

All About You

• 5-10+ years of specialized legal experience in U.S. government contract transactions, and related counseling, compliance or administration of such transactions
• Experienced with the competitive procurement processes in government acquisition.
• Preferred experience includes contracting on behalf of commercial contractors providing multiple products and services under multiple contracts to the government.
• Juris Doctor and membership in good standing in at least one state bar
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to manage multiple projects
• Strong business acumen, sense of urgency and a team player with a collaborative attitude and an ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines is a must.
  
  
  

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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 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, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $187,000 - $300,000 USD

Arlington, Virginia: $187,000 - $300,000 USD

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