Account Executive, Travel

  • Full-time

Company Description

Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate!


Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.

What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you! 


Who we are: 

Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments in education, using modern technology.

Today, we’ve digitized payments for more than 3,000 global clients across education, healthcare, travel & B2B, covering more than 240 countries and territories and supporting over 140 currencies. And, we’re just getting started!

With over 950+ global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 14 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.

Job Description

The Opportunity:

We, at Flywire, are seeking a smart, driven, and high energy Account Executive to help us grow our travel vertical in the APAC region. This Account Executive will be responsible for attracting new business clients to our cross-border payments solution using effective prospecting methods and communication skills. Beyond book smarts, this individual should be a great team player who is fueled by success. You should have an ease with people, an ability to develop relationships easily and confidence in our payments solution.

  • Build and manage client relationships through the sales lifecycle, bringing on new accounts, as well as encouraging referrals and integration enhancements 
  • Create and sustain remote outbound activity to generate leads (i.e. hunt new business)
  • Create inbound lead activity (e.g. creating content or webinars)
  • Serve sales inquiries in an efficient and professional manner
  • Identify unmet needs to build new products and services and improve our customer service
  • Track all activities and opportunity funnel in CRM System
  • Project manage the delivery and implementation of our solution with product, technical, operational and marketing team Support sales & marketing on different efforts (Lead campaigns, new market research etc.)
  • Explore new market opportunities in the travel industry within APAC

Qualifications

Here’s What We’re Looking For:  

  • Business degree or other equivalent formal qualification
  • Minimum 3+ years of relevant sales, consulting, or customer facing experience, ideally within the travel industry or in a business that has a SaaS offering for clients
  • Experience in sourcing prospects - include account development and cold calling
  • Experience in consultative sales; the ability to build rapport quickly, demonstrate products remotely and meet the specific customer needs with effective solutions
  • Strong judgement, high emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills (oral and written)
  • Proactive self-starter capable of anticipating needs and taking initiative in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer:

  • Competitive compensation, including Restricted Stock Units 
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program (Meet our Execs & Global Teams)
  • Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
  • Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
  • Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness, Yoga/Pilates/HIIT Classes) with Global FlyMates 
  • Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
  • Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days!
  • Great Talent & Development Programs (Managers Taking Flight – for new or aspiring managers!)

Submit today and get started!

We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions.

Additional Information

Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 40 nationalities across 12 different offices, and diversity and inclusion at the core of our people agenda, we believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset, and we’re excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire.

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