About The Company

Founders today are building global companies from day one — but the systems that manage their money were built for a different era. Aspire exists to change that!

We’re building the financial operating system for global founders, bringing banking, software, and automation into a single platform so businesses can move faster across borders and stay focused on building.

Aspire is built by people who think from first principles, care deeply about solving hard problems, and take real ownership of their work. Our team brings global experience from leading fintech and technology companies, and many of us are former founders and operators who understand what it takes to build thoughtfully, make trade-offs, and deliver at scale in a global environment.

Backed by leading global investors including Y Combinator, Peak XV, and Lightspeed, Aspire has been trusted by more than 50,000 startups and growing businesses worldwide to manage their finances since 2018. Together with partners like J.P. Morgan, Visa, and Wise, we’re building for the next generation of global companies.

About The Role

• We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Strategy Expansion Leader to drive our expansion efforts globally and in the EMEA region.
• You will be responsible for driving Aspire’s geo expansion strategy supporting expansion efforts including GTM initiatives, financial and product partnerships.
• You will play a pivotal role in defining Aspire's product and GTM roadmap based on business and customer requirements, regulatory environment, and the demands of financial network partners.
  
  

What will you be doing?

Drive And Own Global Expansion Strategy

• Develop and execute an expansion strategy for different regions in alignment with the company's overall goals and objectives.
  
  

Develop The Go-to-market Plan

• Develop and execute market positioning, awareness, offering, and distribution initiatives
• Collaborate with regional and cross-functional teams in support of that plan
  
  

Product Roadmap Definition

• Work closely with product teams to define specific product roadmap, considering business requirements, customer feedback, and the needs of financial network partners.
  
  

Other Expansion Support

• You will oversee Aspire's global expansion efforts end-to-end across a number of new geographies and products
• You will be responsible across all stages, starting from geo and product selection, business case building, to licensing, launching, and achieving pmf in each expansion stream
• Represent Aspire in communications with regulators, central banks, financial partners, distribution partners
• You will work with cross functional and local teams
  
  

We would love to get to know you if you have the following:

• Fluent in English (business context)
• Experienced in global expansion and fintech/payment products. EMEA market expansion experience appreciated.
• 6 - 10+ years of experience working on payment or fintechs, SMB segment focused preferred.
• Zero to One mindset.
• Proven track record of successfully driving GTM, growth and/or product
• A strategic thinker with a keen ability to analyze market trends and business opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with significant internal and external dependencies.
• Proven leadership skills in driving cross-functional projects to achieve successful outcomes.
  
  

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