Payments Manager (APAC)

Reown; Singapore; Remote; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech firm is seeking an experienced Payments Manager (APAC) to drive the adoption of its payment solutions among key players in the region. Your role will involve building strategic partnerships, shaping go-to-market strategies, and ensuring the integration of innovative payment solutions. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in the payments or fintech sector and a strong network across Singapore and APAC. This is a mid-senior level full-time position offering flexible remote work options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company equity

Remote work allowance

Team off-sites

Conference allowance

Qualifications

• 5+ years in payments, fintech, or financial infrastructure.
• Deep understanding of acquiring, issuing, and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven experience closing strategic partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic partnerships with PSPs and acquirers across APAC.
• Drive adoption of Reown’s payments stack.
• Act as regional payments subject matter expert.
• Monitor and analyze payment trends across APAC.

Skills

Payments fundamentals

Building partnerships

Market analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Exceptional communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

WalletConnect and Reown equip builders with the tools to create seamless, secure, and intuitive digital ownership experiences. Since its origins as a simple QR code in 2018, WalletConnect has grown into a comprehensive network serving 75,000+ apps, 700+ wallets, and over 50 million users. Together with the Reown SDK, we provide cutting‑edge infrastructure that powers next‑generation app and wallet experiences across Web3 — enabling frictionless movement of value.

Following the successful launch of WalletConnect Pay, we’re expanding into solutions that allow payments companies to leverage blockchain to enhance their customer experiences — from payouts and checkouts to point‑of‑sale, deposits, and funding flows.

The Role

We’re seeking an experienced Payments Manager (APAC) to accelerate adoption of our payments stack among leading payment service providers (PSPs), fintechs, and enterprise partners across the Asia‑Pacific region. This is a strategic, market‑facing role at the intersection of traditional payments and onchain infrastructure. You’ll be responsible for building relationships with key ecosystem players, shaping our go‑to‑market strategy, and helping define the next generation of digital payment experiences powered by WalletConnect.

Working closely with our BD, Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams, you’ll help bridge fiat and onchain commerce, ensuring WalletConnect and Reown remain the go‑to solutions for global payments innovation.

Who This Role Would Suit

This opportunity is ideal for someone currently in the payments or fintech ecosystem — perhaps at a PSP, acquirer, or neobank — who’s eager to shape the next chapter of digital payments innovation. You enjoy building from the ground up, shaping how traditional payment systems evolve toward blockchain‑enabled infrastructure, and operating in fast‑moving, high‑ownership environments where relationships, insight, and execution directly shape product direction and market impact.

Requirements

Business Development

• Lead strategic partnerships with PSPs, acquirers, custodians, and fiat providers across APAC
• Build and manage a high‑quality pipeline of opportunities that drive adoption and revenue
• Negotiate commercial agreements and oversee deal execution from prospect to integration (in collaboration with Product, Solutions Engineering, and Legal)

Go‑to‑Market & Ecosystem Growth

• Drive awareness and adoption of Reown’s payments stack (e.g. Pay‑with‑Wallet, Pay‑with‑Exchange, AppKit integrations, and on/off‑ramp partnerships)
• Represent WalletConnect at regional fintech and crypto events, roundtables, and conferences to promote onchain payments innovation
• Work cross‑functionally to co‑design pilot programs, frameworks, and co‑marketing initiatives with strategic partners

Product Collaboration

• Act as the regional payments subject matter expert, ensuring customer feedback and regional nuances inform product development
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to help shape the roadmap for key capabilities: payouts, checkouts, point‑of‑sale, deposits, and funding flows

Market Intelligence

• Monitor and analyze payment trends, regulatory shifts, and consumer behaviors across APAC
• Provide insights and recommendations to global BD and leadership teams

Who You Are

• 5+ years in payments, fintech, or financial infrastructure, ideally in partnerships, BD, or product commercialization roles
• Deep understanding of payments fundamentals — acquiring, issuing, reconciliation, settlement, FX, KYC/AML, and regulatory frameworks
• Proven experience building and closing strategic partnerships with PSPs, acquirers, or large fintechs
• Strong network across Singapore, with knowledge of key APAC hubs (Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea)
• Exceptional communicator, able to translate technical capabilities into commercial value
• Comfortable engaging with both traditional finance institutions and emerging Web3 companies
• Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and self‑directed — able to operate with autonomy across time zones
• Fluent in English (Mandarin preferred)

Why Join WalletConnect

• Join the team that built a network expected to power $400Bn in volume in 2025 — with payments now a strategic pillar of our business
• Work alongside industry‑leading partners including Shopify, Coinbase, and Circle
• Own a region with high autonomy and visibility
• Influence the product roadmap and have a seat at the table defining how blockchain payments evolve globally
• Be part of a mission‑driven, globally distributed team building the financial internet of the future

Benefits

• Fully remote position with flexible timezone — most engineers are based in EU timezones
• Competitive salary
• Company equity — this includes both a token and equity portion
• Team off‑sites
• Conference allowance
• Remote work allowance — $3600

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Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Business Development

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting