Senior Counsel, Global Government Contracting

2 weeks ago

Singapore Mastercard Full time
Our Purpose


We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible.

Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a

culture of inclusion

for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences.

We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Senior Counsel, Global Government Contracting

Overview


Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments business, connecting cardholders, customers, financial institutions, merchants, government agencies and businesses worldwide.


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

We are searching for a seasoned government procurement specialist with familiarity in the process of responding to government solicitations and understanding a variety of contract structures.

Role


This full-time role will be based in our Singapore office and will support the IMK Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions within Mastercard from a contracting perspective on government opportunities.

This role provides an unique opportunity for to have a first-hand experience of dealing with almost all product lines of Mastercard, across a wide range of geographies and to work with senior leaders of the company in different geographies and product lines.

You will have a leading role and work in partnership with the relevant business teams, region attorneys and product attorneys

You will:

  • Support business and legal teams with transactional support for all phases of the government contracting lifecycle from contract proposal/RFP stage through contract close out and legal issues in performance
  • Manage a significant workflow of agreements, review and analyze RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and other solicitations with prime contractors, various government agencies and other strategic partners
  • Support product attorneys to ensure government compliance is built into Mastercard's government solutions product development process
  • Support enterprisewide global expansion efforts to drive growth by executing new government contracts and track new and emerging regulations all with risk mitigation at the center
  • Design or enhance government contract management processes, procedures and playbooks
  • Develop and deliver training to company employees (both lawyers and business colleagues) on government contracting matters
  • Maintain records, spreadsheets, and other tracking documents as required to support internal and external audits, manage contractrelated data, and generate reports as required
All About You


If you are eager to constantly learn something new, if you can seamlessly turnaround unstructured, non-standard work and if you delight in working with colleagues and counterparties across diverse cultures and geographies, you will be a good fit.


  • Seasoned government procurement/contracts attorney with at least five years' experience in government contracting procurement processes in one or more regions mentioned above.
  • Law degree required from a reputed university
  • Experienced with the competitive procurement processes in government acquisition and/or significant public law issues affecting international businesses.
  • Preferred experience includes contracting on behalf of commercial contractors providing multiple products and services under contracts to the government.
  • Strong knowledge and familiarity with responding to government solicitations and understanding a variety of contract structures and regulatory /local law requirements
  • 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.
  • Experience of working in a multinational matrix organization.
  • Experience of supporting multiple geographies.
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 Mast

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