Senior Managing Counsel, Asia Pacific

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 Managing Counsel, Asia Pacific

The appointed person will be a vital part of the regional legal team which currently oversees the legal and regulatory needs of the Southeast Asia markets. This position will report directly to the Lead Regional Counsel.

The appointed person will be responsible for all legal aspects of the business in dedicated markets/countries that are assigned to him/her by the Lead Regional Counsel and also responsible for other work, including project based work and/or pan-region work, which will be assigned by the Lead Regional Counsel. The appointed person will be expected to make significant contribution to the successful management and growth of the business.

There are some business-related travel associated with the position. MasterCard has its regional headquarters based in Singapore and global headquarters based in New York. The position is based in Singapore.

Job responsibilities
- Responsible for all legal aspects of the business in dedicated markets/countries that are assigned to him/her by the Lead Regional Counsel and also responsible for other work, including project based work and/or pan-region work, which will be assigned by the Lead Regional Counsel.
- Legal work includes review and negotiation of contracts with clients and suppliers including a significant number of IT contracts.
- Assist senior management teams in assigned countries in the management of legal and commercial risks.
- Assist in the establishment and maintenance of a network of external legal advisors in assigned countries.
- Monitoring regulatory developments in countries assigned to him/her and selected regulatory efforts.
- Handling issues related to privacy law, data protection, anti money laundering.
- Dealing with jurisdictional and commercial complexities in the region and how they impact the company's business. (Accordingly, the nature of the legal function includes a commercial and strategic dimension.)
- Assisting the Franchise Department.
- Conducting regional training/monitoring of global Law Department policies and contracts such as contract training.
- Working with global staff when agreements are required for implementation of projects in the APMEA region.
- Oversight/coordinate company corporate secretarial services for assigned countries.

Selection Criteria

**Qualifications**:

- LLB or JD from an established and reputable law school.

Essential Knowledge/Experience/Attributes
- 10+ years relevant post-qualification experience in general commercial legal matters in a reputable law firm and/or corporation. In-house experience is preferred but not mandatory
- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
- A team player with strong interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to contribute and operate effectively within a diverse multicultural organization.
- Must have a pro-business facilitating attitude
- Thorough, meticulous and attention to detail but nevertheless able to prioritize, focus on the important rather than just urgent matters and get the job done.
- Good commercial judgment and creative approach to problem-solving.

Experience considered useful but not essential for the role
- Knowledge of banking or financial services industry: ideally cards, payments, settlement etc.
- Experience in providing legal advice to an organization involved in sponsorship.
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, gaming & lotteries, licensing, franchising etc.
- Experienced in handling competition law issues.
- Experience as Legal Counsel in a region, reporting to head office in another country.
- Experience working for a global US corporation.

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.