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Mastercard · 1 day ago

Director, Agentic Commerce Solution Engineering

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$178K/yr - $284K/yr

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, focused on creating a sustainable digital economy. The Director, Agentic Commerce Solution Engineering will lead the strategy and technical engagement for Mastercard's agentic commerce solutions, collaborating with partners to innovate and implement new payment experiences.

FinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyPayments

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define the Solution Strategy: Partner with Mastercard’s flagship agentic commerce product business owners to define and evolve the solution strategy as the product moves from concept to market

Lead Technical Engagements: Own the end-to-end technical relationship with global digital partners, from early-stage ideation through to scaled deployment of agentic commerce solutions

Solution Design & Architecture: Translate complex partner requirements into robust, scalable, and secure solution architectures leveraging Mastercard’s agentic commerce product suite and technology platforms

Partner Collaboration: Work closely with AI agents, digital wallets, and commerce platforms to co-create solutions that integrate Mastercard’s digital credentials and payment capabilities into new agentic interfaces and consumer experiences

Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Regional teams to ensure alignment on technical strategy, delivery timelines, and go-to-market execution

Prototype & Innovate: Partner with Mastercard’s prototyping and innovation teams to rapidly test and validate new agentic commerce use cases and interfaces

Commercial & Strategic Input: Support the development of commercial models, pricing strategies, and go-to-market plans by providing technical feasibility assessments and partner feedback

Global Coordination: Act as the central technical point of contact for regional digital teams, ensuring consistency in solution design and partner onboarding across markets

IP & Compliance: Identify opportunities for intellectual property creation and ensure all solutions comply with Mastercard’s data, security, and business model standards

Qualification

AI fluencyDigital payments expertiseSolution architectureCross-functional leadershipAI/ML platformsTokenization knowledgeAuthentication frameworksAnalytical capabilityStrategic thinkingEmotional intelligenceCommunication skills

Required

High level of fluency in AI, including deep technology foundations and thorough industry awareness of payments

Awareness and understanding of Mastercard's key customers, partners, and external stakeholders in these areas, including Issuers, Payment Service Providers, Acquirers, Digital Wallet Operators, and Merchants

Strong experience and knowledge of the business drivers and technology of consumer payments, especially digital wallets, tokenization, and authentication, across global regions and markets

Experience working with AI/ML platforms, agentic systems, or conversational interfaces is a strong plus

Possess a blend of analytical capability, strategic thinking, and emotional intelligence and able to dive deep on all areas of the business to deliver creative solutions to unstructured problems

Comfortable communicating strategy, project status, and complex ideas to executive leadership

Experience working in a global, matrixed organization and managing cross-regional initiatives

Willing to hear new ideas and objectively consider challengers in the interest of achieving the best possible customer outcomes

Bachelor's degree required

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)

Flexible spending account and health savings account

Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)

80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time

25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire

10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays

401k with a best-in-class company match

Deferred compensation for eligible roles

Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities

Eligibility for tuition reimbursement

Company

Mastercard

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Mastercard is a financial network that processes payments between banks and cardholders.

Founded in 1966

Purchase, New York, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.mastercard.com

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