Senior Analyst, Legal Compliance at Mastercard, Pune (3-5 yrs experience)

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Its mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, Mastercard works with individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses.

The Global Compliance team at Mastercard maintains robust programs to meet regulatory obligations and uphold Mastercard’s high standards of integrity. This role sits within the Compliance Innovation & Transformation team, focused on enhancing sanctions monitoring processes, controls, and data-driven insights.

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Analyst to join the team in India. The role supports critical sanctions monitoring activities including OFAC designation analytics, merchant and customer monitoring, Bridger alert review, India on-soil data obligations, and regulatory reporting. It requires strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to work across large data sets, systems, and stakeholders while ensuring accurate and timely execution.

• Manage OFAC designation merchant and customer analytics, including identification and assessment of potential sanctions-related exposure across transaction, merchant, and geographic data.
• Perform second line compliance review of escalations and determine appropriate disposition, escalation, or follow-up action.
• Manage weekly merchant blocking monitoring and reporting across platforms, identifying issues and coordinating remediation with stakeholders.
• Disposition screening alerts (including Bridger and SSI), ensuring consistent documentation and clear rationale for decisions.
• Manage OFAC rejected reporting submissions for India, including data preparation, validation, and stakeholder coordination.
• Manage Request for Information (RFI) processes for merchant monitoring, including outreach, tracking, and documentation of responses.
• Support India on-soil data obligations, including data review, storage, and handling requirements for sanctions-related processes.

• 3–5 years of experience in sanctions, financial crime compliance, transaction monitoring, or screening operations.
• Strong understanding of OFAC sanctions requirements and practical experience with alert dispositioning and escalation handling.
• Experience working with screening tools such as Bridger (or similar platforms) and reviewing merchant, customer, or transaction screening data.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with large data sets and interpret results across multiple systems and sources.
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to clearly document rationale, identify potential matches, and escalate appropriately.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Interested candidates can apply online through the official Mastercard careers portal using the application link below (Requisition R-281082).