Manager, Industry Standards, Blockchain and Digital Assets

As Manager, Industry Standards at Mastercard, you will define and execute Mastercard's strategy on blockchain and digital asset standards. You represent Mastercard across key industry forums, shape the direction of emerging standards, and ensure alignment with Mastercard's security, product, and regulatory objectives. Your focus is translating standards into practical, adoptable frameworks such as assurance models, certifications, and integration frameworks that enable ecosystem trust and commercial scalability.

What you'll do

• Support Mastercard's engagement with global blockchain and digital asset standards bodies such as BSSC, ISO, and ANSI, influencing the development of security and operational standards
• Define Mastercard's positions on emerging topics including blockchain security, digital asset controls, and interoperability frameworks
• Lead the operationalization of blockchain security standards into measurable controls, conformance criteria, assessment methodologies, certification programs, and audit frameworks that support ecosystem-wide adoption
• Partner across internal teams including Security Solutions, Blockchain & Digital Assets, Legal, and Product to align standards strategy with business priorities
• Define approaches for security assurance, independent assessment, conformance validation, and trust signaling in blockchain ecosystems
• Build and maintain relationships with industry peers, regulators, and ecosystem partners shaping blockchain standards
• Support thought leadership and market engagement to drive awareness and adoption of standards through industry forums, publications, and webinars

What you bring

• Expertise in cybersecurity, payments, or digital asset ecosystems with a strong understanding of blockchain technologies and risk models
• The ability to translate complex technical standards into practical, business-aligned outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to operate in emerging, ambiguous domains and shape strategic direction
• Comfort navigating both technical and policy discussions across global forums
• Familiarity with blockchain security disciplines such as key management, smart contract security, node operations, custody, and digital asset infrastructure
• Experience participating in standards development organizations, industry consortia, regulatory initiatives, or technical working groups
• Working knowledge of security and control frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI, and cryptographic assurance programs

About Mastercard

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. The company supports a wide range of digital payments choices and is developing the standards that will define trust in the next generation of digital commerce, ensuring security, interoperability, and scalable adoption across ecosystems.