Head of Sales, Singapore

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

Why you should join the Adyen sales team

We’re looking for an inspirational leader to join our APAC Sales leadership group and lead the Singapore Sales Team and own the commercial outcomes for Singapore. This requires strategic thinking, excellent commercial execution, strengthening the best team members while fostering teamwork.

The ideal candidate is a natural commercial leader and networker with a consultative mindset, who thrives in a fast-paced, diverse, and entrepreneurial environment.

You will be leading and coaching the sales managers based in Singapore while reporting to the General Manager for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. As a critical member under this group, you will form the commercial strategy while collaborating with other regions and also cross-functional teams. Commercial execution is critical, along with building a best-in-class sales team.

What you’ll do

Lead and build the Sales team in Singapore and owning the end-to-end commercial success of your team

Define and drive the vision and strategy for the Singapore sales team, creating local focus while aligning with global and regional strategy

Engage with the largest strategic opportunities, leading executive relationships and helping the team navigate long sales cycles with complex fintech solutions to win new customers

Adopt and influence the Adyen Sales Methodology and Selling Process and drive best practices on selling and forecasting

Develop best practices that enable the organisation to more rapidly scale to deliver on revenue targets and support KPIs for growth

Partner cross-functionally across different teams (e.g. SDR, Marketing, Account Management, Product, Partnerships, regionally and globally)

Who You Are

You have extensive sales hunter experience, specialising in serving multinational enterprise customers

Strong experience with sales forecasting and metrics, coaching and driving sales methodologies and processes

You are an inspirational and hands-on leader with 10+ years working in Singapore, with demonstrated experience in leading senior sales contributors

You have extensive knowledge of Enterprise Businesses in Singapore and Asia

You are resilient and have the capacity to challenge and influence whilst remaining focused on growing a sustainable business

You have the ability to structure and prioritise in a high volume, fast-paced environment

You have the ability to pick up on complex fintech discussions in order to assist your team

You are a team player who understands what drives sales individuals, and does not shy away from taking ownership or resolving conflicts

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here . Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Singapore office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.