Our Purpose
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Title and Summary
Lead Mastercard Intelligence Center Analyst
The Singapore Fusion Center is part of Mastercard’s global network of Fusion Centers operating under Corporate Security, delivering integrated intelligence across cyber, fraud, geopolitical, and physical threat domains. The center plays a critical role in advancing Mastercard’s follow-the-sun intelligence model while strengthening the security posture of Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region.
The Singapore Fusion Center is seeking a Lead Threat Intelligence Analyst to drive high-impact intelligence analysis, operational insight, and collaboration across Mastercard and with trusted public-sector and private-sector partners. This role focuses on translating complex threat data into actionable intelligence that supports preparedness, detection, response, and strategic decision-making.
The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, analytically rigorous, and highly collaborative, with strong communication and presentation skills. You will operate at the intersection of intelligence production, operational execution, and stakeholder engagement—helping Mastercard anticipate and respond to evolving threats in a highly dynamic global environment.
Responsibilities
• Produce and deliver high-quality threat intelligence assessments, briefings, and presentations to support executive decision-making, preparedness exercises, and collaboration sessions.
• Track, analyze, and synthesize intelligence across cyber, fraud, geopolitical, and physical threat domains to develop metrics, insights, and trend analysis for mid- to senior-level leadership.
• Share intelligence and operational insights across the Global Fusion Center network, ensuring alignment with global standards while incorporating regional threat context and Asia-Pacific considerations.
• Collaborate closely with trusted public-sector partners—including law enforcement, government agencies, and multilateral organizations—as well as private-sector partners to enhance intelligence sharing and collective defense.
• Contribute to the continuous maturity of Fusion Center capabilities across governance, people, processes, and technology to support integrated cyber defense and enterprise resilience.
• Support the planning and execution of large-scale preparedness initiatives, including Threatcasting exercises and threat briefings, to strengthen organizational readiness.
• Partner with analysts, operations, and leadership across the global fusion network to ensure timely escalation, coordination, and dissemination of actionable intelligence.
• Serve as a trusted intelligence advisor, helping stakeholders understand emerging threats, assess risk, and make informed, balanced decisions.
• Protect Mastercard, its people, and the global payments ecosystem by delivering intelligence that drives real-world impact.
Requirements
• Excellent communication, listening, and facilitation skills, with the ability to convey complex intelligence clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, with strong ability to develop compelling visuals, metrics, and executive-ready materials.
• Strong judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess ambiguous threat information and make sound recommendations.
• A demonstrated commitment to fostering a culture of decency, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Experience engaging with senior-level stakeholders and mentoring or guiding other analysts.
• Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential intelligence with discretion and professionalism.
• Demonstrated expertise in anticipating threats and risks, articulating their relevance to stakeholders, and recommending pragmatic, balanced courses of action.
• Knowledge in at least two of the following areas: Fusion Center operations, Security Operations Centers (SOC), Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Network Security, Forensics, Vulnerability Management, Risk Management, or Business Operations.
• A clear mission-driven focus on protecting Mastercard, its employees, customers, and the global payments ecosystem.
• Experience creating high-quality presentations, developing metrics and visuals from diverse data sources, and coordinating briefings, meetings, or events.
• A continuous-improvement mindset, with a desire to enhance Fusion Center processes, workflows, and intelligence outputs.
• Proactive in building strong working relationships with internal partners and external public-sector and private-sector stakeholders.
• Skilled at explaining technical and intelligence concepts succinctly, accurately, and confidently.
• A strong, credible writer and speaker, capable of communicating vision, insights, and recommendations to a wide range of audiences.
• A natural problem-solver who actively seeks solutions and opportunities to improve outcomes.
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.