Account Executive

2 Hours ago • 6 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As an Account Executive at Aspire, you will be responsible for driving growth through direct business by building relationships with prospective clients and assisting them in achieving success through our solutions. You will collaborate with the Head of Sales to build and manage your sales pipeline and close deals, focusing on SMEs. The role involves taking ownership of new business and revenue generation through direct selling. The responsibilities include understanding client needs, presenting solutions, and achieving consistent results.
Must have:
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher
  • 6+ years selling payments, cards, and FX to SMBs
  • Familiarity in e-Commerce, marketplaces, and talent platforms
  • Exposure to B2B payments, corporate cards, or fintech
  • Experience with HubSpot or other CRM systems
  • Ability to build relationships with strategic clients
  • Growth mindset with confidence and humility
  • Familiarity with sales methodologies
  • Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
  • Self-driven and entrepreneurial mindset
  • Possesses analytical mindset and strong problem-solving skills
Good to have:
  • Experience working in payment, banking, or consulting companies
  • Proven record of success
  • Fluent in Mandarin and English
Perks:
  • Uncapped flexible annual leave.
  • Hybrid work arrangement.
  • Training subsidy for professional growth.
  • Wellness benefit.
  • Team bonding budget.
  • Flexibility to work from anywhere (up to 90 days).

Job Details

At Aspire, we’re more than just a FinTech company—we’re the leading all-in-one financial operating system built to empower the world’s innovators and entrepreneurs. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance, empowering startups and businesses to realise their full potential.

Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as Visa and Wise and empowered more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

Aspire has consistently been recognized for excellence, earning Best Employer and Startup of the Year by the Asia FinTech Awards in 2022 and 2023, ranked as LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore, and listed on CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech in 2023 and 2024.

You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team! Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds.

Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the fintech space! 

About the Role:

As our Account Executive, you will drive Aspire’s growth through direct business, by building relationships with prospective clients and helping them find success through our solutions. Working closely with the the Head of Sales, you will build and own your pipeline and close deals. You will take ownership of the new business and revenue across direct selling. You will focus on SME with the aim of achieving quick - and consistent - results.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher
  • 6+ years of work experience selling payments, cards and FX to SMBs, ideally with experience in fintech.
  • Familiarity in e-Commerce, marketplaces, and talent platforms
  • Exposure to B2B payments, corporate cards, or other fintech
  • Experience with HubSpot (preferred) or other CRM systems
  • Ability to build relationships with strategic clients and industry stakeholders
  • A growth mindset coupled with both confidence and humility
  • Familiarity with sales methodologies, e.g. SPIN, MEDDIC, Challenger
  • Strong interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with multiple stakeholders across teams
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and dealing with ambiguity
  • Self-driven to deliver, with an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Possesses analytical mindset and strong problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working in payment, banking, financial, consulting companies
  • Proven record of success
  • Fluent in Mandarin and English

You would excel in this role if:

  1. Hustle is your default mode - We’re looking for someone driven. If you feel like you’ve got something to prove and you have a competitive streak, you’d do well in this role.
  2. You’re curious & eager to learn - A natural and genuine interest in understanding your prospect and their processes, combined with a continuous learning mindset in regards to the market and the product; the most successful BDRs in Aspire have these qualities in spades.
  3. You’re articulate - We’re looking for an effective communicator. Someone who listens, structures their message, and delivers it in an impeccable manner.
  4. You’re methodical & organized - A BDR would have multiple sequences running in parallel, s/he would take part in various mini-projects/battles, while keeping an eye on key deals. If you have problems with prioritization, you could easily feel overwhelmed.
  5. You have high work ethics - You’re in sales. You have targets. Grit is a must.

What we offer

  • Uncapped flexible annual leave.
  • Hybrid work arrangement. 
  • Training subsidy for your professional growth.
  • Wellness benefit.
  • Team bonding budget to foster collaboration and sense of belonging.
  • Flexibility to work from anywhere (for up to 90 days per annum).
  • Culture is Key: We always strive to cultivate a special culture that brings special talents together - You can learn more about our culture on our careers site and LinkedIn Life page.

Equal Opportunity Statement 

Aspire is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws. 

Please note: by submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Aspire’s Data Protection Policy for Employees, Freelancers, Contractors and Job Applicants (the “Policy”), and consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data by Aspire for the purposes set out in the Policy. You may withdraw consent for such collection, use and disclosure, and make an access or correction request in respect of your personal data, in accordance with the Policy by emailing people@aspireapp.com

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About The Company

Aspire is the all-in-one finance software for growing businesses. The company serves over 15,000 companies in Asia and beyond, helping them save time and money with multi-currency accounts and cards, expense management, payable management, and receivable management solutions. Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has over 500 employees across four countries and is backed by global top tier VCs, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Tencent, Paypal and Y-Combinator.



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