Merchant Growth & Partnerships Lead

You will be responsible for building and managing Stealth Startup (SS)’s merchant network across Mauritius, while also driving usage through corporate engagement and on-ground activations.

Key Responsibilities

Merchant Acquisition & Onboarding

• Identify, approach, and onboard merchants across categories (especially dining, lifestyle, and retail)
• Own the entire onboarding lifecycle from first meeting to live activation
• Ensure all merchant listings are complete, accurate, and high quality
• Capture basic photos/content and enhance listings using internal AI tools
• Average ticket price to be charged from merchant to get onboarded on the platform and accept reservations and access software tools like table booking system, QR code menus, etc

Merchant Engagement & Revenue Growth

• Build strong, ongoing relationships with merchants
• Negotiate and improve offers to drive consumer usage and spend
• Drive adoption of additional merchant solutions such as:
• QR-based digital menus
• Table booking solutions
• Other SaaS tools for restaurants and merchants
• Ensure merchants remain active and commercially effective on the platform

Corporate Engagement & Activations

• Conduct regular presentations to corporates 
• Drive awareness, employee adoption, and transaction volume
• Support and execute on-ground activations, pop-ups, and campaigns

Partnerships & Network Building

• Leverage existing merchant and business networks to accelerate growth
• Build relationships with local institutions and bodies (e.g., industry associations, tourism, business chambers)
• Identify and execute strategic partnerships to scale merchant acquisition and usage

Execution & Market Development

• Work independently in the field with a strong bias for action
• Build and manage pipeline through personal outreach, referrals, and partnerships
• Explore use of freelancers or commission-based resources to expand reach
• Act on inbound leads and convert efficiently