Senior Counsel, Regulatory - Brazil
Full-time
Mastercard
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
Advise local and regional leadership on regulatory positioning, risk, and where the opportunities are.
Track regulatory and legislative change, assess how it affects Mastercard's schemes and participants, and translate it into practical guidance.
Own the day-to-day relationship with the Central Bank of Brazil, acting as a consistent point of contact and leading the key interactions — meetings, formal responses, authorization requests, and strategic agendas — while defending Mastercard's positions.
Drive the strategy and timelines behind Central Bank matters, keeping a coherent and proactive posture.
Define how Mastercard responds to new and evolving regulations and support the Regulatory Compliance team in turning requirements into practical, proportionate controls.
Set Mastercard's advocacy strategy on consultations, proposed rules, and policy developments, working with the Government Affairs team and representing Mastercard before industry associations, working groups, and public forums.
Act as a technical reference for the team, developing more junior lawyers and managing external counsel on complex matters. All About You Qualified lawyer with substantial experience in financial regulation, payments, banking, fintech, or another regulated sector.
Strong track record with product reviews, regulatory approvals and cross-functional implementation projects.
Deep knowledge of the Brazilian regulatory environment and direct experience interacting with the Central Bank of Brazil.
Independent legal judgment combined with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach to risk.
Strong writing, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills, including with senior audiences.
Ability to lead complex matters autonomously and prioritize across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Fluent in Portuguese and English. Corporate Security Responsibility
Senior Counsel, Regulatory – Brazil
Overview
Mastercard Brazil is seeking a Senior Counsel, Regulatory to lead its regulatory agenda in an increasingly complex environment shaped by the Central Bank of Brazil. This is a senior role covering the full regulatory cycle from the analysis of new products and business models to managing the day-to-day relationship with the Central Bank, supporting the compliance response to new regulations, and driving Mastercard's regulatory advocacy. The role advises local and regional leadership on regulatory strategy, positioning, and risk, ensuring the business can innovate and operate with legal certainty. Role Lead the regulatory analysis of new products, business models, rule changes, and strategic initiatives, bringing regulatory input in early so compliance and commercial goals work together and the business has a clear path forward.Advise local and regional leadership on regulatory positioning, risk, and where the opportunities are.
Track regulatory and legislative change, assess how it affects Mastercard's schemes and participants, and translate it into practical guidance.
Own the day-to-day relationship with the Central Bank of Brazil, acting as a consistent point of contact and leading the key interactions — meetings, formal responses, authorization requests, and strategic agendas — while defending Mastercard's positions.
Drive the strategy and timelines behind Central Bank matters, keeping a coherent and proactive posture.
Define how Mastercard responds to new and evolving regulations and support the Regulatory Compliance team in turning requirements into practical, proportionate controls.
Set Mastercard's advocacy strategy on consultations, proposed rules, and policy developments, working with the Government Affairs team and representing Mastercard before industry associations, working groups, and public forums.
Act as a technical reference for the team, developing more junior lawyers and managing external counsel on complex matters. All About You Qualified lawyer with substantial experience in financial regulation, payments, banking, fintech, or another regulated sector.
Strong track record with product reviews, regulatory approvals and cross-functional implementation projects.
Deep knowledge of the Brazilian regulatory environment and direct experience interacting with the Central Bank of Brazil.
Independent legal judgment combined with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach to risk.
Strong writing, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills, including with senior audiences.
Ability to lead complex matters autonomously and prioritize across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Fluent in Portuguese and English. 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.
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