Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Sr. Specialist, Threat Intelligence Editor

Sr. Specialist, Threat Intelligence Editor, Payment Threat Intelligence
Location: Purchase

Overview:
Mastercard’s Services team is responsible for safeguarding trust in payments, both now and in the future. We ensure that transactions and interactions are safe, simple and smart. The Card & Payment Ecosystem Security organization within Services is responsible for developing and managing cybersecurity solutions that help build trust in the Mastercard ecosystem while increasing Mastercard’s posture as a leader in the cybersecurity industry.

About the Role:
Mastercard is using global threat intelligence to secure today’s digital economy – in the payment ecosystem and beyond. We are looking for a detail-oriented Sr. Specialist, Threat Intelligence Editor to write objective, evidence-based payment threat reports and deliverables for non-technical audiences. The Sr. Specialist will be responsible for producing high-quality, fact-based, and objective threat intelligence reports focused on payment threats and trends catering to non-technical audiences.

Role & Responsibilities
•\tWrite clear, fact-based payment threat intelligence reports tailored for non-technical audiences, ensuring comprehensive yet easy-to-understand content.
•\tAssist in preparing detailed, well-structured documents to support legal or compliance teams in investigations or responses.
•\tEnsure all reports are properly cited, grounded in reliable sources, and uphold objectivity, using factual evidence to support conclusions.
•\tCollaborate with cybersecurity teams, legal advisors, and business leaders to validate intelligence and ensure report accuracy.
•\tHelp prepare materials for internal stakeholders, keeping leadership informed of payment security trends and emerging risks.
•\tReview and refine report templates and writing processes to ensure efficiency and maintain high-quality output.
•\tUpdates and edits key product materials such as user guides and FAQ

All About You
•\tStrong writing and editing skills with a focus on clarity and precision.
•\tExperience in legal writing or analysis, journalism, grant writing, or similar fields.
•\tAbility to synthesize complex data into understandable, evidence-based content.
•\tAbility to accurately translate technical information for a general audience
•\tExperience with research and citing credible sources.

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.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $114,000 - $182,000 USD