Philippines Payments Growth & Partnerships Lead

Boku; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Boku is seeking a Commercial Manager for the Philippines to grow our local presence, manage partnerships, and drive merchant growth across the Philippines’ payments ecosystem. You will work with regional and global teams on strategy, partner management, and merchant engagement.

The role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution in a fast-growing payments environment, requiring a commercially driven mindset and strong relationship management in the Philippine market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Marketing, or related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in payments, fintech, e-commerce, or financial services.
• Experience in business development, account management, partnerships, or commercial roles within the payments industry.
• Experience working with local payment providers, merchants, or telecom operators in the Philippines is preferred.
• English proficiency required; Filipino/Tagalog is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support the Philippines market growth strategy in alignment with regional and global objectives.
• Identify market opportunities, competitive trends, and emerging payment developments within the Philippines.
• Drive merchant acquisition and support revenue growth across key verticals including digital goods, gaming, e-commerce, and financial services.
• Build and maintain relationships with local payment partners, e-wallet providers, banks, and merchants.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure smooth merchant launches and ongoing account support.

Skills

Relationship management

Communication skills

Commercial acumen

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Marketing, or related field

Job description

Boku is seeking a Commercial Manager for the Philippines to grow our local presence, manage partnerships, and drive merchant growth across the Philippines’ payments ecosystem. You will work with regional and global teams on strategy, partner management, and merchant engagement.

The role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution in a fast-growing payments environment, requiring a commercially driven mindset and strong relationship management in the Philippine market.