Account Executive (Education Segment)

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 200,000 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 2,200 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 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. ABOUT THE TEAM The SME & Growth Business team at Airwallex is a passionate group of collaborators and business champions dedicated to empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to thrive in the global economy. We combine deep financial expertise with a growth mindset, working closely with our clients to understand their unique needs and develop tailored solutions that streamline cross-border payments and unlock new revenue streams. As a team, we are driven by a desire to make a positive impact and are constantly innovating to find new ways to support the success of our SME customers. WHAT YOU’LL DO Airwallex aspires to serve the fastest growing businesses globally. The SME & Growth team focuses on bringing in new startups and small-to-mid-market businesses across Singapore onto the Airwallex platform. You will leverage your skills in pitching, solutioning, and negotiating with customers to grow our business in the region while helping business owners, finance teams, and e-commerce teams improve their financial operations. As the Education Segment Account Executive, you will drive Airwallex’s expansion in Singapore’s education ecosystem—including private education institutions, international schools, enrichment chains, student recruitment agencies, tuition centers, and cross-border education providers. 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!" This role is based in Singapore. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Leverage existing networks or build relationships within the Singapore education ecosystem (international schools, private education institutions, recruitment partners, enrichment and training providers). - Identify high-potential prospects and use effective strategies to generate leads that drive revenue growth. - Develop and implement scalable sales strategies to drive new customer acquisition. - Identify and understand prospects' pain points to propose solutions, owning the full sales cycle from prospecting to close. - Lead commercial negotiations to increase customer revenue. - Work collaboratively with Account Managers and SD