Senior Business Development Lead, AI & Agentic Payments

raincards.xyz; New York (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Raincards.xyz is seeking a Business Development Lead in New York, NY, to build and scale our agentic commerce presence. You will identify high-value opportunities, develop strategic partnerships, and drive a strong commercial pipeline.

Collaborate with Product and Engineering to translate market insights into opportunity and growth for Rain’s payments infrastructure. The role is highly entrepreneurial, requiring market foresight and the ability to turn emerging opportunities into meaningful

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or related commercial roles.
• Experience in AI, fintech, payments, or emerging tech is preferred.
• Ability to source, develop, negotiate, and close strategic partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale Rain’s agentic commerce pipeline across AI-native companies and payment ecosystems.
• Define priority segments, use cases, and target accounts; shape partnerships.
• Drive commercial execution with a high-quality pipeline and cross-functional alignment.
• Stay ahead of market trends in AI and payments and translate them into opportunities.
• Own strategic partnerships from discovery through negotiation and handoff.
• Develop relationships with founders, developers, and industry leaders in AI-powered commerce.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to feed market insights into the roadmap.
• Shape Rain’s market position in stablecoins and agentic commerce.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Sourcing & deal-making

Market analysis

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Independent thinker

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Raincards.xyz is seeking a Business Development Lead in New York, NY, to build and scale our agentic commerce presence. You will identify high-value opportunities, develop strategic partnerships, and drive a strong commercial pipeline.

Collaborate with Product and Engineering to translate market insights into opportunity and growth for Rain’s payments infrastructure. The role is highly entrepreneurial, requiring market foresight and the ability to turn emerging opportunities into meaningful