Company Secretary / Director Legal Services (12 Month FTC)

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

Company Secretary / Director Legal Services (12 Month FTC)

Overview
Mastercard Payment Services delivers account-to-account payment services and infrastructure in four markets. Our main markets are Norway and Denmark, with eFaktura and Avtalegiro in Norway and Betalingsservice in Denmark as examples of key brands in the portfolio. We also deliver real-time payments in two markets in central Europe.

Mastercard Payments Services is a regulated business with a dedicated Executive Leadership team, overseen by an independent Board. We are searching for a Company Secretary to join the Mastercard Payment Services legal team and support our Nordic payments businesses.

Role
As Company Secretary, you will be a member of the Legal team supporting Mastercard Payment Services (MPS). Your role will help provide advice and give support to the Company and the Operational Directors to ensure the efficient and timely conduct of the Company's business in accordance with Company Law, the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Company's rules and regulations. In this role, you will:
• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory and other legal obligations
• Act as Secretary to the Board and Management Committee of 2 Norwegian and 1 Danish entity and coordinate and arrange the Board and Management Committee dates
• Assist the MPS Head of Legal and MPS Head of Business Enablement with work needed to ensure the smooth running of all MPS corporate governance meetings
• Assist with the preparation of the Annual Report & Accounts to satisfy legal requirements
• Maintain and keep Company documents safe, the Company seal, and ensure that all company secretarial resources are maintained to secure the provision of the company secretarial service

This role is based in Copenhagen, Denmark but the role may require some travel.

All About You
• Possess excellent organisational and management skills
• Fluent in Danish (Norwegian is a plus)
• Well-presented and able to communicate effectively and professionally with both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong minute-taking skills
• Previous experience of working as assistant company secretary/company secretarial assistant is preferred
• Previous experience of working in a plc or regulated environment is desirable
• Some familiarity with applicable Danish and Norwegian legislation relevant to the boards’ conduct and responsibilities is desirable. As is an awareness of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority’s and Danmarks Nationalbank’s requirements for the governance of a regulated entity (for example under the Danish Financial Business Act, Danish Payments Act and accompanying Executive Orders)

The role is a 12 month fixed term assignment

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.