Senior Business Development Manager, APAC
MESH
Skill Required
Key highlights
- 6+ years B2B payments sales experience
- Existing APAC payment/PSP network (non-negotiable)
- Competitive salary and equity
- Unlimited PTO
Role overview
Mesh is expanding into APAC and is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager. This is a senior individual contributor role responsible for owning Mesh Pay's merchant and payment partnership pipeline across the Asia-Pacific region, with a primary focus on Singapore, Southeast Asia, South Korea, and Japan. The role involves identifying, pitching, and closing B2B deals with payment gateways, PSPs, acquiring banks, and crypto-ready merchants looking to embed crypto payment infrastructure. This is a full-cycle sales role managing everything from prospecting through close. The hire will operate independently in a lean, high-velocity environment, working directly with the CEO of APAC and engaging regularly with Mesh's global leadership, product, and BD teams.
Responsibilities
- Own the merchant and PSP sales pipeline across APAC — identify, qualify, pitch, and close B2B partnerships with payment gateways, acquiring banks, PSPs, and merchants seeking crypto payment infrastructure
- Build and maintain a high-quality pipeline of 20+ target accounts across Singapore, SEA, South Korea, and Japan, with particular focus on crypto-ready merchants and digital payment platforms
- Lead commercial negotiations and structure partnerships with PSPs and merchant acquirers integrating Mesh Pay's deposits and payments APIs
- Develop account plans for strategic targets; coordinate with Solutions Engineering and Product on technical requirements and integration scoping
Requirements
- 6+ years in B2B sales or business development in payments, with meaningful time in merchant acquiring, PSP partnerships, or payment gateway BD
- Demonstrable track record of closing complex, multi-stakeholder commercial deals — not pipeline management, actual closed revenue
- Deep familiarity with the APAC payments landscape: acquirer relationships, PSP ecosystems, and how merchants make vendor decisions across SEA, Korea, or Japan
- Existing network in the merchant payments or PSP space in APAC — this is non-negotiable; we are not building your rolodex from scratch
- Strong grasp of crypto payments, stablecoins, and digital asset infrastructure; you do not need to be an engineer but you need to speak credibly on these topics
- Experience managing the full sales cycle independently — prospecting through close — in a lean or early-stage environment
Nice to have
- Mandarin proficiency preferred (Mandarin-speaking markets are a key growth vector for this role)
- Comfortable operating across jurisdictions with different regulatory postures; prior exposure to MAS-regulated fintechs or crypto-licensed businesses is a strong plus
- Prior experience at a crypto exchange, stablecoin issuer, or crypto infrastructure company, preferred
- Existing relationships at payment platforms active in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, or Japan, preferred
- Familiarity with API-led commercial partnerships and ability to navigate technical conversations with product and engineering counterparts, preferred
- Experience with Travel Rule compliance implications for payments businesses in APAC, preferred
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity that grows as you and the company grow
- Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family
- Unlimited PTO
- Dedicated budget for courses, conferences, and certifications
- Remote-friendly approach
- Top-tier tools and equipment
Additional details
- About Mesh: At Mesh, our mission is to enable consumers to pay and be paid with any asset. Today, trillions of dollars in tokenized assets exist but remain largely unusable for everyday commerce. Mesh is bridging this gap by making crypto payments reliable, useful, and ubiquitous. We combine a powerful orchestration engine with a seamless consumer app to unlock liquidity for the world. Backed by leading investors like SBI, Money Forward, Paradigm, Dragonfly, Galaxy, and PayPal Ventures, we are building the infrastructure for the next era of the global economy.
- In-Office Expectations: Employees based in our San Francisco, New York, and Bangalore hubs are expected to work from the office at least 40% of the time (approximately two days per week). This expectation may vary slightly depending on role, team, and business needs. Certain roles that require closer cross-functional collaboration or operational support may have additional in-office requirements, which will be discussed during the interview process. Our hybrid approach is designed to balance meaningful in-person collaboration, team building, and real-time decision-making with the flexibility to work remotely.
- Mesh Pay is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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