APAC GTM Lead
Tempo enables high-throughput stablecoin payments through a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain featuring dedicated payment lanes, stablecoin-native gas fees, and sub-second finality.
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About Tempo
Tempo is a Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for stablecoin payments and real-world financial transactions. Built using the Reth SDK, Tempo features dedicated payment lanes that guarantee blockspace for payment transactions regardless of network congestion, stablecoin-native gas fees allowing users to pay transaction costs in any USD-denominated stablecoin, and Byzantine fault-tolerant consensus achieving approximately 0.5-second finality. The blockchain includes a native decentralized exchange optimized for stablecoins, structured memo fields for reconciliation against enterprise systems, and protocol-level compliance features through the TIP-403 Policy Registry. Tempo was incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, with design input from global partners including Anthropic, Deutsche Bank, OpenAI, Shopify, Visa, and Standard Chartered. The blockchain launched its public testnet in December 2025, operating with an initial set of validators before transitioning to a permissionless validator model. Tempo raised $500 million in Series A funding at a $5 billion valuation in October 2025, led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks with participation from Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, and SV Angel.
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About the Role
You'll lead go-to-market efforts across APAC, building relationships, commercial pipeline, and a regional team that brings stablecoin payments to enterprises. This is a hands-on leadership role where you originate and close business yourself while laying the groundwork for a growing APAC presence. You'll work directly with executives, clients, and regulators, shape where time is invested, turn customer needs into commercial opportunities, and help build the team. Based in Singapore or Hong Kong.
Requirements
- Track record of originating and closing complex commercial deals in APAC
- Established network of regional decision-makers
- Experience leading a regional business or commercial function, or exceptional evidence of operating independently with comparable scope
- Deep familiarity with APAC markets
- Strong commercial instincts and technical fluency to understand infrastructure products
- Ability to build a team while remaining hands-on
- Clear communication, customer focus, persistence, and optimism in a fast-moving environment
- Experience in payments, stablecoins, fintech, or crypto infrastructure is a plus
Responsibilities
- Build and execute the APAC go-to-market strategy, prioritizing markets, customers, and partnerships
- Source, develop, and close enterprise and partner opportunities from first conversation through agreement
- Build trusted relationships with senior executives, clients, and regulators across the region
- Activate and expand your regional network to generate a consistent commercial pipeline
- Adapt the approach to individual APAC markets including Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan
- Partner with product, engineering, Legal, and global GTM team to assess customer needs and support launches
- Help recruit and develop the APAC team and coordinate regional commercial and solutions roles
- Build systems for pipeline management, forecasting, and follow-through, and share regional progress and market feedback
