Manager, Legal Services (Corporate Governance, M&A Integration)

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
Manager, Legal Services (Corporate Governance, M&A Integration)
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
Manager, Legal Services
Overview
Based in Purchase, NY, the Manager, Legal Services (M&A Integration) will be a member of the Global Legal Entities (GLE) team and serve as the governance bridge between transaction execution and ongoing legal entity ownership. This role is responsible for supporting the governance and legal entity integration aspects of acquisitions, investments, strategic partnerships, and other corporate transactions. The position will work closely with Corporate Development, Legal, Treasury, Tax, Controllers, integration teams, and regional stakeholders to ensure acquired entities are successfully transitioned into Mastercard's governance framework.
The successful candidate will help drive governance readiness throughout the deal lifecycle, beginning with due diligence activities and continuing through post-closing integration, remediation, and transition to steady-state ownership. This role requires strong organizational skills, legal entity governance experience, attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions and complex entity structures.
Role
• Serve as the primary governance integration lead supporting acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions from due diligence through steady-state ownership.• Coordinate legal entity onboarding, governance readiness activities, and post-close integration efforts to ensure acquired entities are aligned with Mastercard governance standards and operating requirements.• Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, Treasury, Tax, Controllers and cross-functional integration teams to manage governance-related workstreams throughout the transaction lifecycle.• Support the assessment, documentation, and remediation of governance matters identified during diligence, onboarding, and integration activities.• Maintain accurate legal entity data, ownership records, organizational structures, and governance documentation within Mastercard systems and repositories.• Drive integration readiness and transition planning to facilitate the successful handoff of acquired entities to ongoing legal entity ownership and business-as-usual governance processes.• Coordinate governance support for banking, signatory, KYC, UBO, entity management, and related corporate maintenance activities arising from acquisitions and strategic initiatives.• Develop and monitor integration plans, remediation trackers, status reporting, and governance metrics to enhance visibility, accountability, and execution.• Identify opportunities to improve governance processes, data quality, operational efficiency, and controls through automation, technology solutions, and AI-enabled capabilities.• Support Global Legal Entities team priorities and special projects, including assigned attorney engagement activities, governance transformation initiatives, audit, regulatory and compliance-related projects, and other legal entity governance matters as needed.
All About You
Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent legal entity governance experience.
Minimum 5+ years of experience in corporate governance, legal entity management, paralegal services, subsidiary management, M&A integration, or related legal operations functions required.
Strong understanding of corporate governance principles, legal entity structures, board and shareholder actions, and corporate recordkeeping.
Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations, restructurings, or other complex corporate transactions.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and coordinate activities across global stakeholders.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Experience working with legal entity management systems.
Knowledge of governance documentation, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreements, resolutions, powers of attorney, secretary certificates, KYC documentation, and UBO requirements.
Ability to identify governance risks and drive remediation efforts through cross-functional collaboration.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to interact effectively with attorneys, business stakeholders, regulators, and third-party service providers.
Demonstrated ability to work independently while exercising sound judgment and escalating matters appropriately.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, legal entity management systems, data management tools, and AI-enabled productivity solutions.
Highly collaborative, adaptable, and capable of operating effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Why This Role Matters
This position enables the Global Legal Entities team to engage earlier in acquisitions, improve governance visibility, accelerate integration activities, reduce audit and compliance risk, and minimize post-close remediation challenges. The role creates dedicated capacity for M&A governance support while allowing the broader GLE team to continue advancing strategic priorities.
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.
THIS POSTING RELECTS ONE OR MORE CURRENT VACANCIES ON OUR TEAM, AND MASTERCARD INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY 01/04/2027. If the fill date has passed, Mastercard intends to fill this position as soon as possible.
Pay Ranges
Purchase, New York: $132,000 - $212,000 USD