Title and Summary Manager, Customer Performance, Brand Overview
Mastercard operates the world’s fastest payment processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. Every day, everywhere, we use our technology and expertise to make payments safe, simple and smart. We know safety and security are the top priorities of our customers, cardholders, and partners, so we won’t stand still in developing new and better ways to keep payments safe.
Do you have experience managing investigations, risk, compliance, audit, merchant monitoring, or brand protection processes?
Do you have strong knowledge of investigative case management, referral intake, evidence review, customer response evaluation, and assessment support?
Are you a people leader with sound judgment, stakeholder management, and program execution skills?
Are you collaborative, detail-oriented, and able to manage a global investigations function that complements operations, enablement, and governance routines?
Mastercard’s Franchise Brand Performance Team advances ecosystem health and profitability by engaging our customers to optimize performance and to enhance the strength of our brand, acceptance network, and data.
Role Ensure investigations are conducted consistently, objectively, and in alignment with Mastercard Standards, documented procedures, audit expectations, and confidentiality requirements
Provide management support for sensitive or high‑impact investigations, repeat‑offender matters, customer escalations, emerging risk typologies, and cases requiring leadership review
Review referrals from external partners and internal stakeholders, determine BRAM scope, and ensure appropriate routing, follow‑up, and investigation initiation
Support vendor‑supported testing and investigative support, including referral quality, service delivery, testing priorities, and alignment with BRAM case needs
Drive consistent application of Mastercard Standards and investigative best practices, including documentation quality, evidence sufficiency, response review, and assessment rationale
Partner with Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Franchise, Customer Experience, regional teams, and other stakeholders to support defensible outcomes and effective BRAM‑related communications
Manage BRAM investigative case work under the Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation (BRAM) program, including matters involving potential illegal activity, brand‑damaging activity, or violations of Mastercard Standards
Provide day‑to‑day guidance, prioritisation, and quality review for investigators handling referrals, evidence reviews, customer responses, assessment recommendations, and case closures
Oversee end‑to‑end case execution, including intake review, investigation strategy, testing coordination, documentation,



response evaluation, final determination support, and closure practices
Manage referral partner engagement, including regulators, law enforcement, rights holders, industry groups, vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders, to support timely and credible investigations
Set case direction, escalation paths, and decision routines while partnering with Operations and Enablement on procedures, tools, analytics, quality assurance, and governance expectations
Collaborate with Operations and Enablement on case management enhancements, testing priorities, data integrity, reporting needs, and investigator adoption of tools and processes
Manage team inbox triage, referral management, workload balancing, and investigation metrics to support timely case progression and leadership visibility
Identify referral trends, case outcomes, timeliness issues, emerging risks, and partner effectiveness opportunities to inform program oversight and continuous improvement
Contribute investigative perspective to BRAM Announcements, guidance, standards evolution, and stakeholder education materials
Maintain clear accountability with Operations and Enablement so investigations, case direction, and referral partner engagement complement operational governance, tools, analytics, and program management
All About You Strong experience in investigations, risk management, compliance, payments, audit, merchant monitoring, brand protection, or related disciplines
5‑7 years’ experience conducting or managing investigative, compliance, risk, audit, merchant monitoring, or brand protection work, with demonstrated ability to document findings and support defensible outcomes
Proven ability to provide case direction, manage priorities, coach team members, and drive consistent execution in a global operating environment
Strong experience conducting or overseeing investigations, including referral review, fact development, evidence assessment, customer response evaluation, issue escalation, and final determination support
Strong understanding of the card payment ecosystem, merchant onboarding, ongoing monitoring practices, acceptance models, transaction flows, and how risk or potential Rules violations can present across the network
Experience managing relationships with referral partners, vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders
Strong judgment, attention to detail, organisational discipline, and critical thinking skills, with demonstrated ability to evaluate facts,



identify relevant issues, and support practical, defensible outcomes
Experience, confidence, and high level of tact and integrity due to frequent interaction with internal and external stakeholders and regular exposure to confidential data
Superior written and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate investigative issues clearly and represent BRAM with credibility
Advanced analytical, investigative, data interpretation, and problem‑solving skills
Must be able to work in a fast paced and dynamic setting, handle multiple priorities, consistently meet established deadlines, and deliver exceptional results through direct work and team coordination
Strong technical skills including Microsoft Office; experience with case management, reporting, analytics, monitoring, vendor management, or investigation tools 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 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 Canada, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive pay based on location, experience, and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. This posting reflects one or more current openings on our team.
Pay Ranges Toronto, Canada: $109,000 - $158,000 CAD
Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.

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📌 Manager, Customer Performance, Brand (Ontario)
🏢 Mastercard
📍 Ontario