Senior Counsel - IC

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
Senior Counsel - IC
Overview
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.
Mastercard is seeking a Senior Counsel (Director) to provide strategic, end to end legal support to assigned business units in Brazil, notably to Customer Risk Management. This role serves as a senior legal advisor and trusted business partner, facilitating thoughtful risk taking while ensuring alignment with Mastercard's strategy, internal policies, and applicable laws and regulations. The position will be based in São Paulo, Brazil and report directly to the Head of Legal in Brazil.
About the Role• Serve as the principal legal advisor for complex, high value, and high visibility matters concerning collateral agreements and risk management structures.• Structure, draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated commercial and financial agreements, identifying material legal and business risks and providing pragmatic, solutions oriented advice.• Advise on legal matters related to the electronic payments and financial services ecosystem, partnering with subject matter experts across compliance, regulatory, risk, tax, privacy, and intellectual property.• Manage and coordinate external counsel on complex matters.• Mentor and coach junior attorneys and legal professionals, contributing to capability building, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the legal team.• Contribute to regional and global legal projects, as required.
All About You• Law degree and admission to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), in good standing.• 10+ years of post qualification legal experience, with strong experience in complex negotiations and collateral agreements.• Solid background in financial services; experience in the electronic payments industry is a strong differential.• Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously on sophisticated matters, balancing legal risk with business objectives.• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.• Leadership mindset with experience mentoring and developing others.• Fluent in English (spoken and written).• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
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.