Lead Payments Sales Specialist, APAC

Forter; Singapore; On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a dynamic Payments Sales Specialist to join their Singapore team. This role is pivotal in driving customer acquisition and revenue growth in the APAC region. You will leverage your expertise in the payments industry to build strong relationships with enterprise clients, providing tailored solutions that address their unique challenges. With a focus on e-commerce and fintech, you'll collaborate with internal teams to craft compelling sales presentations and strategies. Join a company recognized for its workplace culture and commitment to trust in digital commerce, and be part of a team that values diverse perspectives and impactful contributions.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health insurance

Vision and dental coverage

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Generous PTO policy

Half day Fridays

Qualifications

• 5-7 years experience in payments, preferably in e-commerce.
• Proven success in selling innovative solutions to enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Identify pain points for enterprise accounts and tailor solutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams for lead generation and presentations.

Skills

Sales Strategy

Consultative Selling

Relationship Building

E-commerce Knowledge

Payment Solutions

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Job description

About the role:

This is an exciting time for Forter as we have seen great success in the market and are building a team to support the growth. We are looking for a talented and self-driven Payments Sales Specialist that thrives in a dynamic sales cycle environment to join our Singapore-based Forter team. The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in achieving our ambitious customer acquisition and revenue growth objectives in the APAC region.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work closely with a large list of named enterprise prospect accounts, utilizing a consultative approach to identify pain points and challenges that Forter's platform of products can help solve
• Collaborate with internal teams to drive leads and account activity, as well as with our Pre-sales Solutions Consultants to create customized sales presentations and tailored ROI models
• Identify and build relationships with economic champions / buyers within major accounts (including Financial Institutions / Payments Service Providers) and position Forter's value proposition to the appropriate lines of business and technical teams
• Provide field analysis and feedback internally to help shape sales collateral and longer term expansion planning
• Build a strong understanding of the online payments industry, including credit card issuing/acquiring experience and familiarity with its ecosystem (partners, resellers, processors)
• Represent Forter at industry events and sales meetings with key eCommerce players

What you’ll need:

• High integrity and passion for winning
• Proven track record of at least 5-7 years in the payments space, preferably in e-commerce.
• Proven success in building/selling innovative solutions to enterprise merchants is a must; with a focus on FinTech and Payment solutions
• In-depth understanding of processes/solutions for card vaulting, authorization, 3DS authentication, processor routing, and other payment processes
• A strong network within top eCommerce and Payment Service Provider companies is a plus
• The ability to build strong relationships, as demonstrated through prior experience prospecting and leveraging industry contacts to develop new products, partnerships and commercial relationships
• A strong understanding of the online payment industry, including credit card issuing/acquiring experience and familiarity with its ecosystem
• Experience in a fast-paced startup, with the ability to work in a rapidly expanding and changing environment
• Exceptional professional presence, with outstanding presentation and communication skills
• Ability to travel as required

About us:

Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey, businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer? Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerful—it can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a company’s connection with its customers. How do we do it? Forter was founded on the insight that it's not about what is being purchased, nor where— but who is behind the interaction.

The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customers—ensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve. Given that trust is central to how we operate, Forter is very much driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. We’re meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact.

Trust is backed by data – Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards, including:

• Great Place to Work Certification (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Fortune’s Best Workplaces in NYC (2022, 2023 and 2024)
• Forbes Cloud 100 (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024)
• #3 on Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Finance Companies” (2022)
• Anti-Fraud Solution of the Year at the Payments Awards (2024)
• SAP Pinnacle Awards “New Partner Application Award” (2023)
• Fintech Breakthrough Awards – Best Fraud Prevention Platform (2023)

Life as a Forterian:

We are a team of over 500 Forterians spread across 3 different continents. Since 2013, we've raised $525 million from investors such as Tiger Global, Bessemer, Sequoia Capital, March Capital and Salesforce Ventures. We're on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce so that companies like Nordstrom, Priceline, Instacart and ASOS can block fraud, drive revenue and improve customer experience.

At Forter, we believe unique people create unique ideas, and valuable experience comes in many forms. So, even if your background doesn't match everything we have listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply and tell us why your skills and values could be an asset to us. By welcoming different perspectives, we grow together as humans and as a company.

Forter is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [e-mail]. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive and generous health insurance, including vision and dental coverage
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Generous PTO policy
• Half day Fridays

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