Sr. Executive Assistant to the Chief People Officer, P&C

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

Sr. Executive Assistant to the Chief People Officer, P&C

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.
People & Capability (P&C) is Mastercard’s global human resources function, responsible for attracting, developing, and retaining the best talent to deliver on our business strategy. We partner with leaders across the enterprise to build an inclusive, high-performance culture that empowers our people to do their best work. From talent acquisition, learning and leadership development, and total rewards to workforce strategy, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness, P&C enables our people and teams to thrive – so together, we can drive innovation, deliver for our customers, and unlock the potential of our global workforce.

The Role

The Senior Executive Assistant will provide high-level support to Mastercard’s Chief People Officer (CPO) – a member of the Executive Leadership Team and Management Committee – who leads the company’s global People & Capability (P&C) strategy and operations. This role is pivotal in enabling the CPO 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 CPO, 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 P&C leadership team members.
• Coordinate departmental purchases, budget tracking, and compliance with finance policies.

Project & Program Support
• Administer programs, projects, and processes specific to the P&C function; 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 CPO, 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 organization