Lead Security Issue Manager

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

Lead Security Issue Manager

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Mission First, People Always

Corporate Security is responsible for keeping Mastercard safe and secure from cyber and physical threats. We are a highly effective team protecting a major component of global payments infrastructure. Our Security Risk and Control Operations team is at the forefront of this effort in the “1st Line of Defense,” coordinating efforts across Corporate Security, enterprise risk management, and market-facing product teams to assess risks, implement controls to mitigate them, and provide assurance to regulators and stakeholders of Mastercard’s best-in-class performance in information security.

Overview

Mastercard Corporate Security is looking for a Security Issue Manager to play a central role in driving documented shortfalls in security controls to resolution. As a member of the Security Risk and Control Operations team, you will apply your practical knowledge of technical controls and leverage data visualization tools to identify issues requiring the attention of asset owners and senior managers, and you will facilitate the disposition of issues in a workflow involving multiple stakeholders.

In this position, you will:

- Perform quality control over new issues submitted into the system
- Engage with assessors, control owners, technology owners, and security engineers to move issues through workflows toward remediation
- Enforce corporate standards for issue and policy exception management
- Identify issues requiring escalation to senior management and coordinate the generation of associated agendas and materials
- Develop and deliver executive-level updates on the status of security issues and enterprise-wide trends
- Develop and maintain dashboards to convey awareness of the status of security issues
- Compose responses to regulators and auditors on queries regarding security issues
- Maintain documentation of issue management and analysis procedures for Corporate Security

The ideal candidate for this position should be:

- Professionally certified in networking or information security (e.g. CompTIA+)
- Experienced in processing information security issues arising from compliance reviews and control testing
- Knowledgeable of the general design and implementation of information security controls
- Adept at recognizing control shortfalls with the most significant risk implications for the business
- Comfortable using AI-based tools and automation (e.g. Copilot, Power Automate) to increase the speed and quality of workflows
- Familiar with RSA Archer or similar governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tools
- Proficient in using Domo, Tableau, Power BI, or similar data visualization tools to make sense of large volumes of data
- Effective at working with and communicating to a wide range of stakeholders across technology and business functions, including senior executives, product owners, and information security engineers
- Able to influence and drive results cross-functionally.

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) competency proficiency levels of advanced in leadership, operational, and professional, to advanced and expert in technical.

This Mastercard role shares KSAs with related NICE work roles:
• Security Control Assessment (OG-WRL-012)
• Systems Security Management (OG-WRL-014)
• Technology Program Auditing (OG-WRL-016)
• Cybersecurity Policy and Planning (OG-WRL-002)
• Secure Project Management (OG-WRL-011)

Corporate Security Responsibility

Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position 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.

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 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.

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.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $109,000 - $180,000 USD