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**Our Purpose** We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. **Job Title** Counsel Overview Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments business, connecting cardholders, customers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses worldwide. Mastercard is seeking an experienced lawyer to join our global Products and Innovation (P&I) legal team, with responsibility for providing comprehensive support and counsel to its Payment Gateway Services Division (MPGS). MPGS enables merchants to accept secure digital payments by providing omni-channel gateway processing, fraud management and ancillary value added services to merchants, acquirers and other partners. Role This full-time role will report into the Senior Managing Counsel in the P&I legal team based in London, and the key responsibilities for the role include: Providing day to day commercial support to the European based account and business development teams, to support sales and other client facing initiatives relating to the MPGS division (including RFIs, RFPs and other business development initiatives). Structuring and negotiating a wide range of other contracts (e.g. strategic partnerships, vendors, payment scheme connectivity, and agreements with other payment providers within the ecosystem). Providing support to the MPGS global product team to enable new product initiatives. Partnering with product, sales, compliance, marketing, and other teams to develop and launch innovative products and solutions that differentiate MPGS and meet its acquirers, merchants' and other partners' rapidly changing needs. Collaborating with in-house and external specialists (including regulatory, compliance, data protection, and intellectual property counsel) to identify relevant issues and help the business effectively navigate legal risks and implement appropriate controls, policies and processes. Advising business on a wide range of commercial and contractual matters including legal and business risk assessment and analysis on diverse matters from new product constructs to commercial agreements. Taking responsibility for special projects while continuing to handle a steady stream of day-to-day matters. Ensuring compliance with Mastercard's policies and procedures and providing applicable training to the business. Managing external counsel within agreed policy and budget. Contributing to broader legal department projects and initiatives within Mastercard All About You Qualified lawyer with a solid academic and training background. Extensive legal experience, preferably including in-house experience. Familiarity with laws and regulations in the payments space. Experienced in negotiating agreements for the supply of payment related services. Ability to grasp complex new business concepts and develop and implement creative approaches to problems while identifying and balancing risks with results. Strong business acumen, and a keen interest in technology. Strong drafting and negotiating skills across a range of complex commercial contracts and the ability to analyze and identify core legal issues. Exposure to a broad range of transactional, commercial and technology law issues. Strong working knowledge of data privacy, information security and intellectual property issues. Self-starter and ability to work independently. Experience working on global agreements, across multiple jurisdictions and time zones. Solutions-orientated and able to work flexibly, under pressure, and with tight deadlines. Lively interest in the business of Mastercard and an enjoyment of working in a fast-paced environment. Due to COVID-19, most of our employees are working from home. We've implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by phone or video and are onboarding new hires remotely. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we're all in this together. _Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment 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._ _If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application 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._ **Requisition ID:** R-108956