Counsel

Mastercard
Australia
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Relationship management","Communication","Risk management","Independent advisory","Judgment","Self-motivated","Teamwork"]

Provide legal counsel for Mastercard’s Consumer Products & Processing division, with a focus on Mastercard Prepaid Management Services across Asia Pacific. Partner with regional business and legal teams to support product development and innovation, manage entity and third-party arrangements, advise on regulatory compliance and licensing (including financial services and privacy), and draft/review key agreements, cardholder terms, and consumer-facing disclosures.

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Job Summary

Provide legal counsel for Mastercard’s Consumer Products & Processing division, with a focus on Mastercard Prepaid Management Services across Asia Pacific. Partner with regional business and legal teams to support product development and innovation, manage entity and third-party arrangements, advise on regulatory compliance and licensing (including financial services and privacy), and draft/review key agreements, cardholder terms, and consumer-facing disclosures.
Location: Australia
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as a trusted business partner to the regional legal team supporting Consumer Products & Processing and Prepaid Management Services in Asia Pacific.
  • •Support regulatory compliance and licensing requirements, advising on applicable laws and monitoring legal changes impacting products and existing licenses (e.g., AFSL).
  • •Advise on product distribution, contract negotiation, risk analysis, and risk management, including consumer and anti-trust matters.
  • •Manage engagement of external counsel to ensure efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective legal services.
  • •Prepare, review, and negotiate distribution agreements, customer agreements, third-party agreements, and draft/review cardholder terms, marketing materials, and tender/RFP documents.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor of Laws or equivalent with a current Australian practicing certificate.
  • •In-house experience or private practice experience with a proven track record in financial services, payments, regulatory compliance, and contract drafting.
  • •Experience covering multiple jurisdictions and large projects with competing priorities.
  • •Excellent relationship management and communication skills.
  • •Ability to identify and balance risk with results while providing clear, independent advice (orally and in writing) to senior management.
Experience:Financial servicesPaymentsRegulatory compliance
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Relationship managementCommunicationRisk managementIndependent advisoryJudgmentSelf-motivatedTeamwork
Licenses:Australian practicing certificate

Company Brief

Mastercard
Mastercard is a global payments and technology company that processes transactions, provides fraud prevention and data services, and builds payment infrastructure for consumers, businesses, merchants and governments across 200+ countries.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Purchase, New York, United States
Founded: 1966
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