The Regulatory Compliance Specialist enhances regulatory compliance governance, monitors controls, and centralizes reporting to ensure adherence to Brazilian regulations while collaborating with various stakeholders.
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
Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Overview
Mastercard Brazil is seeking a Regulatory Compliance Specialist to help strengthen its second line of defense framework in line with Central Bank of Brazil regulatory framework. This role will focus on enhancing regulatory compliance governance, implementing and monitoring controls, and centralizing regulatory reporting to ensure consistency, traceability, and supervisory readiness.
Key Responsibilities• Strengthen second line of defense structure and independence in line with BCB Resolution 522/2025• Design, implement, and monitor controls aligned with new regulatory obligations, including governance, risk management, and oversight requirements• Enhance governance frameworks to support greater accountability, transparency, and supervisory interaction• Centralize and standardize regulatory reporting to ensure consistency, traceability, and auditability• Identify control gaps, support remediation efforts, and maintain evidence of compliance• Partner with Legal, Risk, Product and relevant stakeholders, Franchise, and Operations to promote a sustainable compliance framework
All About You• Experience in regulatory compliance, internal controls, risk governance, or related second line functions• Strong knowledge of Brazilian financial regulation, preferably in payments or financial services• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical controls and governance routines• Strong organizational, documentation, and stakeholder management skills• Fluent in Portuguese and English
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:
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
Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Overview
Mastercard Brazil is seeking a Regulatory Compliance Specialist to help strengthen its second line of defense framework in line with Central Bank of Brazil regulatory framework. This role will focus on enhancing regulatory compliance governance, implementing and monitoring controls, and centralizing regulatory reporting to ensure consistency, traceability, and supervisory readiness.
Key Responsibilities• Strengthen second line of defense structure and independence in line with BCB Resolution 522/2025• Design, implement, and monitor controls aligned with new regulatory obligations, including governance, risk management, and oversight requirements• Enhance governance frameworks to support greater accountability, transparency, and supervisory interaction• Centralize and standardize regulatory reporting to ensure consistency, traceability, and auditability• Identify control gaps, support remediation efforts, and maintain evidence of compliance• Partner with Legal, Risk, Product and relevant stakeholders, Franchise, and Operations to promote a sustainable compliance framework
All About You• Experience in regulatory compliance, internal controls, risk governance, or related second line functions• Strong knowledge of Brazilian financial regulation, preferably in payments or financial services• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical controls and governance routines• Strong organizational, documentation, and stakeholder management skills• Fluent in Portuguese and English
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.
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