Business Development Lead, Brazil

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CalizaFintech payments
Based in, or within two hours of, São Paulo, Overlap a few hours a day with US Eastern and Brazil time zones.Full-TimeLead
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Languages
Professional working fluency in Portuguese and English.
Experience
10+ years in sales or business development
Required Skills
BlockchainBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationHubSpot

Requirements

  • Have 10+ years in sales or business development at a fintech, payments company, crypto business, or bank; experience in Brazil is preferred.
  • Have experience selling to PSPs, fintechs, crypto/VASP players, marketplaces, importers, and exporters.
  • Show a track record of hitting quota across the full sales cycle.
  • Bring an existing network of senior professionals in Brazil's global fintech or crypto space, including cross-border merchant settlement providers and tech-enabled export and import operators.
  • Understand the value stablecoins and blockchain bring to cross-border payments.
  • Demonstrate a data-driven approach, strong negotiation and presentation skills, and reliable follow-through.
  • Be comfortable working in a fast-paced, resource-constrained startup and adapting to local business cultures.
  • Have professional working fluency in Portuguese and English.
  • Be based in, or within two hours of, São Paulo, and able to overlap a few hours a day with US Eastern and Brazil time zones.
  • Nice to have: prior startup experience and deep knowledge of Brazil's fintech and crypto landscape and relevant regulations.
  • Nice to have: proficiency in Spanish and experience with HubSpot, Slack, Notion, Google Workspace, and modern AI tools such as Claude.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Brazil territory and revenue target, focusing on the stated Brazil-related payment corridors.
  • Prioritise prospects across payments and fintech, trade, corporates, and global platforms.
  • Sell cross-border collections and payouts, Pix-enabled flows, FX, and named USD accounts.
  • Source, qualify, and close customers, running full sales cycles from discovery through pricing, contract, onboarding, and first live transactions.
  • Convert test transactions into recurring monthly volume and hand off accounts to onboarding and customer success.
  • Work with Legal and Compliance on Brazil's FX and VASP regulatory landscape.
  • Negotiate commercial terms, including bps pricing, FX spreads, and volume tiers.
  • Maintain pipeline, activity, and forecasts in HubSpot and track sales and volume metrics.
  • Coordinate handoffs with Customer Success, Operations, and Compliance, and share prospect feedback to refine the sales process.
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