Head of Agentic Payments

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kansas.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete payment process, encompassing issuance, authorization, settlement, payouts, refunds, and dispute management.

• Collaborate with Engineering to create a reusable interface across Euronet platforms, facilitating efficient integration with new partners.

• Establish payment permissions, transaction evidence, dispute regulations, and related terms in conjunction with Legal and Compliance teams.

• Develop domestic and international payout solutions, including ACH, local payment systems, and Dandelion.

• Create a strategic roadmap that transitions from initial B2B use cases to consumer transactions, additional currencies, and physical goods while adhering to the necessary regulatory framework.

• Manage the daily interactions with the pilot partner's program, product, and finance teams.

• Address unresolved commercial, funding, compliance, and delivery issues.

• Collaborate across Legal, Compliance, Treasury, Finance, and Engineering, establishing clear ownership and escalating decisions as necessary.

• Lead program coordination and provide updates on progress, risks, and readiness for launch.

• Build a qualified pipeline of AI platforms, agent frameworks, commerce marketplaces, and enterprise software firms that facilitate agent-initiated purchases.

• Negotiate partnership agreements that lay the groundwork for sustainable growth.

• Assess emerging protocols and standards to determine Euronet's integration, adaptation, or development strategies.

• Represent Euronet in relevant industry forums and standards organizations.

• Translate competitive developments into actionable recommendations for product strategy and market positioning.

• Collaborate with Finance to construct the business case, including pricing, transaction economics, working capital, settlement timing, and operational expenses.

• Develop competitive pricing structures for domestic and international services.

• Present investment proposals, growth opportunities, and potential risks to senior leadership and the board.

• Formulate the team and resource plan necessary for business scaling.

• Achieve specified milestones across 90-day, six-month, nine-month, and twelve-month launch and growth plans.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in payments, with significant involvement in regulated money movement, stored value, e-money, or issuing.

• Proven track record of launching a payments product in collaboration with a major platform partner, with responsibility for commercial agreements, compliance, and delivery.

• Established connections within major payment companies, fintechs, and leading AI firms.

• Experience in driving outcomes across Legal, Compliance, Treasury, and Engineering without direct reporting authority.

• Strong grasp of payment economics, including transaction fees, interchange rates, float, working capital, and settlement cycles.

• Ability to engage credibly with partner product and finance leaders as well as internal compliance specialists.

• Excellent writing skills for product definitions, operational guidelines, business cases, and negotiation strategies.

• Sound judgment, practical execution capabilities, and a quick aptitude for learning in an evolving technical landscape.

• Direct communication approach that highlights risks early and aids leadership in making informed decisions.

• Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time.

• Familiarity with agent payment protocols, including AP2, the Agentic Commerce Protocol, x402, and Model Context Protocol.

• Experience with stablecoins, tokenized deposits, or programmable settlement solutions.

• Knowledge of marketplace or platform payouts, including international disbursements.

• Involvement in the development of payments standards or scheme rulebooks.

• Experience in building a partnership function or pipeline from the ground up.

🏝️ Benefits

• 401(k) Plan

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Company-paid Life Insurance

• Company-paid disability insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Volunteer Days

• Paid Holidays

• Casual Office Attire

• Plus many more employee perks & incentives!