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
Regional Security Operations Analyst
Who is Mastercard
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.
Mission First People Always
As Corporate Security we are responsible for keeping Mastercard safe and secure from cyber and physical threats and it is our people on the frontlines who make this happen every day.
By taking care of our people their wellbeing and career development we provide them the necessary tools and environment to ensure the success of our mission.
Overview:
The Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa team is looking for a Security Operations Lead to secure our people and business to thrive in a world beyond cash. The best fit candidate will be an excellent team player with a strong servicecentric mentality. The role holder will work with unerring vigilance to develop implement and upgrade the regional security platform policies risk and compliance management operations to prevent loss or damage of human physical and intellectual assets in relation to risk exposure. The Security Operations Lead Eastern Europe Middle East & Africa (EEMEA) will continuously seek to simplify and improve processes. The ideal candidate will be comfortable in a fastpaced multitasked highenergy environment. They will be a creative and analytical problem solver with a passion for delivering results.
Role:
- Support security enterprise security risk management agenda for Divisional security officers reporting to the EEMEA Regional Chief Security Officer (RCSO) to protect MCs assets including people facilities technology and information.
- Support and delivery of service engagements for assessing and evaluating security risks associated with business travel Executive Protection event security information protection programs site security business projects and regulatory requirements etc.
- Collaborate with Crisis Management People & Capabilities Real Estate Services etc. to ensure the All Hazards Plan and office Crisis Response Plan addresses applicable threat and risk e.g. natural disasters fires crime terrorism etc. throughout EEMEA.
- Collaborate closely with Sourcing to ensure procurement activity addresses security risks for protective security efforts and capability/product delivery.
- Ensure ongoing security service provider coverage for EEMEA region through cultivation of vendor relationships and collaboration with Sourcing delegates on fulfillment of contract sourcing process endtoend.
- Act as subject matter expert and delegate to enable evaluation of security vendors in collaboration with Technology and Sourcing delegates.
- Assist in the provision of oversight guidance and direction to Mastercard guarding teams at EEMEA regional locations.
- Assist in the identification assessment monitoring and management of corporate travel activity to mitigate risk to Mastercard colleagues for business travel within EEMEA.
- Conduct security risk assessments of regional corporate sites hosting Mastercard assets e.g. data centers fixed office and managed suites as needed in collaboration with market business leadership and Real Estate Services.
- Provide security assurance to Mastercard onsoil data centers including routine liaison with vendor points of contact and annual inspection of Data Centers across EEMEA or as directed by Regional Chief Security Officer.
- With the support of other specialist functions formalize regional security business continuity plans and implement necessary arrangements and solutions.
- Support security systems services and coordinates new security systems installations with regional security systems vendors ensuring regular maintenance and servicing by the vendors through close collaboration with global stakeholders and facility management team.
- Maintain knowledge of complex industry trends current security issues and security technology and update management on risks and threats that could impact the company business.
- Any other security related taskings as directed by the Regional Chief Security Officer.
All About You:
- Strong experience as a security professional.
- It is desirable that the candidate have had demonstrable experience working within complex Global organizations serving high threat markets.
- Proven track record of delivering security services and operations in a highly volatile and sensitive environment.
- It is desirable to have knowledge of principles of personnel protection and demonstrable experience planning & executing executive protection tasks.
- Ability to communicate with senior management on threat assessment security requirements and provide timely and actionable recommendations.
- Be sensitive to processes and have clear logical thinking for related duties.
- Team player with strong communication skills and can handle high pressure in a fastpaced work environment.
- Passion to continuously improve and keenness to work in a dynamic environment that is leading the digital evolution in payments and technology.
- It is desirable that the candidate has demonstrable experience working in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Must have the capacity to travel throughout Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa. Travel within region is at least 25 %.
- It is desirable that the successful candidate speaks French and Arabic.
- Candidate must speak English fluently.
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 Mastercards 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 Mastercards guidelines.
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