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Title and Summary
Senior Counsel, Sanctions and Export Controls
Job summary:
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented legal professional to join our Regulatory team as Senior Counsel, EU/UK Sanctions & Export Controls. In this role, you will provide strategic legal advice to enable the company's compliance with applicable sanctions and export controls for the EU and UK. This role will work closely with business units and region counsel on permissible activity, will assess risk for current and future business opportunities, will engage as necessary with regulators, and will provide support to the Global and EU regional Compliance teams. This role will also be responsible for advising senior management on the impacts of sanctions and export controls.
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Key Responsibilities:
• Advise on the application of EU and UK sanctions directives, export control laws, and reporting obligations.
• Monitor regulatory developments in Europe and the UK and assess their impact on the company's activities for core card processing activities, value added services, and subsidiaries including third-party relationships.
• Review contracts, policies, and procedures for sanctions and export control compliance.
• Assist with internal risk assessments and due diligence on transactions, customers, and third-parties.
• Liaise with regulators and external counsel as necessary, including preparing license applications, voluntary disclosures, or advocacy.
• Train internal teams on EU and UK sanctions and export control compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with the Global Compliance team and business units to identify solutions that drive the business forward or preserve market share while complying with applicable legal frameworks.
Required Qualifications:
• Qualified lawyer (EU jurisdiction).
• Minimum 5-7 years of legal experience, with a strong focus on sanctions and export control laws.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant EU and UK sanctions and export controls.
• Experience advising within multinational companies or working with cross-border teams (i.e., business units and attorneys).
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Fluency in English and either French or Dutch
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.