Overview
Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments business, connecting cardholders, customers, financial institutions, merchants, government agencies and businesses worldwide.
Mastercard’s Global Government Contracting team is part of the Strategic Initiatives & Technology group which also provides legal strategy and execution for Operations & Technology, Corporate Development & MA and Marketing & Communications. We are searching for a seasoned government procurement specialist with familiarity in the process of responding to government solicitations and understanding a variety of contract structures.
Role
This full-time role will be based in our Singapore office and will support the IMK Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions within Mastercard from a contracting perspective on government opportunities. This role provides an unique opportunity for to have a first-hand experience of dealing with almost all product lines of Mastercard, across a wide range of geographies and to work with senior leaders of the company in different geographies and product lines.
You will have a leading role and work in partnership with the relevant business teams, region attorneys and product attorneys. You will:
• Support business and legal teams with transactional support for all phases of the government contracting lifecycle from contract proposal/RFP stage through contract close out and legal issues in performance
• Manage a significant workflow of agreements, review and analyze RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and other solicitations with prime contractors, various government agencies and other strategic partners
• Support product attorneys to ensure government compliance is built into Mastercard’s government solutions product development process
• Support enterprise-wide global expansion efforts to drive growth by executing new government contracts and track new and emerging regulations all with risk mitigation at the center
• Serve as transactional subject matter expert on public procurement laws and regulations, as well as related laws such as freedom of information laws, official secrets laws etc.
• Design or enhance government contract management processes, procedures and playbooks
• Develop and deliver training to company employees (both lawyers and business colleagues) on government contracting matters
• Maintain records, spreadsheets, and other tracking documents as required to support internal and external audits, manage contract-related data, and generate reports as required
All About You
If you are eager to constantly learn something new, if you can seamlessly turnaround unstructured, non-standard work and if you delight in working with colleagues and counterparties across diverse cultures and geographies, you will be a good fit.
• Seasoned government procurement/contracts attorney with at least five years’ experience in government contracting procurement processes in one or more regions mentioned above.
• Law degree required from a reputed university
• Experienced with the competitive procurement processes in government acquisition and/or significant public law issues affecting international businesses.
• Preferred experience includes contracting on behalf of commercial contractors providing multiple products and services under contracts to the government.
• Strong knowledge and familiarity with responding to government solicitations and understanding a variety of contract structures and regulatory /local law requirements
• Strong business acumen, sense of urgency and a team player with a collaborative attitude and an ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines is a must.
• Experience of working in a multi-national matrix organization.
• Experience of supporting multiple geographies.
