Senior Specialist, Tech Talent Acquisition - 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 Senior Specialist, Tech Talent Acquisition We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated Sr. Tech Talent Acquisition specialist with a track record of success to join our team. Reporting to the Director, Tech Talent Acquisition you'll play a critical role in supporting the growth of our Services & Commercial & New Payment Flows businesses. In this role, you'll serve as a strategic talent advisor to hiring teams, and recruit for experienced-level positions across North America. Role - Lead and deliver a seamless search process that effectively attracts, assesses, and closes the best technical talent possible. - Develop tailored recruiting strategies for each client group and execute them by utilizing knowledge of internal and external talent pools to generate a robust and diverse pipeline of qualified candidates. - Build a trusted advisor relationship with hiring managers and key stakeholders across the People & Capability organization. - When necessary, partner with Total Rewards to develop and communicate compensation packages to final candidates, considering pertinent external market data, internal equity, and skills and experiences brought to the role by the selected candidate. - Drive inclusive hiring practices across the talent acquisition lifecycle. - Stay informed of industry trends, competitive intelligence, and market conditions to effectively target top talent. All About You - Deep experience in technology recruitment, with a proven track record of identifying, attracting, and securing top-tier talent across roles such as Software Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Data Engineers, ML Engineers, Technical Program Managers, and Technical Product Managers in a corporate or search firm environment. - Knowledge of modern technical stacks, including frameworks, languages, and tools commonly used in software development, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, and product management. - Act as a trusted partner to both hiring managers and candidates by demonstrating an understanding of engineering principles and trends. - Results-driven with a strong sense of urgency. Adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. A high degree of business acumen and comfortability in dealing with ambiguity. - Experience fostering collaborative working relationships advising and influencing stakeholders at all levels. - Knowledge of employment laws as well as associated human resources and hiring practices. - High level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality. - Highly proficient with all Microsoft Office products particularly Excel and PowerPoint. - Familiarity with Workday ATS is preferred, but not required. #LI-TL 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. Pay Ranges O'Fallon, Missouri: $78,000 - $121,000 USD Arlington, Virginia: $90,000 - $139,000 USD Atlanta, Georgia: $78,000 - $121,000 USD Boston, Massachusetts: $90,000 - $139,000 USD Purchase, New York: $90,000 - $139,000 USD Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.