Senior Analyst, Risk Management

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 Analyst, Risk Management Overview The Third-Party Senior Risk Analyst is a member of the Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Center of Excellence team within the Global Supply Chain organization. In this role, you will be responsible for performing intake and baseline risk assessments of third parties according to the TPRM program framework in order to ensure compliance to Mastercard's standards and to help management understand, measure, and manage the risks inherent with third party relationships. The role will assess and identify key third-party risks, and work with key stakeholders to ensure third-party risk assessments adhere to the company’s risk appetite. Do you have an eye for identifying risks and control deficiencies? Have you ever performed vendor/supplier due diligence? If so, this role may be the one for you. Role In this role you will: • Perform intake functions including scoping engagements against program criteria, segment suppliers / third parties, and initiate a risk assessment. • Collaborate with business requestors, Sourcing, Legal, Subject Matter Experts, and other TPRM team members to ensure a thorough understanding of the engagement and the risks inherent within. • Conduct risk-based assessments with specific focus on data privacy, information security, and resilience identifying control gaps, documenting findings and mitigating controls. • Coordinate and align risk assessment processes and insights with third-party contractual negotiations. • Partner and escalate key risks to internal stakeholders. • Evaluate requests for new or modified third party engagements and prioritize / segment based on various risk factors. • Ensure assessments are documented according to program requirements, meet the established quality standards and are completed in a timely manner. All About You The ideal candidate for this position should: • Possess a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. • Have a good understanding and a working knowledge of navigating, updating and reporting in a GRC tool. • A risk-based mindset able to succinctly identify critical areas of concern and communicate findings to internal stakeholders. • Knowledge of and expertise in risk management frameworks and processes preferably in financial services industry and payment processing. • Understanding of complex data systems in order to identify risks including knowledge of data driven technologies. • Keen sense of urgency with a results-driven orientation, strong organizational skills and interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building and partnering, including first-line engagement. • Superior program management skills and capability to standardize and automate processes through existing or new company tools. • Excellent written and oral communication skills. Attention to detail is a must. • Uses critical thinking to analyze information and develop effective solutions. • Have an ability to adapt to change quickly, work comfortably with ambiguity, and manage multiple tasks successfully. • Be committed to effectively serving internal customers. • Have a strong working knowledge of current workplace productivity and collaboration tools, especially Microsoft Office 365 (including SharePoint, Excel, and Teams). 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 View email address on click.appcast.io 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 O'Fallon, Missouri: $88,000 - $141,000 USD Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.