Vice President, Digital Currency Compliance Advisory

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 Vice President, Digital Currency Compliance Advisory Vice President, Digital Currency Compliance Advisory 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. The Role The Vice President, Digital Currency Compliance Advisory is a senior leadership position within the Global Ethics and Compliance team. You will serve as the primary subject matter expert for Mastercard’s evolving digital asset, stablecoin, and blockchain initiatives. This role is a critical partner to the "1st Line of Defense," providing strategic advisory to product teams and ensuring that innovation in the digital currency space is built on a foundation of robust AML, Sanctions, and regulatory compliance. Key Responsibilities • Subject Matter Expertise & Advisory: Provide timely advisory and oversight as a 2nd line functional subject matter expert to support business growth and control development. You will ensure that digital currency initiatives are launched with a clear understanding of regulatory risks while enabling the business to scale securely. • Product & Control Development: Partner with product and technology teams throughout the product lifecycle to design "Compliance by Design" controls for digital currency wallets, cross-border settlement solutions, and NFT marketplaces. • Digital Currency AML Operations Oversight: Provide high-level oversight of AML operations specific to digital assets. This includes setting standards for Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) due diligence, on-chain transaction monitoring strategies, and the integration of blockchain analytics tools into the broader Mastercard compliance ecosystem. • M&A and Strategic Partnerships: Lead the compliance workstream for M&A activity within the digital asset sector. You will conduct deep-dive regulatory due diligence on target companies, assess the maturity of their compliance programs, and spearhead the post-acquisition integration of their AML/Sanctions frameworks into Mastercard standards. • Regulatory Strategy & Advocacy: Monitor the global "patchwork" of digital asset regulations (e.g., MiCA, Travel Rule, evolving FATF guidance). You will translate complex regulatory changes into actionable business requirements and represent Mastercard’s compliance posture in discussions with key regulators and industry bodies. • Risk Assessment & Governance: Lead the periodic enterprise-wide risk assessments for digital currency products. You will establish and track key risk indicators (KRIs) for the digital asset portfolio, reporting findings and mitigation strategies to senior leadership and regional business leads. All About You • Expertise: Extensive experience in AML/Sanctions compliance, with a significant focus on digital assets, cryptocurrency, or blockchain technology. A JD or advanced degree is highly desirable. • Regulatory Knowledge: Deep understanding of BSA/AML requirements, relevant FATF recommendations and the regulatory landscape for VASPs globally. • Advisory Mindset: Proven ability to build rapport with ... (truncated, view full listing at source)