Inbound Sales Representative, SME & Growth (Mandarin & Cantonese Speaking)

Airwallex; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 312,744 - 469,116; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company is seeking an Inbound Sales Representative in Hong Kong to drive growth by developing leads and building a robust sales pipeline. The role demands a strong communicator with a self-starter attitude and resilience in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include engaging with prospects, qualifying their needs, and managing early sales funnel activities. The ideal candidate is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, motivated to make an impact, and eager to grow within a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Strong motivator in a hyper growth environment.
• Natural at connecting with people and building relationships.
• Track record of top performance in sales development.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interest in technology or financial services.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with prospects to uncover needs.
• Move qualified leads through the buyer journey.
• Execute touch points in customer journeys.
• Present product information based on identified needs.
• Consistently update CRM system and support reporting.

Skills

Strong communicator

Self-starter

Resilience

Team player

Process driven

Fluency in Cantonese

Fluency in Mandarin

Fluency in English

Job description

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.

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

We're currently looking for an Inbound Sales Representative in our team. You will drive Airwallex's future growth engine to develop leads that will build Airwallex’s sales pipeline. You get excited about engaging with prospects to qualify needs better, thinking creatively and independently about outreach strategies. You are adept at identifying high-value opportunities and capable of managing early sales funnel activities. Finally, you enjoy building – you like to actively participate in the prospecting and sales process, the articulation of Airwallex’s value proposition, and the creation of key tools and assets. With the commission structure for this role, there is a significant upside for won opportunities. If you’re hungry, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you!

This role is based in Hong Kong.

Responsibilities:

• Develop relationships with prospects to uncover needs through effective questioning to qualify interest and viability
• Move qualified leads through the buyer journey with the goal of booking product demonstrations
• Execute ‘plays’ or designed touch points in a customer journey through cold calls, emails, chat and social media
• Present product information to customers once you have identified their needs
• Effectively work through lead list meeting/exceeding SLAs, consistently update activity and contact information within the CRM system and support weekly reporting efforts
• Inform and recommend outreach strategies and best practices by testing various touch points

Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

• Strong motivator and self starter who is able to operate in a hyper growth environment
• Natural communicator who loves connecting to people
• Ambitious to make an impact and have a constant desire to improve yourself
• Demonstrate resilience to adapt to changing market conditions and maintain consistent sales performance
• Process driven - You enjoy developing, documenting, and following procedures to ensure they are efficient, scalable, and defensible
• A team player - You are a natural at building relationships with your colleagues but can work independently at ease
• Track record of top performance or prior success in an SDR-related role
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Fluency in English, Cantonese and Mandarin is required
• Strong interest in technology and/or financial services

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