Account Manager, SME & Growth (French-speaking) in London

Account Manager, SME & Growth (French-speaking) in London

London Full-Time 63000 - 77000 £ / year (est.) Home office (partial)
Airwallex

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Drive customer growth and engagement through innovative strategies and relationship building.
  • Company: Join Airwallex, a leading global payments platform with a vibrant team.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Dynamic environment with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in the fintech space while working with cutting-edge technology.
  • Qualifications: 3+ years in account management, fluent in French and English, proactive mindset.

The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 250,000 businesses worldwide with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future.

Attributes We Value

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you're motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor. You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‐to‐one ideas into real products, and you 'get stuff done' end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster.

About The Team

Airwallex is revolutionizing global banking, and the EMEA Growth team is key to driving growth and retention of our growing long tail of customers. As a team, we are driven by a desire to make a positive impact and are constantly innovating to find new ways to support the success of our SME customers.

Success in this role means that the EMEA Growth book is able to deliver against its commercial growth ambition in the current fiscal year and we are building the scalable, data and AI centric motions to deliver sustainable growth for the future. You will work as part of a lean, data-driven, highly cross functional world-class team.

Our product offering works across 3 pillars, Collect, Manage & Spend. This includes, but is not limited to global bank accounts, company & employee cards, expense management, online payment and Billing.

What you'll do

As an Airwallex Growth Account Manager, your focus is to identify opportunities for product utilisation and provide the day-to-day support that enables our customers to operate and grow. These customer relationships will be based on a deep understanding of their business and Airwallex's product suite to meet the goals of both parties.

This is a great opportunity to work cross-functionally, engaging with many teams across the Airwallex org including sales, product, engineering, marketing, finance, and strategy. This role will predominantly focus on upselling, cross-selling & building multi-stakeholder relationships with our clients.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively engage in existing customer new pipeline generation activities such as targeted outreach campaigns, discovery calls, and strategic growth marketing initiatives to identify new revenue opportunities and drive customer growth.
  • Promote the advantages of using the Airwallex platform and ensure our customer base is utilising it in the most effective way and identify potential churning customers and potential interventions.
  • Educate and drive engagement of our Growth portfolio to use the full range of Airwallex products through lifecycle marketing campaigns, ideating and co-creating potential triggers and offers with marketing and strategy support.
  • Advocate for your customer and represent their voice inside of Airwallex.
  • Leverage insights from customer support interactions and product usage data to proactively identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling Airwallex products and features.
  • Be a close point of contact for solving customer issues, in tandem with the Customer Support and Operations teams.

Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum requirements for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 3+ years' experience in an account management, account executive or CSM role, preferably with a fast-growing tech startup or financial services business.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in French and English.
  • Demonstrated experience in building customer loyalty and driving increased product adoption with strong track record of hitting KPIs/Targets.
  • A strong ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment is essential, and previous experience with a high-growth or globally distributed startup is highly beneficial.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • Proactive, self-starter and independent to manage and prioritise own book of business.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Fintech background.
  • Experience with Salesforce, Zendesk, Claude/ChatGPT, Looker & Outreach.

Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers, or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent.

Location: FR - Paris; NL - Amsterdam; UK - London

Employment Type: Full time

Location Type: Hybrid

Department: SME & Growth Business

Account Management, SME & Growth

Account Manager, SME & Growth (French-speaking) in London employer: Airwallex

Airwallex is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, empowering employees to tackle complex challenges in the dynamic fintech landscape. With a strong focus on professional growth, employees benefit from opportunities to lead impactful projects while working alongside diverse teams across the globe. The company's commitment to a risk-aware culture and its emphasis on employee well-being make it an attractive place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in the US and EMEA.

Airwallex

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