Manager, Global Security Policy – Logistics and Operations Job Listing at Mastercard in Purchase, NY (Job ID R-265389-Purchase, United States of America, 10577-2509)

Description

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

Manager, Global Security Policy – Logistics and Operations Overview

The Global Security Policy Team plays a pivotal role in shaping and advancing Mastercard's public policy priorities to protect and promote a secure, resilient global digital economy with governments around the world. A major component of our work is the seamless orchestration of international policy events, roundtables, forums, meetings, consultations, and strategic global gatherings. These engagements bring together public and private stakeholders to drive meaningful outcomes and reinforce our leadership and expertise across the security public policy space, including cybersecurity, resilience, fraud and threat intelligence. The Global Security Policy Team drives impactful stakeholder engagements, and this position ensures the smooth execution of strategic security policy initiatives, advancing our global advocacy objectives.

Location: Washington, DC or the New York Metropolitan Area

Reporting and Role

Reporting directly to the VP of Global Security Policy, the Manager provides specialized leadership in logistics and operations for all global security policy, diplomacy, advocacy, and engagement activities. This fast-paced role demands detail-oriented multitasking and strong organizational skills to successfully execute simultaneous high-profile policy events and executive-level stakeholder meetings, guiding them from conception to completion. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading comprehensive logistics and operations management for the Global Security Policy Team—including executive brief development, event planning, scheduling, travel arrangements, attendee outreach, and content curation.
• Overseeing policy research, internal coordination, vendor relationships, compliance, and on-site execution of policy events, roundtables, forums, and other engagements.
• Engaging closely with internal business units—including Government Affairs & Policy, Security Solutions, Corporate Security, Communications, Strategic Growth, Regulatory Affairs, and other relevant teams—to coordinate on strategic priorities, public-private partnerships, policy advocacy objectives, and other cross-functional projects.
• Maintaining a strategic calendar of global security policy events, monitoring the evolving policy and political landscape as it pertains to these events, and producing regular executive briefings with the VP to synchronize logistics, operations, policy content, and related activities across the organization.
• Supporting the VP in driving regional-global coordination by facilitating communication, harmonizing policy efforts, and enabling effective collaboration between regional teams and global stakeholders through expertly planned forums, meetings, and events.
• Aiding the management of relationships with governments, industry associations, NGOs, and multilateral organizations through expertly coordinated and communicated engagements.

All About You

• Highly organized, with a proven track record in managing multiple priorities, leading workstreams, and driving tasks to completion within clear timelines – supported by strong task management skills and a detail-oriented approach.
• Proactive in creating, maintaining, and executing structured action plans; independently tracking deadlines; and keeping workstreams on schedule by maintaining to-do lists, priorities, and follow-ups.
• Demonstrates agility and resilience in responding to urgent, unexpected developments, ensuring clear communication and seamless event experiences.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with experience drafting executive-level policy briefs, developing event planning documents, providing internal updates, and synthesizing post-engagement analyses that communicate impact and value concisely.
• Expert at relationship management skills; adept at engaging external stakeholders, vendors, and partners in the context of event delivery, and working collaboratively with internal cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
• A global team member who can work across multiple time zones and cultures, operating independently and constructively as a collaborative team player. High-energy, self-motivated.
• Strong analytical approach to problem solving, with the ability to develop creative, actionable solutions to complex challenges, adapt to short deadlines, and work productively under pressure in dynamic commercial and policy environments.
• Baseline understanding of international affairs and global security policy topics, including cybersecurity, resilience, fraud, and threat intelligence.
• Strong understanding of how business, technology, and public policy intersect with the operational rigor required for successful senior-level engagement delivery with public and private partners.
• An entrepreneurial spirit and genuine enthusiasm for logistics and operations, security public policy and advocacy, and thrives in fast-paced, cross-functional, international environments. 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 and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

Washington, District of Columbia: $159,000 - $254,000 USD

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