Account Executive, South Korea

About Airwallex Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 676,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own. We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,300 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full. About the team Airwallex aspires to partner with the most ambitious businesses globally. The SME & Growth sales team is where this partnership begins. Your primary focus will be bringing on new customers within South Korea’s trading and distribution ecosystem—authorized distributors, trading houses, and channel partners—and leveraging your skills in pitching, negotiating, and driving internal processes to set up our partnerships for success. We are looking for someone who has a passion for building relationships, selling, and negotiating, and a desire to revolutionise the way companies transact globally. If you have a customer-first mentality, are solution-focused, obsessively curious about everything, and have the desire to make an impact and grow yourself, our market, and our customers, then you have found your calling. With the commission structure for this role, there is a significant upside for won opportunities. If you’re hungry, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you! Responsibilities Be accountable for increasing revenue and new client acquisition across distributors and trading firms in South Korea. Own the full sales cycle and territory management from prospecting to close, focusing on distributors. Build and manage a high-quality pipeline through targeted outbound, referrals, and industry events within Korea’s trading or distribution ecosystem. Deliver consultative solution selling that addresses sector-specific needs, including cross-border payments, FX exposure management, multi-currency accounts, receivables/payables, and reconciliation to drive measurable outcomes. Identify, map, and influence multiple decision-makers and stakeholders (e.g., managing directors, finance leaders, treasury, operations, procurement, and compliance) to advance complex opportunities. Lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements and multi-product solutions aligned with distributor pricing models, credit terms, and margin structures. Ensure the best customer experience and onboarding process for new customers, and own the initial customer ramp-up period through successful go-live. Represent Airwallex at client meetings and industry events to deepen relationships and brand presence within South Korea’s trading and distribution space. Maintain a database of current and potential customers using our CRM system along with meticulous CRM usage and forecasting. Collaborate cross-functionally with product, risk, compliance, and support to remove friction and accelerate customer outcomes across high-volume, cross-border trading corridors. You are success-oriented and hold yourself accountable for delivering key outcomes. You consistently "go the extra mile" in your work and are willing to do what needs to be done to achieve results. Requirements 4+ years of sales experience, preferably selling a technical or financial product, with a track record of top performance in business development and outbound sales. Strong inside and outbound sales exp