Lead Corporate Security Operations Analyst; Insider Threat Program Lead

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.

Lead Corporate Security Operations Analyst (Insider Threat Program Lead)

Who is Mastercard? Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Mission First, People Always. As Corporate Security, we are responsible for keeping Mastercard safe and secure from cyber and physical threats, and it is our people on the front who make this happen every day.

By taking care of our people, their well‑being, and their career development, we provide them with the necessary tools and environment to ensure the success of our mission.

The Security Event Management group is seeking a highly motivated and experienced security professional to lead the direction and continued maturity of Mastercard's Insider Threat capability.

As the Lead Insider Threat specialist, you will serve as the functional authority for Insider Threat across Security Operations, setting direction, defining standards, and driving the evolution of people, process, and technology capabilities that enable the organization to identify, detect, and respond to insider risk. This role provides leadership through expertise, influence, and decision‑making, working across a global network of security and business stakeholders.

The role is responsible for establishing and maintaining the Insider Threat operating model and guiding the implementation of improvements across Data Loss Prevention (DLP), User Activity Monitoring (UAM), User Behavior Analytics (UBA), investigations, detection content, monitoring procedures, case management processes, and supporting technologies. Working closely with Security Operations SMEs and operational teams, you will identify capability gaps, define enhancements, develop roadmap priorities, and ensure the Insider Threat function continues to mature in response to evolving business requirements and threat landscapes.

You will act as the primary advisor on Insider Threat strategy, policies, standards, and procedures, balancing security objectives with business, privacy, legal, regulatory, and human resources requirements. Through collaboration and influence, you will drive consistency, operational excellence, and the adoption of best practices across the organization.

This role requires a forward‑looking mindset, continually assessing emerging Insider Threat tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), industry trends, and technological advancements to develop and implement improvements that strengthen Mastercard's overall Insider Threat capability and long‑term resilience.

As operational needs arise, this role may directly lead investigations or incident response activities.