Sales Director - Americas

About iPiD

iPiD offers financial institutions, payment providers, and enterprises a unified global API for Know Your Payee (KYP) verification, which helps lower fraud rates, reduce expenses, maintain compliance, and make cross-border payments efficient worldwide. We are a rapidly expanding fintech startup with a founding team from leading companies like SWIFT and Thomson Reuters. Backed by prominent investors including Monk's Hill Ventures, Jungle Ventures, and Saison Capital, and advised by executives from Microsoft, Commonwealth Bank, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we operate across major cities such as Singapore, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, London, New York, and Dubai.

Role Summary

The Sales Director will be instrumental in boosting business growth by identifying new opportunities throughout the Americas, with a strong emphasis on growing the U.S. West Coast market. This leadership role requires building strategic partnerships, expanding market reach, and delivering revenue gains within the cross-border payments sector. Collaborating with various teams, the director will influence commercial strategies, reinforce client relationships, and drive sustainable success across the region.

Core Responsibilities and Requirements

• Hold a solid academic qualification in engineering, business, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrate at least five years of results-driven experience in the payments industry, preferably specializing in cross-border payments.
• Have verified leadership experience as a commercial director or similar role in the Americas including USA, Canada, and Latin America.
• Possess a proven background in sales or marketing with expertise managing key client relationships.
• Understand market research techniques and analysis thoroughly.
• Be knowledgeable about performance metrics reporting and budgeting procedures.
• Exhibit strong commercial awareness combined with strategic thinking.
• Show excellent organizational and leadership capabilities.
• Communicate fluently in English and Spanish, with confidence in addressing both technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience working in a globally distributed startup or high-growth environment is advantageous.

Benefits

• Opportunity to significantly impact the future of trusted cross-border payment solutions and fraud prevention for global financial entities and enterprises.
• Learn from industry veterans with deep expertise in payments, fintech, and technology, gaining exposure to worldwide markets and clients.
• Benefit from ownership and career growth in a fast-expanding global fintech, including participation in an Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) for long-term success sharing.

Equal Opportunity and Confidentiality

iPiD is committed to equal employment opportunities, prohibiting discrimination on legally protected grounds such as race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, and other protected categories. Accommodations are available upon request during recruitment. All applicant information is confidential and used solely for hiring purposes.

Please note unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiting firms will not be accepted or compensated.