Sales Development Representative, SME & Growth Business

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Berlin, DEU
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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
Build Airwallex’s German outbound sales engine by defining ICPs, creating playbooks, leveraging AI-assisted sales tools, identifying and qualifying target accounts, generating pipeline through multichannel outreach, collaborating with Marketing and Product, maintaining CRM data, and optimizing conversion performance. The role requires German and English fluency and offers progression toward a BDM or Account Executive position.
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About Airwallex

Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 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 2,700 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.

 
How you'll make impact

You’ll build and scale Airwallex’s outbound sales motion across the DACH region, with a particular focus on establishing a strong German pipeline. You’ll identify and qualify high-value accounts through cold calls, personalised email, social selling and other multi-channel plays, while designing and refining the outreach approaches that work best for the market.

  • Build a strong German pipeline by identifying and engaging high-value accounts through targeted, multi-channel outreach.

  • Qualify sales opportunities by uncovering business needs and creating high-quality pipeline for Account Executives.

  • Develop prospecting playbooks, messaging frameworks and scalable sales assets that support expansion across the DACH region.

  • Improve outreach performance by testing AI-assisted sales tools and refining the approaches that work best for the market.

  • Partner with Marketing and Product to turn market feedback into actionable insights and more relevant campaigns.

  • Maintain accurate CRM records, monitor activity and funnel performance, and deliver thoughtful handovers that move qualified opportunities smoothly through the early sales funnel.

You’ll work from our Berlin office three days a week.


What we're looking for

Essentials
  • At least one year of experience in a high-performing B2B SaaS or fintech SDR/BDR role, with a track record of meeting or exceeding targets.

  • Native or bilingual fluency in German, both verbal and written, and professional working fluency in English.

  • Experience initiating conversations with prospects through cold calling, personalised email, social selling or other outbound channels.

  • Experience qualifying opportunities, uncovering business needs and creating high-quality sales pipeline.

  • Experience building or refining outbound strategies, including ideal customer profiles, prospecting playbooks, messaging or sales processes.

  • Hands-on experience using CRM systems and maintaining accurate activity and contact data.

  • Strong interest in AI-assisted sales tools, modern sales technology and data-led prospecting.

  • A self-starter mindset, high urgency and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging to different audiences.

  • A collaborative, team-first approach and the ability to work closely with Marketing, Product and Account Executives.

Preferred
  • Experience in a zero-to-one or early-stage market expansion role.

  • Experience with automated enrichment, AI sales co-pilots, intent data or hyper-personalised messaging.

  • Experience developing sales playbooks, prospecting assets or market-specific messaging.

  • Experience working with German or wider DACH customers.


You'll thrive here if
  • You have a track record of hitting your numbers, and you’re motivated by stretch goals.

  • You’re comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway.

  • You’re excited by a category that hasn't been won yet, and want to be early enough to shape it.

  • You default to action. You'd rather course-correct in motion than wait for perfect clarity.

  • You communicate clearly and directly across cultures, and you're thoughtful about how context shifts meaning across borders.


Learn more about your team

SME & Growth at Airwallex is about more than closing deals. We help small and mid-market businesses solve real financial challenges across borders: getting paid globally, managing multi-currency accounts, paying suppliers, and running spend across markets from a single platform. You're not selling a feature. You're helping founders and finance leaders replace fragmented financial operations with one global system that actually scales.

It's a function for sellers who like to build, not follow a script: curious, resourceful, and comfortable figuring things out in markets that are still wide open. You get real autonomy to create value, build relationships, and move opportunities forward.

If you want to sell a serious product, solve real problems for ambitious businesses, and build your career fast, this is a place to do it.

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

  • At least 1 year of experience in a high-performing B2B SaaS or fintech SDR/BDR role
  • History of exceeding sales targets
  • Experience establishing or refining outbound strategies, including ICP definitions, playbooks, and sales tool stacks
  • Native or bilingual German fluency, written and verbal
  • Professional working fluency in English
  • Hands-on experience with modern outbound AI tools, automated enrichment, intent data, AI copilots, or hyper-personalized messaging
  • Ability to operate with urgency and adapt effectively in ambiguous, fast-growth environments

What the Team is Saying

Airwallex Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards, with RSUs seen as offering long-term upside in a late-stage fintech. Equity opportunities are described as a core strength alongside competitive base pay.
  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options, complemented by mental health resources and an employee assistance program. This breadth of coverage is consistently highlighted as part of a strong overall package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is described as generous, including vacation, company holidays, and extras such as birthday leave and volunteer days. These leave programs add tangible value beyond salary and equity.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
2,700 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 250,000+ businesses worldwide – including Brex, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN, McLaren 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.

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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