Account Executive, Travel

About this role

Account Executive, Travel @ Airwallex

Account Executive, Travel

Location

US - San Francisco; US - New York

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

SME & Growth BusinessSales, SME & Growth

Compensation

• Estimated OTE $180K – $300K • Offers Equity • Offers Commission

Airwallex promotes fair compensation practices in accordance with applicable national, federal, state, and local law.

These expected base pay ranges are based on information at the time this post was generated and represent the company’s good faith minimum and maximum ranges for this role at the time of posting.

The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, skills and other qualifications, geographic location as noted, internal equity, and other external market factors.

Certain roles may be eligible for other compensation including, but not limited to, annual bonuses, commissions, RSUs, or other forms of compensation in addition to the established salary range.

Benefits vary by country and employment type in accordance with local statutory requirements. All employees receive at least the statutory minimum for paid annual leave and public holidays, with many of our locations offering additional company-provided vacation days.

For example, for US-based employees, they are eligible to participate in medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and well-being benefits. US-based employees also receive 20 paid days of vacation and 12 paid days of company holidays in a calendar year.

Further details about our compensation and benefits package are available upon request by contacting our Talent Acquisition team.

OverviewApplication

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own.

We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,700 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full.

How you'll make impact

Join the SME & Growth travel team and help travel businesses solve complex financial challenges across borders. You'll lead the full sales cycle, from prospecting through close, translating industry pain points such as supplier payouts, FX exposure, reconciliation, and fragmented payment flows into compelling Airwallex solutions.

• 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 Legal, Finance, Strategy, and other 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.

This hybrid role is based in San Francisco or New York.

What we're looking for Essentials

• 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 through targeted outreach, industry events, strategic networking, and professional relationships.
• 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.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining strong travel industry relationships, with an established network of key decision-makers across OTAs, tour operators or hotel and flight consolidators

Preferred

• 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.