Technology Risk Analyst I, Launch Program 2025 - United States - Mastercard

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.

Title and Summary

Technology Risk Analyst I, Launch Program 2025 - United States

Overview
Mastercard works to connect and power a sustainable and inclusive global economy. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.

About the Team
Monitors technology risk and compliance, and develops, delivers, maintains and monitors IT policies, standards, and best practices
Oversees compliance and the implementation of design (up-to-date standard operating procedures) and operational (testing the validity of procedures periodically) effectiveness

Launch Program
The Launch program is a development program that is supplemental to the role and is designed to help you transition from being a student to being a Mastercard employee. In this program, you will participate in:
- Four-day orientation focused on getting to know Mastercard, building your skills, and be a force for good (Mastercard’s culture)
- Professional skills workshops
- Launch Innovation Week
- Social impact – pro bono team challenge
- Global Volunteer Challenge

Role Description
As a Technology Risk Analyst, you will have the opportunity to:
- Participates in the risk management process, including documenting, reviewing and updating systems on a regular basis; contributes in the preparations of internal risk reports
- Supports special projects as requested; provides ad-hoc support to management
- Supports investigations on risk incidents and produces detailed summaries identifying the causes of the incident, process failures and proposed risk mitigation and following up actions
- Performs, updates and maintains existing reports and processes
- Supports risk management processes and procedures to maintain the status of industry compliance standards (e.g., PCI) on applications that process, store or transfer data containing credit card information and the enterprise infrastructure where they reside
- Supports due diligence reviews and Mastercard subsidiary reviews globally to safeguard Mastercard data and adheres to payment, financial and industry data standards according to Mastercard Technology Policies and Standards (includes PCI Compliance)

Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or accelerated master’s program graduating between Winter 2024 – Spring 2025
- Knowledge or experience in either Risk Management or Cyber Security
- Strong MS office experience in: Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Experience working with data
- Exposure to technology, including network and internet systems
- Demonstrates aptitude to acquire basic understanding of Risk analysis; begins to develop relationships with risk managers, business and technology partners

Mastercard is an 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. 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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 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, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.