Business Development Manager, APAC

Job Description:

At Remitly we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access move and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011 weve tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally providing secure simple and reliable ways to manage their money ensuring true peace of mind. Whether its supporting loved ones back home growing a business across continents or pursuing new opportunities abroad were not just here to move money were here to move our global customers forward.

Were looking for builders reimaginers and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology trust and transformation. If thats you and youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your careerwe invite you to join over 2800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the Role

Remitly is hiring for a APAC Business Development Management role with responsibilities to pursue key payments business development initiatives with new strategic payments partners assist with aspects of new partner onboarding and drive excellent commercial product and operational performance of the largest and most strategic money movement partners for the region. Such partners may include banks aggregators mobile wallets and other third parties. The ideal candidate will have a strong functional background in partner management and business development with part of that experience (3-5 years) in the payments space & a strong understanding of the payments ecosystem in Asia.

In this role you will work cross-functionally with product engineering legal marketing operations finance and regulatory reps to launch new and evolve existing payments partnership opportunities. Youll work directly with top industry partners.

We are seeking a candidate with a strategic perspective on both product and partnership development and a proven ability to influence and negotiate both externally and internally. The candidate should be comfortable with technical and financial aspects and able to effectively communicate up and down a management ladder. The candidate should also be excited by the challenge of developing new partnerships deliver best in class end customer experience and meet mutual partnership objectives. Additionally they should enjoy a team-oriented environment and cross-functional collaboration.

You Will:

• Jointly drive regional strategy with BD lead

• Own and drive initiatives with key strategic partners that may include banks payments processors or alternate payments providers - drive key metrics including cost efficiencies speed quality working capital efficiencies and new product enablement.

• Drive key metrics with payments partners including cost efficiencies speed quality working capital efficiencies and new product enablement.

• Negotiate renewals amendments economics and expand product footprint while driving partnerships growth

• Advocate for product partnership growth initiatives and joint roadmaps

• Supervise and drive decision-making on all agreement mechanics.

• Oversee negotiations and contract execution in partnership with cross functional teams

• Ensure that deal signing results in successful go live meeting initial partnership goals while working with cross functional teams

• Stay informed about regulatory changes and market developments that may impact the companys partnerships and growth initiatives.

• Market competitor and customer insights- maintain a close watch on key market trends and develop strong feedback loops with relevant cross-functional teams to enable swift actions

• Monitor measure and report on the progress and effectiveness of strategic initiatives adapting strategies as needed to address changing market conditions and business dynamics.

You Have:

• 10 years of strategic partnerships /business development experience out of which 3-5 years are in a Payments business

• Robust understanding of consumer payments and cross border money movements

• Demonstrated cross-functional communication skills and relationship building experience with commercial product legal and compliance teams.

• Strong communication influencing and interpersonal skills

• Extremely self-motivated and curious - desire to understand the Remitly customer and translate these learnings into strategies.

• An action-oriented and strategic leader who is comfortable bringing structure and strategy across different opportunities and environments

• Anticipates future market business or product problems and sets the organization up to succeed in advance.

• Experience and willingness to travel and potentially extensively

• BS/BA required MBA highly desirable

Our Benefits:

• Health dental and vision benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
• Continuing education

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