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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.
Job Responsibility
Deliver the vision, mission, and execution of Start Path Agentic Commerce & Services Program, including: 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, including senior leadership at Mastercard, startups, venture capital firms, industry organizations and more
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
Requirements
Proven track-record working with startups - well-versed in the AI, startup engagement and venture capital ecosystem
Strong experience in cross-functional collaboration – driving alignment across product and commercial teams to drive outcomes
Strong strategic prowess enabling swift distillation of fast-developing trends & analysis of the competitive landscape