Manager, Financial Partnerships

Airwallex
Shanghai, China

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with fintech partnership experience working in a fast-growth, startup-style environment, particularly those with 6+ years in fintech or management consulting and a track record in managing multiple stakeholders.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with fintech partnership experience and a background in managing cross-functional teams
    — “managing multiple stakeholders to drive towards a desired outcome”
  • Individuals with 6+ years in fintech or top-tier consulting roles, especially in partnership development
    — “6+ years’ experience in a similar role in fintech / technology or top-tier management strategy/management consulting”

Things to consider

  • Candidates must be prepared to work in a startup-style environment with a focus on speed and ownership
    — “fast-growth, fintech start-up style environment, understanding the unique responsibility, creativity and flexibility involved”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in partnership proposal development and negotiation outcomes in your resume
    — “Experience in negotiation and partnership proposal development”
  • Showcase your ability to manage complex projects and deliver results under tight deadlines
    — “thrive under pressure and enjoys managing multiple stakeholders to drive towards a desired outcome”
  • Emphasize your track record in partnership management with payment-related entities
    — “direct experience working in Partnerships with at least one of the following: payment method, acquirer, schemes, issuer, or other relevant payment-related field”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful partnership development
  • negotiation of partnership terms
Typical background
fintechpayments industry

Skills & requirements

Required

Partnership DevelopmentNegotiationCommunicationOrganizationAttention-to-detail

Preferred

Fintech Experience

Stack & domain

PartnershipsNegotiationPartnership Proposal DevelopmentCommunicationOrganizationAttention To DetailProblem-solvingTeamworkProject ManagementCustomer ServiceData AnalysisRisk ManagementProcess ImprovementLean ManufacturingSustainability EffortsAnalytical ThinkingJudgmentLeadershipAdaptabilityCollaborationTime ManagementInnovationCreativityCritical ThinkingDecision-makingContinuous ImprovementFinancial Partnerships

About the role

Original posting from Airwallex via Ashby

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 250,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, 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 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, 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.

ATTRIBUTES WE VALUE

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles https://www.airwallex.com/us/operating-principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.

You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.

The ideal candidate:

A payments expert direct experience working in Partnerships with at least one of the following: payment method, acquirer, schemes, issuer, or other relevant payment-related field.

You should be compelled to work in a fast-growth, fintech start-up style environment, understanding the unique responsibility, creativity and flexibility involved.

This role requires the ability to be resourceful, action-oriented with strong organisation skills and attention to detail.

We’re after someone who can thrive under pressure and enjoys managing multiple stakeholders to drive towards a desired outcome.

Skills and experience:

  • 6+ years’ experience in a similar role in fintech / technology or top-tier management strategy/management consulting
  • Experience in negotiation and partnership proposal development
  • Excellent written, verbal and in-person communication skills
  • Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities
  • Enjoys working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

APPLICANT SAFETY POLICY: FRAUD AND THIRD-PARTY RECRUITERS

To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com http://airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com http://careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.

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.

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.

Source: Airwallex careers (Ashby)

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