Senior Counsel/Director (Stablecoin Enablement)

Join Mastercard as a Senior Counsel/Director for Stablecoin Enablement. In this role, you will provide proactive legal guidance to support product development, manage regulatory and commercial risk, and deliver practical solutions for the Transfer Solutions business. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, structure and negotiate commercial agreements, monitor global legal developments, and develop legal frameworks to support stablecoin-based solutions. A strong background in payments, financial technology, and digital assets is preferred.

• Provide proactive, globally coordinated legal guidance to support product development, enable responsible innovation, manage regulatory and commercial risk, and deliver practical solutions for the Transfer Solutions business.
• Serve as a trusted legal advisor for stablecoin enablement within Cross-Border Services, providing practical guidance on complex regulatory, commercial, product, and risk considerations.
• Structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements with financial institutions, fintechs, digital asset service providers, infrastructure providers, and strategic partners.

• Significant legal experience advising on payments, money movement, financial technology, product development, and commercial transactions; experience with digital assets, blockchain infrastructure, or money transmission is strongly preferred
• JD or equivalent legal qualification required, with active bar membership or equivalent authorization to practice law in good standing
• Demonstrated ability to advise on multi-jurisdictional launches, partner risk, and operational controls
• Strong negotiation, drafting, counseling, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to simplify complexity, balance risk, and drive practical business outcomes
• Comfort operating in emerging and evolving areas of law, with the judgment to provide clear advice where legal and regulatory frameworks are developing