Taptap Send - Global Business Development Lead
Requirements
• 8+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, strategy, market expansion, consulting, or a comparable role in a high-growth company • A strong track record of developing partnerships or launching businesses across multiple international markets • Experience working in or with emerging markets; experience across Africa is strongly preferred • Strong commercial judgment, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs across speed, economics, regulatory constraints, operational complexity, and strategic value • Highly autonomous and comfortable acting as a self-starter in unstructured, zero-to-one environments • Excellent relationship-building and negotiation skills, with the ability to establish trust across cultures and stakeholder groups • A hands-on, execution-focused approach and the ability to move fluidly between high-level strategy and detailed delivery • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple markets, partnerships, and workstreams simultaneously • Comfortable working closely with senior leadership and taking ownership of high-priority, time-sensitive initiatives • Adaptable and resilient, with the judgment to navigate changing priorities and cross-border complexity • Experience in fintech, payments, remittances, financial services, or another regulated industry is a strong advantage • Fluent English; additional languages relevant to our markets are highly valued • Willingness to travel frequently • We’re building the world’s leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets - empowering families, fuelling 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. • 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) • Founded by Harvard grads and 3-time founders • Backed by top investors including Spark Capital, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, Unbound, Wamda, and more • Backed by top investors • 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 • Built by global top performers • Truly global team - 250+ people, 50+ nationalities, 50+ languages • Truly global team • Guided by our values - ownership, impact, humility, and heart - in deed, not just word • Guided by our values • Taptap Values • Propose solutions • Be proactively candid, with yourself and others • Love the particular • Create positive energy • Maybe, even have fun
Responsibilities
• Act as a right-hand partner to the Head of Business Development, helping translate global growth priorities into clear plans and concrete action • Own end-to-end partnership development across global markets - from opportunity identification and initial outreach through negotiation, execution, and launch • Identify, assess, and prioritize new countries, corridors, partners, and commercial opportunities based on impact, economics, feasibility, and strategic value • Source, structure, negotiate, and execute partnerships with banks, fintechs, payment providers, mobile money operators, and other ecosystem participants • Develop market-entry and partnership strategies that reflect local customer needs, competitive dynamics, regulatory requirements, and commercial realities • Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior external stakeholders across cultures, markets, and organizational environments • Drive multiple workstreams in parallel, including market research, partner sourcing, commercial analysis, negotiations, contracting, and launch planning • Coordinate closely with product, operations, compliance, legal, finance, and commercial teams to turn partnership opportunities into successful launches • Identify regulatory, commercial, technical, and operational risks early, and take pragmatic action to keep progress on track • Prepare clear recommendations and decision materials for leadership, balancing speed, economics, execution complexity, and long-term strategic value • Help strengthen Taptap Send’s global business development capabilities, processes, and partner network as the company scales
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