GTM Partnerships Manager, South Korea - Government Agencies and Associations

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 250,000 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 2,300 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.

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.

About the team The SME & Growth Business team at Airwallex is a passionate group of collaborators and business champions dedicated to empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to thrive in the global economy. We combine deep financial expertise with a growth mindset, working closely with our clients to understand their unique needs and develop tailored solutions that streamline cross-border payments and unlock new revenue streams. As a team, we are driven by a desire to make a positive impact and are constantly innovating to find new ways to support the success of our SME customers.

What you'll do

The GTM Partnerships team at Airwallex drives new customer acquisition through strategic partners and builds scalable partnership models that convert ecosystem relationships into meaningful business outcomes.

This role focuses on government agencies, industry associations, chambers, and ecosystem organizations that support Korean businesses in commerce, exports, fintech adoption, and overseas expansion. This role is expected to turn institutional relationships into customer onboarding opportunities and create repeatable collaboration models that help Korean businesses grow globally with Airwallex.

Responsibilities:

• Build and deepen partnerships with government agencies, associations, chambers of commerce, and ecosystem organizations that support Korean businesses.

• Develop structured collaboration plans that translate institutional partnerships into customer onboarding opportunities.

• Lead joint initiatives such as seminars, workshops, webinars, campaigns, referral programs, and member education sessions with partner organizations.

• Work closely with external institutions to identify member needs and position Airwallex as a practical solution for cross-border growth.

• Drive partnership discussions from relationship building to execution, including collaboration frameworks and formal partnership agreements where relevant.

• Build repeatable partner motions that help institutional partners consistently introduce and onboard qualified businesses to Airwallex.

• Collaborate internally with sales, marketing, product, and operations teams to ensure partnership programs convert into measurable outcomes.

Who you are Requirements:

• Someone with strong experience managing partnerships with government agencies, associations, or ecosystem organizations.

• Someone who understands how institutions support Korean businesses in commerce, exports, fintech, or international expansion.

• Someone who can turn high-trust external relationships into scalable commercial outcomes and customer onboarding.

• Someone who can navigate multiple stakeholders, run partnership programs with discipline, and drive strong follow-through.

• Someone who is comfortable operating in a relationship-led environment while maintaining a sharp commercial mindset.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working closely with organizations such as KITA, KOTRA, fintech associations, beauty associations, or chambers of commerce.

• Experience leading or supporting MOU discussions and formalizing partnership frameworks.

• Experience in programs supporting Korean companies expanding overseas.

• Knowledge of foreign exchange, cross-border business operations, or overseas entity setup.

What success looks like:

• Success in this role means building credible, long-term institutional partnerships that consistently generate qualified onboarding opportunities for Airwallex.

• Build a focused portfolio of high-value institutional partners and create strong working relationships.

• Launch repeatable collaboration models that generate awareness, leads, and customer onboarding.

• Position Airwallex as a trusted cross-border growth partner for Korean businesses supported by these institutions.

• Convert relationship-driven partnerships into measurable pipeline and onboarding outcomes.

Application tips:

Strong applications should clearly demonstrate:

• Which institutions, associations, or public ecosystem partners you managed.

• What type of joint initiatives you led and what business outcomes they created.

• Whether you have worked on MOU discussions, formal partnership structures, or member programs.

• How you turned ecosystem relationships into onboarding, pipeline, or commercial results.

국문 버전

ABOUT THE TEAM

Airwallex의 GTM Partnerships 팀은 전략적 파트너와의 협업을 통해 신규 고객 유입을 만들고, 파트너십을 실제 사업 성과로 연결하는 구조를 설계하고 운영합니다.

이 역할은 정부기관, 산업 협회, 상공회의소, 유관 단체 등 한국 기업의 커머스, 수출, 핀테크 도입, 해외 진출을 지원하는 기관들과의 협업에 초점을 둡니다. 단순한 관계 구축을 넘어, 기관 협력을 실제 고객사 온보딩과 반복 가능한 리드 소스로 연결하는 역할이 중요합니다.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• 한국 기업 지원과 관련된 정부기관, 협회, 상공회의소, 산업 생태계 조직과의 파트너십을 발굴하고 강화합니다.

• 기관 협력을 고객사 온보딩으로 연결할 수 있는 구조화된 협업 모델을 설계합니다.

• 세미나, 웨비나, 교육 세션, 공동 캠페인, 추천 프로그램 등 기관과의 공동 프로그램을 기획하고 실행합니다.

• 기관이 보유한 회원사 또는 지원 대상 기업의 니즈를 파악하고, Airwallex를 해외 확장을 위한 실질적 솔루션으로 포지셔닝합니다.

• 관계 형성부터 실행까지 주도하며, 필요 시 협업 프레임워크나 MOU 체결 논의도 리드합니다.

• 기관 파트너가 지속적으로 적합한 고객사를 소개하고 온보딩할 수 있도록 반복 가능한 운영 방식을 만듭니다.

• 내부 영업, 마케팅, 제품, 운영 팀과 협업해 파트너십 프로그램이 실제 성과로 이어지도록 관리합니다.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 정부기관, 협회, 유관 단체와의 파트너십 운영 경험이 있는 분

• 한국 기업의 수출, 커머스, 핀테크, 해외 진출 지원 구조에 대한 이해가 있는 분

• 신뢰 기반의 외부 관계를 실제 사업 성과와 고객 온보딩으로 연결해본 경험이 있는 분

• 다양한 이해관계자를 조율하고, 프로그램성 협업을 꾸준히 실행할 수 있는 분

• 관계 중심 환경에서도 사업 감각을 갖고 실행할 수 있는 분

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• KITA, KOTRA, 핀테크 협회, 뷰티 협회, 상공회의소 등과 긴밀히 협업한 경험

• MOU 체결 논의 또는 공식 파트너십 프레임워크 수립 경험

• 한국 기업의 해외 진출 지원 프로그램 관련 경험

• 외환, 크로스보더 비즈니스, 해외 법인 설립 관련 이해 또는 경험

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

이 역할의 성공은 신뢰도 높은 기관 파트너십을 구축하고, 이를 통해 Airwallex에 적합한 고객사의 온보딩 기회를 꾸준히 만드는 것입니다.

• 우선순위가 높은 기관 파트너 포트폴리오를 구축하고 긴밀한 협업 관계를 만듭니다.

• 반복 가능한 공동 프로그램을 통해 인지도, 리드, 온보딩을 지속적으로 창출합니다.

• 한국 기업의 해외 확장을 지원하는 신뢰도 높은 파트너로 Airwallex를 포지셔닝합니다.

• 관계 중심의 협업을 실제 파이프라인과 온보딩 성과로 연결합니다.

APPLICATION TIPS

지원서에는 아래 내용이 잘 드러나면 좋습니다.

• 어떤 기관, 협회, 공공 생태계 파트너를 담당했는지

• 어떤 공동 프로그램을 운영했고, 어떤 사업 성과를 만들었는지

• MOU, 공식 파트너십 구조, 회원사 프로그램 운영 경험이 있는지

• 생태계 관계를 어떻게 온보딩, 파이프라인, 매출 기회로 연결했는지

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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.