Senior Channel Partnerships Manager, Israel and Middle East

Senior Channel Partnerships Manager, Israel and Middle East 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 https://www.airwallex.com/us/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. As Senior Channel Partnerships Manager, you will be joining as a core member of Airwallex’s Commercial team in Tel Aviv. You will be responsible for building and expanding the Channel Partnership function in Israel and the Middle East, with a focus on driving partnerships that will grow and scale Airwallex's footprint in the SME sector. We are seeking a strategic, creative, and highly driven Senior Channel Partnerships Manager with 5+ years of experience working in a fast-paced or high-growth environment. We operate in a hybrid environment, with a mandatory 4 days a week working in our office in Sarona WeWork. What You'll Be Doing... - You will lead, own, and develop a channel partnership strategy - You will be accountable for managing an existing portfolio of partners, as well as pursuing growth and upsell opportunities in new product areas - You will be responsible for pitching, activating, and managing new partners - You will work closely with the IL and ME Marketing and Sales team to position Airwallex’s value proposition in the industry - You will represent Airwallex at industry events and conferences, as well as speak on relevant panels and webinars, and frequently present to partner firms to win their business What You Bring... - 5+ years of work experience in partnerships, strategy, business development, or a similar role in a high-growth, fast-paced environment - Experience working in fintech, spend management, and/or payments - An existing network of partners in Israel and the Middle East is a significant plus. - Strong commercial and strategic instincts and a history of meeting or exceeding OKRs/KPIs consistently - Comfortable working with data and spreadsheets (G-Suite, Looker) and building and delivering presentations for partners and clients Who You Are... - Results-driven - you hold yourself accountable for delivering on your targets - Proactive - you identify, plan, and execute against opportunities to grow, and you enjoy problem-solving to achieve those goals - Laser-focused - you are ruthless in spending time on the highest-impact initiatives in a fast-paced environment - Commercially-minded - you enjoy ne ... (truncated, view full listing at source)