Location: Remote, based in Asia

About the Role:
A high-risk payments provider operating globally is seeking an experienced Senior Business Development Manager to expand its payment partnerships and drive commercial growth across Asia.
This role replaces a long-standing Senior BD who built a strong foundation in the region. The new hire will continue scaling this work by strengthening the provider portfolio, unlocking new payment opportunities, and contributing directly to revenue.

Role Overview:
The Senior BD Manager will be responsible for sourcing new payment providers, managing end-to-end relationships, supporting payment sales, and driving strategic expansion in Asian markets. The role requires deep familiarity with high-risk payment ecosystems, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to operate independently in a fast-moving environment.

Job Responsibilities:

Payment Provider Partnerships

• Identify, source, and engage new payment providers across Asian high-risk markets.

• Lead commercial negotiations, onboarding, integration coordination, and ongoing relationship management.

• Expand and optimise the provider portfolio through improved conditions and operational growth.

Business Development & Strategy

• Develop and execute regional BD strategies to support long-term expansion.

• Build business cases and financial models for new opportunities.

• Evaluate and contribute to the launch of new payment solutions (success and fail cases included).

Sales & Revenue Contribution

• Support payment sales and revenue generation through partner and client engagement.

• Leverage existing networks and create new opportunities to drive growth.

• Work closely with Product, Engineering, Compliance, Finance, Legal, and Account Management teams.

Operational Collaboration

• Act as the link between providers and internal teams to ensure smooth operations, technical alignment, and process improvement.

The Successful Candidate:

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in high-risk payments, PSP management, acquiring, or payment provider relations.

• Strong understanding of the Asian payments ecosystem, including PSPs and APMs.

• Proven ability to manage the full lifecycle of provider relationships.

• Experience launching own payment solutions.

• Ability to contribute to payment sales and revenue-focused activities.

• Strong commercial negotiation, analytical, and relationship-building skills.

• Experience with iGaming / high-risk payments is required.

• Fluent in Chinese and English.

• Must be based in Asia.
  

Interested?

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