Job Description

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 \xe2\x80\x93 one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Job Title
Director, Physical Climate Risk and Resiliency
: This position plays a key role in leading Mastercard\xe2\x80\x99s strategy to develop climate risk scenario analysis, planning, and resilience strategies for our real estate service lines. Primary focus areas include climate risk projections for portfolio planning based on relevant climate perils, design recommendations for hardening of at-risk sites, and evaluation of climate perils within our annual facility workplace safety audits. This role will focus on the development and implementation of scenario analysis and risk probability to assess the potential impact of physical risks across Mastercard\xe2\x80\x99s global office portfolio. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying and mitigating physical risks of Mastercard\'s portfolio, including creating adaptation plans for a transition into a resilient real estate business model. Additionally, the role will involve oversight of climate risk assessment/modeling software, and implementation of real estate best practices in this critical area.

Key Job Responsibilities

Operating within the global Real Estate Services team structure, the successful candidate will:

Collaborate with real estate transaction management, project management, facility management, and workplace safety teams. Serve as SME to support climate resiliency in these competency areas and oversee annual physical self-assessments for those sites identified as critical.

Oversee third party climate modeling software and report generation.

Liaise and collaborate with internal stakeholders including Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Enterprise Risk Management, Finance, Business Continuity, and Global Security to provide climate risk analysis, review processes, identify transitions risks specific to real estate, such as renewable energy and future energy costs, and ensure team alignment.

Monitor and report on progress in implementing the climate resiliency strategy and make recommendations for improvement based on adaptive management approaches that assess emerging data, correlate detection and attribution, future modeling, hardening best practices, and updated loss and insurability assessments.

Evaluate required enhancements to existing risk management capabilities in line with emerging regulatory expectations.

Collaborate with internal and external reporting teams to deliver timely, relevant, and accurate data.

Stay informed of the latest developments and best practices in the field of climate resiliency and make recommendations for incorporating innovative technologies and approaches into the organization\'s strategy.

Engage in sourcing and oversight of external consultants as required.

Qualifications/Experience

Experience with physical climate risk analysis and software that supports regulatory requirements.

Strong project management skills and the ability to lead cross-functional teams.

Working knowledge of global real estate services and the built environment.

Familiarity with ESG risk reporting frameworks such as TCFD, ISSB, the EU Taxonomy or similar concepts.

Detail oriented, with strong quantitative skills; ability to analyze, interpret, and present large amounts of data in easy-to-understand formats.

Ability to synthesize complex concepts and translate into \xe2\x80\x98user friendly\xe2\x80\x99 language.

Familiarity with the increasing regulatory expectations facing organizations with respect to climate risk and reporting.

Excellent written and oral communications skills, with a confident and convincing delivery style.

A proven history of liaising across diverse stakeholder groups at all management levels.

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Risk Management, Real Estate, Sustainability, or other relevant fields.

MBA preferred.
In the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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 Mastercard\xe2\x80\x99s 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 Mastercard\xe2\x80\x99s guidelines.

Westchester County Salary Range: $144,900 - $224,250