Manager, Regional Security

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

Manager, Regional Security

Overview

**Responsibilities**:

- Communicate regularly with RCSO regarding important security agenda, issues, and execute according to the direction of the RCSO.
- Keep abreast of current regional security trend / issues as they relate to the security, political, economic and cultural landscape. Provide analysis to the RCSO on political, security and terrorism trend across the LAC region.
- Develop and maintain relationships with law enforcement entities, intelligence partners, and affiliated security associations.
- Ensure compliance of Corporate Security policies and procedures.
- Recognize potential and current physical security threats to Mastercard and formulate actions to mitigate risks to personnel, information, assets and company reputation.

Communicate and develop executive summaries, reports, and briefings of security incidents and BAU operations.
- Assess and evaluate the risk associated with business travels by country; provides counsel on protocol to ensure appropriate level of protection for our employees. Engage employees and senior leadership to provide support and customize solutions as needed.
- Manage and support emergency planning / response and crisis management programs with global teams.
- Plan, coordinate and execute Events and Executive Protection services with global teams.
- Deliver security awareness training to Mastercard staff and stakeholders.
- Conduct risk assessments of Mastercard facilities and recommend corrective measures as appropriate.
- Manage relationship with security vendors in the LAC region.
- Support the design, vendor coordination, installation and management of security systems including access control and CCTV systems, with the global Access Engineering team, for BAU and office move / renovation projects.
- Collaborate with stakeholders (e.g. Real Estate Services) to secure Mastercard facilities.
- Support global or regional cybersecurity initiatives as needed.

Experiences
- At least 7 years of relevant experience in Physical Security operations in the LAC region.
- Good attitude and willing to learn in a fast moving technology payments industry.
- Analytical and proven track record of delivering security services and risk management.
- Proven experience in Executive protection and Event Security support services.
- Working knowledge of access control security systems and technology.
- Can communicate effectively verbally or written. Good interpersonal and decision-making skills.
- Possess a valid driver’s license.
- Possess a valid passport and able to travel internationally.
- Fluent in Portuguese and English. Spanish is highly desirable.
- Experience in cybersecurity and data protection such as collaborating with Global and Regional Cybersecurity assurance functions - security architects, engineers, and operations staff - to optimize the cyber and information security program to minimize risk to the business.
- Support security systems services and coordinate new security systems installations with regional security systems vendors and global functions.
- Professional certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification highly desirable.
- Support and advise the Product Management Evaluation process to minimize technology risk to the business for the delivery of new and upgraded products.
- Develop and maintain regular market and security intelligence updates to the business, including threat alerts on occurrence for risks to MC assets applicable to the market.
- Engage and educate employees and senior leadership on security awareness programs, threat, and risk management.
- Collaborate closely with Legal and Technology divisions to manage security risks in legal contracts, procurement, and capability/product delivery ensuring it is conducted in a timely manner to serve the Latin America and Caribbean region and to addresses security risks for protective security efforts, and capability/product delivery.
- Manage and/or support regional security incidents and emergency events to safeguard MC data, assets, and employees by providing expert security advi