Director, Services Technology Risk

Mastercard

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Work type
Remote
Location
California
Salary
$142,000–$234,000 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role pays less than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $200,000–$275,819 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $188k versus about $238k for comparable roles.

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About Mastercard

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, processing transactions between financial institutions and merchants using its extensive network of credit, debit, and prepaid card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Mastercard currently has 162 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Director, Services Technology Risk

The Director, Services Technology Risk leads the identification, assessment, and monitoring of technology and operational risks across Services. This role involves developing risk management strategies, establishing standardized practices like risk registers and Risk and Control Self-Assessments, and modernizing risk identification through automation, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities. The professional will partner with Engineering, Product, and Security teams to embed risk management into business processes, ensuring accountability throughout the risk lifecycle. Key responsibilities include providing risk challenge on cybersecurity, resilience, and emerging technologies like generative AI while translating complex technical risks into actionable business insights. Required competencies include expertise in information security risk, cloud services, and identity and access management, alongside familiarity with NIST, ISO 27001, and COBIT frameworks to support secure innovation and regulatory compliance.

What you'll do

  • Lead the identification, assessment, prioritization, and monitoring of technology and operational risks across Services.
  • Establish and mature standardized risk management practices including risk registers, product risk assessments, and RCSAs.
  • Modernize risk identification through automation, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities to improve efficiency.
  • Maintain a consolidated view of material risks across products and platforms to ensure clear ownership and visibility.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering teams to embed risk management into business and technology processes.
  • Provide risk challenge and judgment on emerging risks like cybersecurity, resilience, and generative AI.
  • Translate complex technology risks into clear business impacts and actionable insights for leadership decision-making.
  • Lead and develop a team of technology risk professionals to foster strong risk judgment and accountability.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Significant experience in technology risk management, operational risk, information security risk, technology audit, or technology controls.
  • Experience leading and maturing technology risk management practices across complex products, platforms, and business environments.
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity, data protection, cloud services, identity and access management, and operational resilience.
  • Familiarity with regulatory expectations and frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and COBIT.
  • Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior Product, Engineering, Business, Security, and risk stakeholders.
  • Professional certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CISM, or equivalent are preferred (preferred).

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