Business Development Lead (Stablecoin Payment Acquiring)

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Merchant & Institutional Partnership Development

• Identify, acquire, and onboard strategic merchants, platforms, and acquiring partners across key markets.
• Focus on high-impact segments such as e-commerce, digital entertainment, and aggregator/acquirer channels.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of partnerships to support scalable transaction growth.

Commercial Structuring & Deal Execution

• Lead end-to-end deal structuring and negotiations, including pricing, fee models, settlement terms, and risk considerations.
• Drive fast and effective deal closure while ensuring alignment with internal commercial and compliance requirements.
• Ensure signed partnerships are commercially viable and aligned with long-term business objectives.

Transaction Conversion & GTV Ownership

• Ensure newly onboarded merchants and partners are activated and contribute to real transaction volume (GTV).
• Work closely with internal teams to remove onboarding and integration friction, accelerating time-to-transaction.
• Monitor partner performance and drive initiatives to improve transaction scale and quality.

Cross-functional Collaboration & Execution

• Collaborate with Product, Tech, Risk, and Operations teams to support merchant integration, payment flow implementation, and ongoing optimization.
• Ensure smooth execution of key capabilities such as payment routing, redirect flows, and refund processes.
• Drive alignment across teams to deliver timely onboarding and scalable merchant solutions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 3–10+ years in Business Development, Sales, or Partnerships within payments, fintech, or e-commerce ecosystems, with a track record of onboarding merchants or institutional partners.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or any relevant degrees.
• Strong understanding of online acquiring models, payment flows (e.g., checkout, redirect, refund), and merchant integration processes.
• Has experience & networks within the Gaming, eCommerce, Entertainment industries
• Proven ability to structure and close complex commercial deals with merchants, platforms, or financial institutions.
• Ability to convert signed partnerships into actual transaction volume, with strong ownership of GTV and business outcomes.
• Experience working with Product, Tech, Risk, and Operations teams to deliver end-to-end partner integration and execution.
• Familiarity with cross-border payments, e-commerce, digital content platforms, or aggregator/acquirer models.