Executive Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Mastercard

Mastercard

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our Purpose

We work 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. We cultivate a

culture of inclusion

for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences.

We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant, Global Acceptance Solutions

Overview:
The Executive Assistant, Acceptance Solutions reports to EVP, Acceptance Solutions. The role will be responsible for primarily supporting the EVP, Acceptance Solutions and EVP, Mastercard Gateway.

This includes calendar management, international travel arrangements, expense reporting, maintaining corporate records - as well as the planning and coordination of team meetings, team events and supporting the preparation of presentations and ad-hoc projects and initiatives.

The role will also provide limited support to Global Acceptance Solutions Leadership Team Members based in the UK.

Role:

Perform general administrative duties to support EVP Global Acceptance Solutions and EVP Mastercard Gateway with daytoday calendar management, telephone coverage, travel arrangements, expense reporting
Support Global Acceptance Solutions Leadership Team Members based in the UK as and when needed with administrative support
Manage the set up and logistics for all meetings on behalf of EVP, Acceptance Solutions and EVP, Mastercard Gateway
Support EVP, Acceptance Solutions with internal and external meeting commitments e.g. internal employee networks
Coordinate leadership team meetings, activities and team events
Manage customer engagements at executive level both for virtual as well as in person engagements involving travel across several markets across all regions globally
Support and manage adhoc projects and activities for the leadership team
Assist in preparing presentations and other materials for the business unit
Serve as administrative liaison with others within and outside the company for the Gateway business
Work closely with US counterpart to ensure joined up administrative support to Global Acceptance Solutions Leadership Team and proactively collaborate with wider EA network in Consumer Solutions to ensure effective administrative delivery
Support for corporate administrative processes that support Global Acceptance Solutions e.g. with Workplace Management and Finance ensuring effective communication and cascade with Global Acceptance Leadership Team

All About You:

Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communications competencies
Excellent organizational and project management skills with a focus on setting priorities, managing processes and delivering results under tight deadlines and with competing priorities
Strong attention to detail and sound judgment with proven ability to build rapport and gain acceptance at all levels with different teams across different regions and countries
Proactive with desire to develop career in business support / Mastercard
Ability to handle confidential information and materials with appropriate discretion
Business Administration experience in a corporate environment interfacing with senior and executive level management and senior customers.
Experience working in a multinational, matrix organization with strong stakeholder management skills
Proficiency in MS office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); Outlook; Oracle; MS Teams; Zoom

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.