Director of Communications

Join Mastercard as the Director of Communications, where you will play a key role in building, supporting, and protecting the company's reputation among key stakeholders worldwide. You will develop and execute integrated communications strategies that elevate Mastercard's leadership in inclusive economic growth, financial health, sustainability, and social impact. This position requires a strong understanding of corporate reputation, sustainability, public policy, social impact, and stakeholder engagement, as well as exceptional writing, storytelling, and content development skills.

• Develop and execute integrated communications strategies that elevate Mastercard's leadership in inclusive economic growth, financial health, sustainability, and social impact.
• Drive executive visibility, thought leadership, media engagement, and proprietary convenings that demonstrate how Mastercard leverages its technology, partnerships, data insights, and expertise.
• Serve as a communications support for Mastercard's social impact platform, inclusive economic growth agenda, and sustainability portfolio, as well as our work in white space markets.

• Strong understanding of corporate reputation, sustainability, public policy, social impact and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to translate complex policy, sustainability, technology and economic issues into business-relevant narratives
• Proven experience leading communications for major events, conferences or executive platforms
• 10+ years of communications, social impact, corporate affairs or reputation management experience
• Strong media relations capabilities and executive presence
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders and navigating complex approval processes
• Exceptional writing, storytelling and content development skills
• Demonstrated experience supporting senior executives and managing high-profile communications programs
• The ideal candidate is equally comfortable serving as strategist, counselor, writer and operator. They possess a deep understanding of stakeholder expectations around business impact and sustainability, are passionate about inclusive growth, and have demonstrated success elevating executive thought leadership through data-driven storytelling, high-profile convenings and integrated communications campaigns