Business Development Director, Thunes
Simplifying international payments
Open for applications
Simplifying international payments
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To connect every corner of the world and make the global economy accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- ~10+ years of experience in business development with 5+ years direct or indirect work experience in the Money Transfer, Fintech, payments or Mobile Financial Services Industries
- Hands-on, driven B2B salesperson from the fintech/payments world, with industry contacts reflecting this background
- Results-oriented with great skills in communication, organization, and negotiation
- Great networking skills
- CRM proficiency, Salesforce CRM knowledge is a plus
- Flexible, self-motivated, disciplined, takes ownership of job at hand
- Team-oriented, able to accept and create change
- Strong understanding of customer, market dynamics and requirements
- Ensure effective working relationships with all relevant clients/partners, third parties and internal colleagues
- Strong sense of initiative and ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Excellent attention to detail
- Fluent in English, other languages are a bonus!
- The right candidate will be target driven, with a passion and sense of ownership to deliver against target
What the job involves
- The Business Development Director will identify, negotiate and close new customers across the European region, as a strong individual contributor
- This will be a hands-on role with deep involvement in execution, leading from the front
- Build a robust pipeline based on defined ‘ideal customer profiles’, and grow and manage this to deliver on our ambitious growth plans and potential
- Hands on management of the end-to-end sales cycle, including lead generation, negotiating commercial terms, working closely with senior stakeholders at prospects to close deals, and with internal and partner teams to delivery ‘go lives’
- Carry and deliver an ambitious but achievable revenue target
- Provide timely feedback to line manager about performance, sales activity, account management and strategy
- Initiate and maintain a strong link between customers and back-office services to ease communication and facilitate the resolution of any issues
- Effectively communicate the needs of your customers to the internal Thunes teams
Our take
The way we pay has changed considerably in recent years, but sending international payments online can still be time-consuming and overly complex. Thunes solves this problem by making cross-border payments quicker and easier.
Thunes allows businesses to process payments anywhere in the world, improving their revenue. The company has managed to differentiate itself from traditional payment platforms thanks to their flexibility, transparency and low cost. They have also avoided competing with payment giants such as PayPal, who they now number as a customer. Other clients include Uber, Deliveroo and Grab.
In 2023 Thunes opened offices in Beijing after entering the Chinese market in 2021. This coincides with $60 million in Series C funding that is going towards the expansion of Thunes into new markets via cross-border payments which, alongside China, include Latin America and the Middle East. This indicates a strengthened global reach for Thunes.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2023
$12m
SERIES C
Jun 2023
$60m
SERIES C
Total funding: $232m
Company benefits
- Bonuses
- Regular learning opportunities
- Volunteering opportunities
Company values
- We support personal economies and encourage global inclusion
- We build relationships, not just networks
- We take our responsibilities seriously
Company HQ
Downtown Core, Singapore
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Leadership
Peter de Caluwe
(CEO & Executive Chairman)Previously served as CEO of Ogone and as CEO of Payments at Naspers.
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