.Director, Regulatory Affairs Advocacy Apply locations: London, England (Angel Lane), Lisbon, Portugal Time type: Full time Posted on: Posted 20 Days Ago Time left to apply: End Date: December 12, 2024 (9 days left to apply) Our Purpose We work 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. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. Job Title Director, Regulatory Affairs Advocacy Mastercard is a technology company in the financial services industry. We operate the world's fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, digital wallet providers, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. Mastercard's Global Regulatory team is responsible for liaising with key regulators and law enforcement officials for the purpose of supporting Mastercard's regulatory footprint and compliance with regulations around the world. This newly created position will engage with central banks, governments, non-governmental organizations, and private sector partners on key regulatory initiatives impacting the payments industry. The ideal candidate must thrive in a fast-paced environment and with a diverse workload. The candidate must have extensive experience providing both tactical and strategic advice to both regulators and internal executive level business professionals. Role The role will be responsible for: Designing, developing, and executing proactive advocacy campaigns and engagement strategies with the aim of educating and influencing key regulators and policy-makers around the world on the regulation of crypto-assets. Designing, developing, and executing proactive advocacy campaigns and engagement strategies with the aim of educating key decision makers on CBDC design choices (both wholesale and retail), positioning Mastercard thought-leadership and advocacy content on CBDCs, and creating opportunities to embed Mastercard's technical subject matter experts into the design, testing, piloting, and deployment of CBDC projects in key markets around the world