
BD Manager, Institutional Payments at Taptap Send (London, United Kingdom)
Taptap Send· London, United Kingdom·
Role details
Competitive Base Salary · Performance-Linked Bonus · Direct Line To Senior Leadership · Influence Over Commercial Strategy
Summary
Own the full business development cycle for institutional payments partnerships, sourcing and closing deals with crypto exchanges, fintechs, and corporate treasury teams. Represent the company at industry events and collaborate with internal teams to drive commercial strategy.
Job description
ABOUT US
We’re building the world’s leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets - empowering families, fueling local economies, and changing how millions access financial services.
Since our launch in 2019, we have transformed how money moves across borders with our operations spanning 6 out of 7 continents and covering both the busiest and most underserved (remittance) corridors. We tapped into a massive shift - from banks to phones - bringing digital finance to places where traditional systems never reached. The next stage of growth will fuel a network of services and products especially designed to make money more accessible to diaspora communities including local cards, and additional savings and payments features.
We’re growing fast, backed by world-class investors, and scaling a product that blends real world impact with cutting edge fintech innovation.
Here’s a little more:
- Founded by Harvard grads and 3-time founders who previously built Segovia (acquired) and GiveDirectly (>$300M revenue, fastest-growing NGO in the world)
- Backed by top investors including Spark Capital, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, Unbound, Wamda, and more
- Built by global top performers from Bain, Google, McKinsey, Uber, Checkout, Bolt, and beyond - we move fast, stay humble, and care deeply about our mission
- Truly global team - 250+ people, 50+ nationalities, 50+ languages
- Guided by our values - ownership, impact, humility, and heart - in deed, not just word
ABOUT THE ROLE
Taptap Send is building a new institutional payments business. We move money across 80+ emerging market corridors and are now opening that infrastructure to institutional clients — crypto exchanges, fintechs, MTOs, and corporate treasury teams. This is an early commercial hire into that business.
THE ROLE
You'll own a pipeline of institutional partners from first contact through to live. You'll work closely with trading and ops to structure deals and get clients across the line quickly.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Source and close new institutional partnerships across crypto, fintech, and payments
- Manage the full BD cycle, outreach, qualification, commercial negotiation, onboarding handoff
- Represent Taptap Send at industry events and build profile in target segments
- Work with internal teams to translate client needs into product and corridor priorities
- Maintain a clean pipeline and report directly to senior leadership
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- 3–5 years in BD, partnerships, or sales within payments, crypto, or FX
- An existing network across crypto exchanges, MTOs, or EM fintechs
- Comfortable selling a technical product to sophisticated buyers, treasury teams, CFOs, heads of payments
- Organised, self-directed, and happy working without a large support structure around you
WHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive base + performance-linked bonus
- Direct line to senior leadership and real influence over commercial strategy
- A fast-growing platform with genuine EM depth and strong banking infrastructure behind it
TAPTAP VALUES taptapsend.com/our-values
Impact first
Team next
Accept reality
Propose solutions
Win with grit
Be proactively candid, with yourself and others
Love the particular
Own it
Create positive energy
Maybe, even have fun
Taptap Send is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment decisions are decided on the basis of qualifications, experience and business need. We strongly encourage applications who are members of underrepresented communities to apply.
If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. Any information you provide us in this respect will only be used to accommodate your requirements.
Note: we recognize imposter syndrome is real - any candidate that does not perfectly fit every characteristic of this role is still strongly encouraged to apply.
Why work at Taptap Send
- Culture: Emphasizes a strong social mission ("Impact first"), teamwork ("Team next"), humility, and a focus on understanding specific local contexts ("Love the particular"). The company values proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- Global & Diverse Team: Team members come from 25 countries and speak over 30 languages. Office hubs in New York, London, Brussels, Paris, Casablanca, and Dubai.
- Remote/Hybrid Policy: Not explicitly stated, but the company has multiple office hubs and a globally distributed team, suggesting a flexible or hybrid work environment.
- Notable Perks: Competitive salary and stock options, great benefits. Rated one of the best companies to escape to by Escape the City's 'Escape 100'. The company values learning about different cultures and celebrates diversity.
- Engineering Culture: Backed by top-tier VCs and rapidly growing, with a focus on solving hard problems in payments, compliance, and scalability. The team includes talent from top tech companies like Twitter, Yahoo, Uber, and Amazon.