Vice President, Social Impact - North America

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
Vice President, Social Impact - North America
Who is Mastercard?
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.
Overview
The Center for Inclusive Growth (CFIG) is Mastercard's social impact and inclusive economy hub. At the heart of Mastercard's objective to be a force for good in the world, the Center ensures that the benefits of an expanding digital economy accrue to all segments of society. Through actionable insights, impact data science, corporate philanthropy and investments, partnerships, and strategic convenings, CFIG advances equitable economic growth and financial inclusion globally.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President for Social Impact (Americas), the Vice President for North America (NAM) will lead the Center's strategy and execution across the U.S. and Canada as an individual contributor, supported by broader team resources.
Role
Serve as a strategic operator and integrator for the Center's North America portfolio, functioning as both a program leader, liaison to the broader Mastercard business, and key driver of team operations to drive execution and alignment across programs, partnerships, and commercialization initiatives.
1. Social Impact Strategy, Program Design & Partnerships
• Lead CFIG's core social impact agenda across NAM-including financial health, small business resilience, cybersecurity/digitization, and inclusive innovation.
• Design and implement high-impact programs and philanthropic investments.
• Manage and scale flagship initiatives such as Strive USA.
• Strengthen governance, performance tracking, and impact reporting.
• Build and manage strategic partnerships with nonprofits, research institutions, and commercial partners.
• Lead regional convenings and thought leadership activities.
2. Business Alignment & Commercial Partnership Development
• Drive commercialization opportunities for the Center's work.
• Support client development and customer partnership strategies.
• Embed inclusive growth value propositions into Mastercard's client development and products.
• Develop scalable inclusive growth offerings that advance both social impact and commercial objectives.
• Translate social impact achievements into customer-facing narratives.
3. Government Affairs Alignment
• Position CFIG programs as strategic assets for government policy objectives.
• Support Mastercard's policy objectives through insights and demonstrations.
• Advance public-private partnerships aligned with digitization, cybersecurity, financial inclusion, and small business growth.
4. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Partner closely with NAM leadership and business teams and cross-functional units.
• Build relationships with public, private, and social sector leaders.
• Lead employee engagement and internal convenings related to NAM social impact.
5. Thought Leadership & Communications
• Represent CFIG and Mastercard at public-facing events.
• Support research and storytelling advancing inclusive growth.
• Champion data-driven narratives for market-facing communications.
6. Team Operations
• Drive oversight and management of operations for the Americas team.
All About You
• You understand both the private and social sectors:
o Proven experience in strategic operations, business development, or management consulting roles with exposure to social impact or inclusive growth.
o Experience managing operations from strategy to execution.
o Strong background in revenue-generating partnerships and commercialization strategies.
o Ability to integrate social impact objectives with business priorities.
o Experience in philanthropy and/or corporate social responsibility.
o Exceptional strategic, analytical, and communication skills.
o Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving cross-functional alignment.
o Advanced degree in business, economics, or related field preferred.
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
New York City, New York: $222,000 - $366,000 USD