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From the employer's careers site First seen 31 Oct 2026

Account Executive, Travel

Airwallex Remote, US Remote senior full-time

Salary

$150K - $300K per year

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Description

Join the SME & Growth travel team at Airwallex and help travel businesses solve complex financial challenges across borders. You will lead the full sales cycle, from prospecting through close, translating industry pain points into compelling Airwallex solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Own the full sales cycle for travel businesses, from prospecting through close, across complex buying environments.
  • Build a robust pipeline through targeted outreach, industry events, strategic networking, and relationships across the travel vertical.
  • Develop trusted relationships with travel businesses and expand opportunities across new travel sub-verticals.
  • Partner with internal teams to structure successful partnerships.
  • Improve customer outcomes by helping travel businesses use Airwallex's platform to address cross-border payments, currency exposure, reconciliation, and fragmented payment flows.

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of inside and/or field sales experience closing net-new business in a high-growth company, with experience in travel, fintech, and/or international payments.
  • A customer-focused, consultative approach to sales.
  • Experience leading the full sales cycle, from prospecting to close, in complex buying environments.
  • A track record of building and managing a robust pipeline.
  • Strong pitching, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with teams such as Legal, Finance, and Strategy.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • A passion for financial technology and its impact on global business.
  • A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively across teams and cultures.
  • A track record of consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts into compelling business value.
  • A professional network within the travel industry.
  • Willingness and ability to travel for business meetings and conferences.

Skills

Required

  • sales
  • travel
  • fintech
  • international payments
  • cross-border payments
  • currency exposure
  • reconciliation
  • payment flows

Nice to have

  • financial technology
  • collaborative mindset
  • communication skills
  • travel industry network

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/airwallex/44d9d2a3-b1e1-4d9a-a557-7bbcdb2e670f

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