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Title and Summary

Senior Vice President, People and Capability, LAC

Overview
The People Business Partner team has the primary responsibility for the achievement of business-wide strategic goals and performance through a comprehensive talent strategy touching all aspects of the employee lifecycle and organization design and development. The portfolio covers our LAC region where we operate in 45 markets.
The People Business Partner lead for LAC will design and implement a strategy that supports the different needs of this expansive geography, while aligning to the overarching strategy of The Americas and Mastercard globally.
This position reports to the Executive Vice President, People & Capability, Americas, with a dual reporting line to the President, LAC.
This position manages a team of business partners located across the region and is responsible for the overall delivery of the people strategy for the region, partnering with regional and global Centers of Excellence colleagues.

Role
•\tOversee and be responsible for the development and implementation of people and talent strategies and initiatives, management of people and organization activities for assigned portfolio, which includes LAC employees and global business employees located in LAC locations.
•\tAct as a positive cultural change agent, consultant and business advisor to the leadership team, enabling the execution of their business strategies and initiatives.
•\tPartner with People & Capability Center of Excellence colleagues and global People Business Partners to develop strategies and initiatives designed to enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
•\tServe as an advocate for employees and develop and implement initiatives designed to enhance employee engagement, development and productivity.
•\tManage and perform a wide range of P&C activities including but not limited to enabling the businesses strategic goals through the people agenda, talent management and succession planning, organization design, geographic expansion, performance management, employee relations management, coaching and mentoring, reward assessment and influencing the direction for reward in the region and talent acquisition.
•\tPartner with Finance to manage the budget and forecasting of expenses related to employees and all other P&C activities.
•\tPlay an important leadership role for the P&C function across the geography that spans beyond reporting lines. Acts as the lead for all P&C activities in the geography, collaborating widely with colleagues across the function and organization to drive the LAC agenda.
All About You
•\tAbility to develop strong relationships across all levels of the organization
•\tExperience supporting business and culture transformation for a geographically dispersed workforce.
•\tAbility to influence and act in support of the region, while maintaining a global perspective.
•\tEffective problem-solver, adept at building strong partnerships and working effectively in a highly matrixed organization.
•\tHighly data driven; ability and comfort in using data to influence the business agenda and make strategic decisions
•\tDeep experience in all areas of talent management to support the organization in the areas of talent attraction, retention, succession planning and engagement.
•\tExperience in designing people and talent strategies for a geographically diverse workforce with different needs and challenges.
•\tAbility to design and articulate strategic vision and plans, while maintaining/driving discipline to execute those plans with excellence.
•\tAbility to work in a fast-paced environment and manage/deliver high volume with speed and quality.
•\tDeep experience leading People Business Partner teams across multiple geographies
High degree of ownership and accountability. Can easily move between operating as a strategic advisor to executing with operational excellence.
•\tAbility to travel to LAC locations and globally, as needed.
•\tStrongly preferred Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal 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. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment 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’s 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’s guidelines.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.