Account Executive, SME & Growth (Billing)

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
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Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Payments • Business Intelligence • Financial Services • Generative AI
Do the most ambitious work of your career. Airwallex is building the future of global banking.
The Role
The Account Executive will manage the full sales cycle for SME customers, increasing revenue, representing Airwallex at meetings, and maintaining CRM for forecasting.
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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 2,000 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. 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.
We are looking for an Account Executive to join our SME & Growth 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 SME customers 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 revolutionize 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!
Our UK team is growing, we are currently 110+ employees, working in a hybrid work environment with a minimum of 3 days per week in our London Office @ wells&more - GPE, Fitzrovia.
What You'll Be Doing...
  • Owning the full sales cycle, territory management from prospecting to close
  • Be accountable for increasing revenue and new client acquisition
  • Representing Airwallex at client meetings and events (some travel required)
  • Meticulous CRM usage and forecasting

What You Bring...
  • 2+ years of experience in outbound business development, and 1+ years in a closing capacity with a Billing tool or similar is a must
  • Track record of top performance
  • Ability to understand complex technical requirements and craft solutions across multiple products
  • Passionate about sales with the ability to develop and execute territory plans
  • Strong presentation and communication skills, particularly for in-person meetings with multiple stakeholders (CXO)
  • Superior verbal and written communication skills in English

At Airwallex you'll have the ability to make an impact in a rapidly growing, global fintech. We want you to share in our success, which is why you'll be offered a competitive salary plus valuable equity within Airwallex. We also like to ensure we create the best environment for our people by providing a collaborative open office space with a fully stocked kitchen. We organize regular team-building events and we give our people the freedom to be creative.
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 email address. Please apply only through 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.

Skills Required

  • 2+ years of experience in outbound business development
  • 1+ years in a closing capacity with a spend management tool or similar
  • Strong presentation and communication skills
  • Ability to understand complex technical requirements

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Airwallex Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, vision, short- and long‑term disability, and basic life insurance are explicitly included, alongside confidential mental‑health support through Modern Health and related resources. Named carriers and multiple plan options indicate breadth beyond baseline coverage.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth U.S. roles state 20 paid vacation days plus 12 paid company holidays, with additional items like birthday leave and three paid volunteer days highlighted. PTO, sick leave, and bereavement leave are also referenced as part of a generous time‑off approach.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity via RSUs is presented as a meaningful part of total compensation, with annual equity refreshes and bonus eligibility noted in employer materials. Mentions of liquidity opportunities for vested shares further reinforce perceived long‑term value.

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The Company
2,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

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 2,000 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.

Why Work With Us

Airwallex was founded by people told their idea was unreasonable, and we've hired that way ever since. We move fast, think globally, and give you ownership from day one. If you want to pioneer global finance at scale alongside the ambitious, let's talk.

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At a global level, we have a strong in-office culture. We’ve invested in world-class office space in hub cities around the world. We see the benefits of in-person conversation, mentoring, and knowledge-transfer as vital to our long-term success.

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