Director, Product Strategy, Payments

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Director, Product Strategy, Payments

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,700 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across more than 37 locations around the globe. Valued at US$5.6 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Sequoia, Lone Pine, Greenoaks, DST Global, Salesforce Ventures and Mastercard, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

About the Team

Payments are a core pillar of Airwallex’s financial infrastructure, allowing merchants worldwide to accept payments using over 160 different card schemes and payment methods. The Payments team is expanding rapidly to support new regions such as Japan and Mexico, as well as new services, including POS Terminals and Merchant of Record solutions. The team is growing rapidly with greater than 100% growth annually, and is maturing into an independent business entity within the Airwallex suite of products.

What will you do

You will partner with the Product General Manager, Payments, to define and expand the strategic direction of the Payments team. You will explore and expand on the team’s regional expansion strategy, pricing approach, GTM motion, and more. The role is truly cross-functional: you will work directly with product and engineering team members to drive various new initiatives, requiring you to be hands-on and go deep into the Payments environment. You will engage with Revenue Strategy, Commercial, and Marketing teams to position Payments for accelerated growth. You will liaise directly with Executive leadership on activities related to Payments strategy.

This role is based in Singapore.

Responsibilities

  • Drive and expand the strategic direction of the Airwallex Payments team, working closely with the Product General Manager, Payments.

  • In-depth customer, market, and competitor research to identify growth opportunities and winning strategies to accelerate business growth

  • Develop comprehensive go-to-market strategies that bring together market expansion plans, product development initiatives, pricing strategies and internal support/ enablement plans

  • Manage and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive Payments initiatives.

  • Prepare and update materials for business reviews and related activities, highlighting progress toward goals, key risks, and dependencies.

  • Take a data-driven approach to identifying risks, opportunities, and the overall health of the Payments team.

Who you are

  • Experienced in technology, financial services, and/or high-growth environments

  • Experience in the Payments domain is a strong plus

  • Strong strategic and problem-solving skills, with an analytical approach to developing strategies

  • A mindset that enjoys ‘getting things done’ and finds ways to drive tangible outcomes

  • Success-oriented, with high accountability for delivering key outcomes

  • Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills 

  • Someone who works collaboratively with team members at all levels and across functions and cultures

  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Minimum qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience, preferably with a fast-growing tech startup or top-tier strategy/management consulting, or equivalent

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with demonstrated high academic achievement

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters.  Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s).  Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

SGD 300K – SGD 325K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

Airwallex promotes fair compensation practices in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law.

These expected base pay ranges are based on information at the time this post was generated and represent the company’s good faith minimum and maximum ranges for this role at the time of posting.

The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, skills and other qualifications, geographic location as noted, internal equity, and other external market factors.

Certain roles may be eligible for other compensation including, but not limited to, annual bonuses, commissions, RSUs, or other forms of compensation in addition to the established salary range.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and work location. US-based employees are eligible to participate in medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and well-being benefits. US-based employees also receive 20 paid days of vacation and 12 paid days of company holidays in a calendar year.

Further details about our compensation and benefits package are available upon request by contacting our Talent Acquisition team.

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