APAC Sales Leader
Paddle is seeking an APAC Sales Leader to establish their regional presence in Singapore. The role is a foundational hybrid position, splitting time between closing strategic enterprise deals and building the local commercial team. The successful candidate will leverage deep APAC market knowledge to mentor AEs and BDRs while representing the brand. This is a high-growth opportunity for a leader experienced in scaling sales teams within the SaaS or payments sectors.
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Experience
Experience not specified
Function
Sales
Work mode
Hybrid, Singapore
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Paddle is seeking an APAC Sales Leader to establish their regional presence in Singapore. The role is a foundational hybrid position, splitting time between closing strategic enterprise deals and building the local commercial team. The successful candidate will leverage deep APAC market knowledge to mentor AEs and BDRs while representing the brand. This is a high-growth opportunity for a leader experienced in scaling sales teams within the SaaS or payments sectors.
TAL's take
High-impact foundational leadership role at a well-regarded, well-funded fintech scaling into a new regional market.
The JD clearly delineates the split between IC revenue generation and team-building responsibilities for a new region.
Must haves
- Extensive experience managing multi-threaded, high-contract-value sales in SaaS or payments
- Proven track record of mentoring or managing AEs and BDRs
- Deep knowledge of the APAC software landscape and sub-regions
- Proven ability to sell to CTOs, CFOs, and Founders
Tools and skills
Nice to have: stripe, braintree, chargebee, zuora.
About the company
Established fintech scaling globally with strong backing, but not yet holding the same market ubiquity as Tier 1 global giants.
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