Legal Compliance, Programme Specialist

Mastercard
Lisbon, England
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical thinking","Problem-solving","Stakeholder management","Critical thinking","Communication"]

Support compliance oversight operations for prepaid card and payment programs, working across internal teams, customers, and compliance partners. Coordinate compliance-related projects, track deliverables and timelines, monitor compliance metrics, and escalate risks. Help implement regulatory requirements and improve controls for AML and sanctions, including CDD, transaction monitoring, PEP screening, and sanctions controls. Provide reporting and briefing materials to senior stakeholders and governance forums.

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Legal Compliance, Programme Specialist

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Job Summary

Support compliance oversight operations for prepaid card and payment programs, working across internal teams, customers, and compliance partners. Coordinate compliance-related projects, track deliverables and timelines, monitor compliance metrics, and escalate risks. Help implement regulatory requirements and improve controls for AML and sanctions, including CDD, transaction monitoring, PEP screening, and sanctions controls. Provide reporting and briefing materials to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
Location: Lisbon, England
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support the delivery and ongoing management of compliance operations across prepaid and payment programs.
  • •Coordinate compliance-related projects, ensuring actions, milestones, and deliverables are completed within agreed timelines.
  • •Take ownership of defined workstreams and deliverables with minimal supervision, including assisting with regulatory and compliance initiatives.
  • •Monitor operational compliance metrics, identify trends/issues, and escalate risks or issues as appropriate.
  • •Prepare briefing materials, reports, and presentations for senior stakeholders and governance forums.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree required.
  • •AML and sanctions compliance experience in banking/financial operations.
  • •Intermediate skills with AML compliance program requirements plus program/project management experience.
  • •Understanding of financial crime controls including CDD, transaction monitoring (TM), PEP screening, and sanctions controls.
  • •Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) or ICA certification preferred.
Experience:Payments
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Analytical thinkingProblem-solvingStakeholder managementCritical thinkingCommunication
Certifications:ACAMSICA (International Compliance Association)
Tech Stack:AILarge language models (LLMs)AutomationSQL

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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