Vice President, Global Community and Belonging

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

Vice President, Global Community and Belonging

About the Opportunity:
MasterCard operates the world’s fastest payment processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. Every day, everywhere, we use our technology and expertise to make payments safe, simple and smart. We know safety and security are the top priorities of our customers, cardholders and partners, so we won’t stand still in developing new and better ways to keep payments safe. Through our vision - a World Beyond Cash™ - we are advancing global social sustainability by giving people around the world greater access to the financial system, which, in turn, provides a larger and more diverse group of engaged contributors and participants.

About the Role:
The Community & Belonging Business Partner will be a direct report to the Executive Vice President, Chief Community & Belonging Officer. This role is responsible for supporting the implementation of the company’s Corporate/ Regional Community & Belonging Strategies

Primary Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with functional leaders and Human Resources to embed and drive progress for our multi-year Belonging action plans, including developing, monitoring and reporting on indicators of success and challenges

• Work to increase the inclusion leadership competency of leaders, managers and employees through the implementation of programs and trainings that educate staff on how to recognize and value individual differences and enrich our work in the process

• Work with various departments and staff, including Human Resources and Communications to create, update, and assure that our organizational communications and campaigns, processes and policies fully reflect the organizations guiding inclusion strategy principles and areas of focus

• Develop strategic partnerships with outside organizations and professionals to support the recruiting efforts in developing a pipeline of diverse candidates, vendors, and partners

• Support Community & Belonging internal and external efforts and campaigns, and reporting, benchmarking and awards/recognition initiatives

• Work with the Employee Resource Groups to support meeting Belonging strategy objectives

General Management Accountabilities:
• Be a business partner and consultant
• Able to motivate and inspire
• Have an inclusive and global mind set
• Willing to take calculated risks
• Ensure inclusion leadership needs are identified and addressed
• Promote, support and sustain an ethical working environment
• Comfortable working in a start-up environment where you may work on projects outside the scope of your day job

Skills/Experiences
• Experience in helping build and implement regional inclusion strategies, including experience working with and creating collaborative and productive working relationships among multicultural populations and across multiple levels of the company

• Demonstrated skills in influencing and leading groups, problem solving, organizational and interpersonal skills

• Strong communications skills, including program management, making effective presentations, and writing

• Ability to manage, monitor, and disseminate progress of program goals and challenges

• Excellent coaching, mentoring and facilitating skills

• Knowledge of how to embed Community & Belonging thinking into HR diverse recruitment strategies, talent development/management practices and engagement/retention

• Change agent to foster a more inclusive work environment

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

• Willing to travel 20-25%

Education:
• BA or similar education preferred

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal 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. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] 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.

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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations. THIS POSTING RELECTS ONE OR MORE CURRENT VACANCIES ON OUR TEAM, AND MASTERCARD INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY 01/20/2027. If the fill date has passed, Mastercard intends to fill this position as soon as possible.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $221,000 - $353,000 USD