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 â including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more â 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 youâre ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.
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 youâre 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 zeroâtoâone ideas into real products, and you âget stuff doneâ end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, youâll tackle complex, highâvisibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, letâs build whatâs next.
Airwallexâs SME & Growth team partners with ambitious SMB and midâmarket businesses operating across borders, helping them get paid, manage FX, pay suppliers and issue cards from a single platform.
In France, weâre in build mode: a lean, highâcalibre commercial team in a large greenfield market.
Youâll work at the intersection of Sales, Partnerships and Marketing, building an ecosystem with VCs, accelerators and the startup community to fuel our SME & Growth franchise in France (and selectively across EMEA).
Reporting to the Head of Sales, SME & Growth France and working closely with EMEA Partnerships, you will be Partnerships Manager â VC & Startup Ecosystem, building and scaling a new growth vector for Airwallex in France.
You will design and execute our strategy with VCs, accelerators, incubators and startup platforms in France, fully aligned with our EMEA vision â om endâtoâend â from sourcing and signing partners, to enabling their teams, to turning relationships into qualified pipeline and revenue. Youâll own partnerâsourced targets, be the primary contact for priority partners, and coordinate with Sales, Marketing, SDRs and Product.
The role is based in Paris in a hybrid model (min. 3 days/week in office).
Build and own the VC & startup ecosystem strategy in France: define objectives, target partner archetypes and prioritisation, and segment partners by fit and revenue potential.
Originate, negotiate and sign highâvalue partnerships with leading VCs, accelerators and startup programmes in core Airwallex verticals; structure winâwin commercial and marketing agreements and coordinate internal approvals.
Activate partners and generate pipeline via webinars, office hours, clinics, demo days and joint events; work with Marketing, SDRs and Sales to run repeatable motions and optimise partnerâsourced funnel from reach to revenue.
Act as an ecosystem ambassador, representing Airwallex at key events, building deep relationships with GPs, platform teams and founders, and translating ecosystem trends into opportunities.
Partner internally with Sales, Marketing and Product on target segments, rules of engagement and feedback loops (product gaps, pricing, packaging, use cases).
Own performance and reporting on partnerâsourced pipeline, revenue and portfolio penetration, maintaining strong CRM hygiene and providing regular, dataâdriven updates to the Head of Sales.
An ecosystem builder who enjoys creating networks and scalable programmes in the VC / startup world.
Commercial and outcomeâdriven, comfortable negotiating and closing, and focused on pipeline, conversion and revenue.
Strategic and structured, able to turn broad goals into clear strategy, priorities and operating rhythm.
Handsâon, lowâego and creative, happy to do the work yourself and design compelling partner value propositions with limited playbooks.
Dataâdriven and resilient, using metrics to prioritise and iterate, and thriving in 0â1, ambiguous environments.
Relationshipâoriented, building trust quickly with senior stakeholders and maintaining longâterm, winâwin relationships.
6+ years in partnerships, business development, strategy or ecosystem roles in highâgrowth environments (SaaS, fintech, payments or B2B tech), including 3+ years directly in partnerships / ecosystem.
Proven exposure to the VC / startup ecosystem (working with or within VCs, accelerators, incubators or programmes), with examples of programmes targeting earlyâ and growthâstage companies.
Existing network with VCs, accelerators and startup communities in France (ideally across SaaS, eâcommerce and/or travel) and a track record of leveraging it.
Experience running partner programmes endâtoâend (strategy, sourcing, contracting, activation, coâmarketing, optimisation) and delivering measurable commercial outcomes.
High comfort with data and tools (GâSuite / Excel, Salesforce CRM and ideally BI tools like Looker).
Strong interest in fintech, international payments, FX and multiâcurrency products, and ability to understand startup use cases.
Excellent written and verbal communication in French (native) and English (professional); Spanish or Italian is a plus.
Bachelorâs degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
At Airwallex, youâll have the chance to make a disproportionate impact in a rapidly growing global fintech, with competitive salary, attractive commission and meaningful equity. In France, weâre in hard scaling mode, backed by a committed âŹ71m investment to build a categoryâdefining franchise. Youâll join at a pivotal moment, with high ambition and plenty still to build â ideal for an ecosystem builder who wants to shape how Airwallex partners with VCs, accelerators and the next generation of European scaleâups.
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