Privacy Engineer Job Listing at Mastercard in Purchase, NY (Job ID R-264002)

Description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Privacy Engineer Overview:
Mastercard is committed to balancing innovation while protecting individual privacy and has embraced privacy and data protection as core to the successful execution of our business strategy. As part of that commitment, Mastercard has established a world-class privacy program and is adding talent to our global team.

The Privacy and AI Responsibility team is looking for a Privacy Engineer to drive our Privacy and Data Governance strategy forward by consistently innovating and problem-solving. She/he is passionate about the customer experience journey, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset.

The Privacy Engineer will support Mastercard's Services Division on the development and deployment of the Data Commercialization Platform (DCP). The DCP is the cloud-based platform for hosting and performing analytics and AI modeling on all of Mastercard's data products. The role will drive the organizational excellence on privacy preserving technological safeguards and support the organization's compliance with global data laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and data privacy laws and regulations globally.

The Privacy Engineer ensures that thorough privacy engineering review is carried out in the context of data processing and AI modeling. She/he is responsible for identifying and implementing privacy requirements to enhance Mastercard privacy and security controls in partnership with Mastercard's technology and business teams.
The position requires a strong understanding of the complex data, AI and privacy landscape, strong understanding of technology, and an ability to develop creative solutions to ensure compliance with privacy and data protection laws globally.
The position will report to the VP, Privacy Engineering.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to think and act strategically with respect to the needs of business clients and their objectives.

Role:
Conduct the technical review of Mastercard Data Platform processes and data products, including advising on privacy by design (PbD) controls such as deidentification techniques, privacy enhancing technologies and the governance of data and AI in cloud infrastructures.
Analyze technical designs and implementations, work with stakeholders to develop technical solutions to remediate and mitigate privacy risks in designs, procedures and processes.
Engage with technical and business teams on privacy engineering review to ensure that privacy requirements pertaining to data processing are carried out throughout Mastercard's technology and product life cycle.
Partner with the privacy attorneys, technology and business teams to establish appropriate legal and technical safeguards such as Data Privacy Contracts and Usecase privacy assessments to foster privacy compliance across the company (including acquisitions).
Develop and organize technical and engineering controls to help demonstrate compliance with Mastercard's PbD process and Binding Corporate Rules, anticipating questions from various stakeholders internally and externally.
Translate Privacy Risks following from Privacy Impact Assessments into technical and administrative PbD controls with a user-first approach, driving execution across cross-functional teams.
Identify opportunities to implement privacy guardrails and controls within business workflows and tech solutions, and to work with stakeholders to implement these guardrails and controls
Create concise requirements to automate privacy controls and compliance obligations.
Own the execution of regular privacy compliance assessments, identifying and mitigating risks with effective tools, training, and guidance.
Lead updates on the program progress and issues with executive stakeholders.

All About You:
Strong command of Cloud-based data analytics and controls for Data Product creation, governance and use.
Experience with Databricks Data Analytics platforms, Atlan Electronic Data Catalog and Onetrust Privacy management tools is highly desired along with knowledge and experience in implement PbD methodologies and technical controls in those tools.
Experience with governance processes and tools such as privacy code checkers, YAML data contracts is highly desirable
Degree in computer science, software engineering, mathematics, or related field preferred.
Demonstrated interest in privacy and/or corporate security (completion of IAPP courses, CIPM/CIPT/CISSP certifications)
Familiarity with the GDPR and privacy principles that are common across global laws and regulations.
Strong writing skills and ability to simplify technical material for other audiences, including business teams, legal departments, regulators, etc.
Strong collaboration, interpersonal and organizational, problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to develop a deep understanding of Mastercard products and services and financial services in general
Familiarity with CI/CD practices, agile development of privacy and security protocols, standards and best practices, web application deployment and provisioning tools. Mastercard is a merit-based, 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. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. 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 and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $137,000 - $218,000 USD

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