Vice President, Public Policy, 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.

Job Title

Vice President, Public Policy, Asia Pacific

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview

As part of the Law & Policy team, the Vice President, Public Policy will lead a team of policy professionals and be responsible for Mastercard’s public policy advocacy efforts in part of the Asia Pacific region. The VP, Public Policy will act as point person for relationships with Mastercard’s legislative and regulatory audiences and for engaging existing and building other third-party allies. The VP Public Policy will also support the President for the Asia Pacific region and work closely with the Divisional Presidents across the region and other members of the leadership team. The role will focus on developing how Mastercard’s interests and reputation can be advanced through engagement with Government, consumer and business groups, as well as other influencers priority market across the region.

Mastercard’s Public Policy team protects and defends Mastercard’s reputational and regulatory interests in markets around the world, working closely with regulatory, privacy and other business colleagues. We build programs that earn the goodwill of governments, regulators, merchants and consumers through direct policymaker and other stakeholder engagement and public-private partnerships. Our aim is to reduce the threat of negative regulation and build the platform for policies that build Mastercard’s business by supporting and advising Mastercard’s business strategy, working to ensure that when regulation is sought, it is done so sensibly and fairly.

Role
- Lead the public policy function in an effort to establish Mastercard as a recognized expert and resource in the payments industry, while delivering a measurable positive impact for Mastercard.
- Lead a team of policy professionals in accomplishing established corporate and business objectives.
- Scan the regulatory, legislative and political horizon for relevant regulatory changes (both immediate and long-term). Brief local, regional and global executive management of regulatory developments and recommend organization’s response.
- Anticipate significant domestic and regional political trends while developing and modifying strategies to manage these trends.
- Establish and maintain key relationships with opinion formers and influencers across the government (legislative and executive), business, consumers, customer and third-party segments.
- Direct and coordinate all of the company's policy activities across the region and provide leadership and input to senior management in reviewing and analyzing policies affecting the company.
- Work with internal stakeholders and experts to determine potential opportunities and regulatory issues arising from such changes that may impact the Company, its operating models, products and clients.
- Actively foster the establishment and participation in multi-industry coalitions that protect Mastercard while delivering policy results for the company, major customer groups and other parties as necessary.
- Manage any external policy firm engagement activities in strict adherence of local laws.
- Work closely with Internal Communications on policy messaging, meeting Briefs, any media talking point,s and drive overall thought leadership.
- Coordinate and draft responses to public consultation papers, position papers and speaking notes for company representation in conferences, panels, round tables etc.
- Drive Third Party strategic engagement on policy advocacy and coalition building and participate in industry associations, coalitions and other