Director, Ai Innovation

Director, AI innovation
**Our Purpose**
We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.
**Title and Summary**
Director, AI innovation
Our Purpose
We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.
Mastercard Advisors team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing the cutting-edge services that help our customers grow. Focused on thinking big and scaling fast around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end-to-end solutions for a diverse global customer base. We combine traditional management consulting with our rich data assets and in-house technology to provide our clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, these services include consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, test-and-learn business experimentation, and data-driven information and risk management services. While specializing in the payments industry, Mastercard Data & Services also works closely with major retailers, airlines, and other enterprises, leveraging data and insights garnered from within and beyond its network.
**Responsibilities**:
This is a Business Development role within Advisors Incubator team. This role is responsible for driving the AI Innovation agenda for Mastercard Advisors
Key responsibilities include:
- Working with broader MC Advisors sales organization to access client needs and strategic agenda. Use MC Advisors AI capabilities to differentiate and expand Mastercard AI business with customers, including new AI innovation product, new service, new partners, etc.
- Leading key regional and local AI innovation initiatives to grow the Data & Services P&L
- Support rest of the sale team on end-to-end sales efforts from research and storyboarding to client presentations and contract signing
- Bring in new thought leadership and innovation to establish MC Advisors brand across key customer stakeholders
- Work with Delivery teams to ensure successful implementation of AI projects sold
- Achieve sales targets responsibly and ethically, and with customer needs in mind
- Build and inculcate relationships to become a trusted advisor to Senior/Executive level clients
All About You
- Strong AI background including Machine Learning, latest Gen AI models, model training, leveraging existing models / libraries to build use cases for customers.
- Strong experience in AI, innovation and consultative sales and managing senior client stakeholders.
- Ability to develop compelling sales narratives in influencing sales closure. Demonstrated ability to initiate, develop, and close a sale
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Advanced analytics degree (MS, PHD) is preferred but can be substituted for strong experience in the above topics.
- Consulting experience from a top-rated consulting firm or experience from a leading AI company
- Highest level of self-motivation with a hunting-attitude
- Strong problem solving skills and first principles thinking
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
**Corporate Security Responsibility**
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
- Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
- Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mas