Overview
In this senior role, you own independent risk oversight for Mastercard’s Core Payments business, guiding risk governance, controls, and risk culture across multiple jurisdictions. You enable scalable growth by embedding disciplined risk practice into strategic initiatives and product launches. You will provide executive risk insights to inform priorities and decisions, partnering with leaders across technology, operations, and business lines. You act as Chief Risk Officer for Real Time Payments International, maintaining regulatory relationships and ensuring alignment with Mastercard standards. This position offers a high-impact opportunity to shape risk management in a complex, regulated,全球
Responsibilities
- Provide 2LoD risk oversight for Core Payments risk, governance, and control environment
- Lead risk governance forums, escalation pathways, issue management, and executive reporting
- Oversee multiple risk domains (operational resilience, technology/cyber, third-party, conduct) across jurisdictions
- Ensure clear Three Lines of Defense accountability and independent challenge
- Identify emerging risks and translate them into actionable governance and decisions
- Design and operate risk management practices aligning strategy, appetite, and growth
- Establish robust risk governance with escalation pathways, risk committees, and decision structures
- Oversee end-to-end risk processes: identification, assessment, monitoring, issue management
- Coordinate risk reporting for senior leadership and embed disciplined risk-taking with business/tech leaders
- Serve as primary 2LoD lead for RTPI, maintaining regulator relationships and supporting examinations
- Maintain access to Risk Committees and escalate material risk concerns
- Contribute as a member of the RTPI Leadership Team
- Foster risk-aware culture and durable operating practices
- Ensure risk management practices comply with regulatory requirements
Key requirements
- Senior executive leadership experience in complex organizations
- Proven people management and cross-team prioritization
- Executive presence and ability to influence stakeholders in a matrix environment
- Track record presenting to executive leadership and risk committees
- Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen
- Ability to operate in complex governance and regulatory environments
- Deep expertise in enterprise risk management frameworks and risk oversight
- Significant experience in regulated industries (financial services, payments, banking, fintech)
- Knowledge of risk appetite frameworks, risk assessment methodologies, and control assurance
- Experience in stress testing, scenario analysis, risk quantification, and emerging risks
- Strong understanding of operational, technology, cyber, and strategic risk management
- Experience with Three Lines of Defense operating models and risk culture implementation
- Experience engaging with regulators, auditors, and customers
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities
- Ethical conduct, integrity, and independent judgment
- Open, collaborative leadership style with independence and objectivity
- Resilience and results-orientation
- communication
- stakeholder management
- analytical thinking
- enterprise risk management
- risk governance and oversight
- risk appetite and assessment methodologies
SVP, Risk, Core Payments in London employer: MasterCard
Mastercard is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, making it an ideal place for a Director of Software Engineering. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have access to cutting-edge tools and resources, as well as opportunities to mentor and lead talented teams across diverse geographies. The company's commitment to data-driven decision-making and AI-assisted development ensures that you will be at the forefront of technological advancements in a dynamic and supportive environment.
