Partnerships Manager, NZ

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. 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.
We are seeking a strategic, data-driven Partnerships Manager to join the New Zealand team. This is the founding partnerships role in New Zealand and will support both the strategy and execution of partnerships in Aotearoa.
The Partnerships Manager, NZ is responsible for building and expanding Airwallex's partner relationships, specifically across three core industries: Accountants and Bookkeepers, vCFOs, Business Advisory firms and E-commerce agencies. Airwallex's partner relationships drive brand awareness, customer acquisition, as well as co-marketing and in-person opportunities.
What you'll do

• Acquire and manage relationships with Airwallex ambassadors and strategic partners, across Accounting, Virtual CFOs, Business Advisory and Ecommerce Agency partners.
• Manage all processes for acquiring and managing Airwallex partnerships including; prospecting, meetings, contracting, integration (if required), onboarding, and on-going management/activation.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams within Airwallex, including sales, legal, strategy, operations, and finance where required to deliver a seamless experience for our partners.
• Maintain ongoing engagement with partners to build a long-lasting relationship that drive referrals to Airwallex.
• Constantly ideate and experiment new go-to-market ideas to further build and scale the Airwallex partner network in New Zealand.

Who you are

• You are results-driven and hold yourself accountable for delivering on growth targets.
• You are a relationship builder with strong channel partnerships and contacts to leverage from (potentially with an accounting or ecommerce agency background).
• You are creative and excited about delivering impactful partnerships in unique and strategic ways.
• You have extensive experience with best-practice partnership management, as well as experience in building a customer-focused team.
• You are a proactive self-starter who can independently identify and execute new partnership opportunities.
• You are comfortable with change. You can navigate through ambiguity and are excited to be part of a fast-paced company experiencing hyper-growth.
• You are relatable and effective at communicating and managing relationships with external partners.

What you'll bring

• 3+ years' experience in partnership, sales, marketing or business development. Experience in negotiation and partnership proposal development is preferred.
• You have existing relationships, or a strong network with referral partners in the accounting industry.
• Excellent written, verbal, and in-person communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with experience with tools including Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Prior experience as an accountant is favourable.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

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