Mastercard Foundation Website Redevelopment

Project Overview

Project Name: Mastercard Foundation Website Redevelopment
Objective: Transform a legacy website into a scalable, high-performance platform that meets global accessibility (WCAG, AODA) and privacy standards (GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy).
Role: Lead Web Technical Advisor, acted as the strategic technical consultant between the Foundation and the vendor, ensuring modern web practices, robust performance, security, and regulatory compliance.
Technologies & Tools:
- Front-End: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript frameworks
- Back-End: Headless CMS, API integrations
- Development Tools: Jira, Figma, Confluence, Notion, Miro
- Accessibility Auditing: Siteimprove (integrated into CI/CD workflows)
- Compliance: OneTrust

Legacy System Limitations: The existing website struggled to support evolving digital needs of the organization, hindering global engagement, content delivery and scalability.
Compliance & Regulatory Pressures: Required full adherence to accessibility standards (WCAG, AODA) and privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy), along with other mandates.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Required close alignment between the Foundation, vendor, and internal teams (cybersecurity, legal) to meet technical and regulatory objectives.

Audit & Stakeholder Alignment: Conducted comprehensive audits to identify performance bottlenecks, accessibility gaps, and regulatory issues. Facilitated strategic discussions with IT, legal, cybersecurity, and vendor teams to establish clear milestones and compliance goals.
Modern Web Practices:
- User-Centered Design: Developed responsive layouts using semantic HTML, ARIA roles, and progressive enhancement to ensure inclusivity.
- Performance Optimization: Implemented code minification, lazy loading of images, and utilized Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) for faster load times.
- Security & Privacy: Adopted secure coding practices and integrated privacy-by-design principles with in-house cybersecurity experts.
- Agile/CI/CD Integration: Employed continuous integration and deployment pipelines to enable rapid iterations and consistent testing.
Accessibility Auditing with Siteimprove: Integrated Siteimprove into the development workflow to automate and schedule accessibility audits, ensuring ongoing compliance and continuous improvement.

Delivered a modern, responsive website that enhanced the Foundation’s global digital engagement.
Achieved measurable improvements, including a 40% reduction in load times and a 25% increase in user engagement within the first three months.
Streamlined content management processes and bolstered stakeholder trust through strict adherence to accessibility and privacy standards.
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