Mastercard

Mastercard

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Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition (12 Month FTC)

Apply by Oct 5, 2026

Posted Sep 21, 2026

Role at a glance

Job function
Human Resources & People Operations Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Contract
Experience
Agency or in house recruitment background.

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Role Summary

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The Talent Acquisition team is seeking a Senior Specialist on a 12 month fixed term contract to support the Core Payments, Commercial New Payment Flows and International Marketing Communications organisations. The role focuses on sales and product recruitment across Europe and manages the end-to-end hiring process while delivering a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers.

What You'll Do

  • Managing requisitions across three business units with a focus on product and sales
  • Serving as the point of contact for internal and external candidates, initial hires, business groups and divisions
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to tailor strategies to attract talent in the external market
  • Creating job ads with hiring managers and advertising openings on careers pages, job boards and social networks
  • Conducting initial screening of identified passive external candidates and pipelining talent in CRM for future roles
  • Monitoring sourcing effectiveness through key performance indicators and supporting strategic TA projects

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Qualifications

Agency or in house recruitment background; strong communication and influencing skills; ability to absorb and interpret technical and business information; ability to build cross-functional relationships and collaborate with different teams; end to end ownership of full 360 recruitment for agreed roles; reporting on data to present to key stakeholders.

Required

  • Agency or in house recruitment background
  • A strong communicator and influencer
  • An agile mind with the ability to absorb and interpret technical and business information
  • The ability to build cross-functional relationships and to collaborate with different teams
  • End to end ownership of full 360 recruitment for agreed roles
  • Reporting on data to present to key stakeholders

Preferred

  • Working in or with matrix organisations to COE model
  • Recruiting for sales or product positions
  • Experience using Workday as an ATS

Original job description

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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 Specialist, Talent Acquisition (12 Month FTC)

Overview
The Talent Acquisition team is looking for a Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition on a 12 month fixed term contract to support our Core Payments, Commercial New Payment Flows and International Marketing Communications organisations with a primary focus on sales and product recruitment across Europe. You would be responsible for managing the end to end hiring process for our candidates, sourcing great talent for our teams and proactively delivering a high-quality experience for both candidates and hiring managers alike.

The ideal candidate is passionate about the candidate and hiring manager experience journey, highly motivated, intellectually curious, loves engaging and sourcing new talent, and possesses an organised mindset (with the ability to navigate complex matrix environments).

All About the Role
• Managing requisitions across three business units with a focus on but not limited to product and sales.
• Serves as the point of contact for internal and external candidates, initial hires, business groups and divisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to tailor strategies to attract the best talent in the external market.
• Collaborating with hiring managers to create job ads for current openings.
• Advertising job openings on careers pages, job boards and social networks such as LinkedIn.
• Conducts initial screening of identified passive external candidates.
• Pipeline talent in CRM for future roles.
• Responsible for upholding designated TA processes and systems.
• Monitors sourcing effectiveness through key performance indicators to identify improvements to sourcing strategies (direct source hires, time-to-fill, candidate pipeline quality, applicant tracking system functionality and data integrity).
• Supporting and managing key strategic TA projects to drive operational excellence.

All About You
• Agency or in house recruitment background.
• A strong communicator and influencer.
• An agile mind with the ability to absorb and interpret technical and business information.
• A ‘can-do’ and ‘will-do’ attitude. The ability to build cross-functional relationships and to collaborate with different teams.
• A commercial focused mind-set.
• End to end ownership of full 360 recruitment for agreed roles.
• Tenacity (use to working to TA SLA’s on time to hire etc.)
• Commercial awareness (understand the impact that TA has on the wider business).
• Reporting on data to present to key stakeholders.

Desirable:
• Working in or with matrix organisations to COE model.
• Recruiting for sales or product positions.
• Experience using Workday as an ATS.

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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About the company

Mastercard

Large Enterprise

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, committed to empowering individuals and businesses through secure and efficient payment solutions. With a presence in over 210 countries, Mastercard connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, and governments, enabling seamless transactions across various platforms. The company is at the forefront of innovation, focusing on enhancing financial inclusion and expanding access to digital payment technologies. Through its advanced network and partnerships, Mastercard continues to revolutionize the way people engage in commerce worldwide.