Job Title:

Sr. Executive Assistant

Overview:

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.

The Role

The Senior Executive Assistant will provide high-level support to a member of the Executive Leadership Team and Management Committee. This role is pivotal in enabling the Executive to operate effectively at the enterprise level, ensuring smooth day-to-day execution while managing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced global environment.

The Senior Executive Assistant will serve as a trusted partner, managing a complex portfolio of administrative, operational, and strategic support responsibilities with discretion, judgment, confidentiality and professionalism.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive Support & Coordination
• Provide seamless administrative and operational support to the Executive, including complex calendar and schedule management across multiple time zones.
• Coordinate internal and external meetings, ensuring strategic prioritization and managing last-minute changes with agility.
• Arrange and manage complex international and domestic travel, including multi-leg itineraries, visas, and logistics.
• Prepare and process timely expense reports and manage purchasing card reconciliation in line with company policy.

Board, ELT, and Senior Stakeholder Engagement
• Support Management Committee and board-level activities; coordinate materials and logistics.
• Interface with senior executives, board members, government officials, investors, and other high-profile stakeholders with professionalism and discretion.

Operational Excellence & Event Management
• Plan and execute department events, offsites, and leadership meetings – coordinating venues, guest speakers, catering, and related logistics.
• Support onboarding for new leadership team members.
• Coordinate departmental purchases, budget tracking, and compliance with finance policies.

Project & Program Support
• Administer programs, projects, and processes specific to the Executive’s business unit; maintain departmental records, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Manage access to team tools, SharePoint repositories, distribution lists, and compliance programs (e.g., Access Management, Oracle, Ariba, Workday, VIVO).
• Research issues, prepare briefing materials, draft correspondence, and create presentations as needed.

Team Partnership & Leadership
• Act as a liaison between the Executive, leadership team, and other business unit administrative staff, fostering a collaborative, high-performing support network.
• Share best practices and act as a resource and mentor to other administrative assistants.

All About You

• Proven experience supporting senior executives in a global, fast-paced corporate environment.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly to changing demands.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; able to interact effectively at all organizational levels, including with C-suite executives and external partners.
• High integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented; able to anticipate needs and solve problems before they arise.
• Adept at navigating ambiguity while maintaining focus on priorities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint), Zoom, and other collaboration tools; experience with Oracle Financials, Ariba, Workday, and VIVO preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.To find US Salary Ranges, visit People Place. Under the Compensation tab, select "Salary Structures." Within the text of "Salary Structures," click on the link "salary structures 2025," through which you will be able to access the salary ranges for each Mastercard job family. For more information regarding US benefits, visit People Place and review the Benefits tab and the Time Off & Leave tab.