Director of Product Development

A global leader in payments and digital commerce is looking for a Director, Product Development - Agentic Commerce Partner Integrations to help define how AI-powered commerce experiences are delivered across the next generation of digital ecosystems. This company serves as the innovation engine behind many of the company's most strategic digital initiatives, building products and platforms that transform how customers interact with payments, commerce, and membership. As AI agents, digital wallets, merchant platforms, and intelligent assistants continue to reshape commerce, they are investing heavily in the partnerships and platform capabilities that will power this emerging ecosystem.

In this role, you will own the strategy, roadmap, and execution of strategic partner integrations that bring Agentic Commerce capabilities to market. Working closely with AI platforms, payment service providers, wallet providers, merchants, technology partners, and internal stakeholders, you will translate platform capabilities into scalable partner implementations that drive adoption while maintaining the highest standards of customer trust, security, and operational excellence. This position requires a unique combination of product leadership, ecosystem strategy, payments expertise, and partnership management.

This is a rare opportunity to shape one of the most strategic AI and commerce initiatives within a world-class financial services organization. You will work directly with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Risk, Legal, Network, and Commercial teams while helping define how this company participates in the rapidly evolving agentic commerce ecosystem. For someone passionate about platform businesses, strategic partnerships, AI innovation, and digital payments, this role offers enterprise-wide visibility and significant influence on the future of commerce.
Required Skills & Experience
10+ years of progressive Product Management or Product Leadership experience within payments, fintech, digital commerce, platform partnerships, or complex technology environments
Proven experience leading strategic integrations, platform partnerships, ecosystem products, or large-scale technology initiatives
Strong understanding of APIs, platform architectures, developer ecosystems, and integration models
Experience working directly with strategic technology partners and managing complex cross-company initiatives
Deep understanding of payments infrastructure, authentication, authorization, tokenization, and transaction processing systems
Experience launching products, partnerships, or capabilities within rapidly evolving markets
Strong ability to operate within highly matrixed organizations and influence stakeholders across multiple business functions
Experience utilizing customer research, analytics, and data to drive product strategy and roadmap decisions
Exceptional communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills
Desired Skills & Experience
Strong knowledge of card payments infrastructure, issuer processing, card lifecycle management, and network tokenization frameworks
Experience working with digital wallet ecosystems such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, merchant wallets, or tokenized payment solutions
Familiarity with fraud prevention, risk management, authorization systems, and transaction decisioning platforms
Experience partnering with AI platforms, agent ecosystems, PSPs, marketplaces, or developer platforms
Experience launching products across multi-sided platforms and ecosystem businesses
Experience contributing to industry standards, interoperability frameworks, or ecosystem governance initiatives
Experience managing strategic partnerships with large-scale technology companies
Familiarity with regulatory, compliance, policy, or governance requirements within emerging technology domains
MBA or advanced degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field