Mastercard
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AgenticCommerce&ServicesProgram,MastercardStartPath
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“Agentic Commerce & Services Program, Mastercard Start Path at Mastercard. Skills: Agentic Commerce & Services Program, Mastercard Start Path, Startup partnerships, Commercial impact, Product innovation. Deliver the vision, mission, and execution of Start Path Agentic Commerce & Services Program. Sourcing high-potential and strategic startups”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive best-in-class commercial deals, investments, and partnerships; Drive strategic and commercial value; Commercial and strategic outcomes
Industry & Context.
Strategic thinker; Swift distillation of fast-developing trends & analysis of the competitive landscape
Abide by Mastercard’s security policies, Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being, Report any suspected information security violation or breach, Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven track-record working with startups, Well-versed in the AI, startup engagement and venture capital ecosystem, Experience in cross-functional collaboration – driving alignment across product and commercial teams to drive outcomes, Strategic prowess enabling swift distillation of fast-developing trends & analysis of the competitive landscape, Project management experience - highly organized, meticulous attention to detail & experience executing multiple projects concurrently, Comfortable in a fast-paced team environment
Nice to Have
MBA candidates may also qualify through an equivalent combination of education and experience.
What You'll Do.
and execution of Start Path Agentic Commerce & Services Program
Sourcing high-potential and strategic startups
Driving partnerships and engagements with selected startups for commercial and strategic outcomes
Collaborating closely with product teams on developing partnership strategy
Track and analyze fast-emerging market trends in the agentic start-up space
Doing market landscaping
startup due diligence and bringing back key strategic insights
Drive innovative commercial engagements with agentic startups across multiple use cases and parts of the agentic stack
Advocate and evangelize the agentic commerce & services strategy with internal and external stakeholders
Liaise with Product teams across Mastercard on their product roadmaps and strategies to find opportunity for startup partnership
Anticipate significant domestic and regional fintech trends while developing and modifying strategies to manage these trends
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration – driving alignment across product and commercial teams to drive outcomes; Collaborating closely with product teams on developing partnership strategy; Liaise with Product teams across Mastercard on their product roadmaps and strategies to find opportunity for startup partnership
Process & Methodology
Project management experience, Experience executing multiple projects concurrently
Full Job Description
**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** ### Agentic Commerce & Services Program, Mastercard Start Path ### Overview Agentic commerce and agentic activity in the enterprise is no longer the future; it’s here and happening. Partnership with the fast-developing and rich startup ecosystem is core to Mastercard’s approach in building a secure and scalable agentic future. Through the Start Path Agentic Commerce & Services Program, we are accelerating secure agentic experiences and solutions for customers and businesses by partnering with agentic startups globally to drive cutting-edge innovation and adoption at scale. Start Path is Mastercard’s suite of award-winning global startup engagement programs that have worked with 500+ companies in 60 countries to drive best-in-class commercial deals, investments, and partnerships. Through the Start Path Agentic Commerce & Services Program, companies will be able to access bespoke opportunities to collaborate on new products and services that are tailored for agentic environments and on delivering cutting-edge capabilities designed for agentic experiences at scale. The ideal candidate for this role will have a passion for startups and emerging technology, be motivated by a fast-paced environment and be a skilled cross-functional navigator & strategic thinker able to drive commercial impact and product innovation. Role The Start Path Agentic Commerce & Services Director will thesis-build on the fast-developing agentic ecosystem in order to hel
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