Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition

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

Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition – Product

Mastercard’s Talent Acquisition Team is responsible for developing innovative talent advisory and sourcing strategies to identify and attract world‑class talent—both internally and externally—to support Mastercard’s continued growth and leadership in payments innovation.

As a Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition, you will play a critical role in recruiting top talent across Product functions in North America. Reporting into the Director, Talent Acquisition, this individual contributor role serves as a strategic partner to the business while helping build a best‑in‑class Talent Acquisition function.

Role

Deliver full‑cycle recruitment for a portfolio of mid‑ to senior‑level roles supporting Product teams across North America.

Design and execute tailored recruiting strategies for assigned client groups, leveraging internal and external talent pools to build strong, diverse candidate pipelines.

Proactively source, assess, and engage high‑quality talent using market intelligence tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and similar platforms.

Partner closely with hiring managers and key stakeholders to understand hiring needs, provide talent market insights, and advise on recruiting approaches.

Deliver a seamless and inclusive candidate experience across all stages of the recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing through onboarding.

Build trusted relationships with People & Capability partners, including HR Business Partners, Compensation, and Global Mobility, to ensure alignment throughout the hiring process.

Provide regular recruiting updates and insights to stakeholders and maintain accurate data within the applicant tracking system.

Stay informed on industry trends, competitive intelligence, and evolving market conditions to effectively target and engage top talent.

Contribute to Talent Acquisition team initiatives, process improvements, and special projects as needed.

All About You

Experience in Talent Acquisition within a large, global, and matrixed organization.

Proven ability to successfully recruit professionals through senior‑level talent in a corporate environment; experience supporting Product, Strategy, Technology, Payments, or related functions is strongly preferred.

Strong sourcing capabilities with hands‑on experience building and managing talent pipelines.

Results‑driven, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast‑paced environment with evolving priorities.

Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships and influence stakeholders at multiple levels.

High degree of business acumen, professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.

Working knowledge of employment laws and standard hiring practices.

Comfortable working with applicant tracking systems; Workday ATS experience is strongly preferred.

Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Ability to work in a hybrid model, with three days per week in the office.

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 [email protected] 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 and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $85,000 - $132,000 USD

Boston, Massachusetts: $85,000 - $132,000 USD

O'Fallon, Missouri: $74,000 - $115,000 USD