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Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system serving over 675,000 businesses globally, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok. The company provides regulated financial infrastructure for cross-border payments and commerce, operating with 85+ licenses across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. With 2,300+ employees across 27 offices, Airwallex is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.
The Regulatory & Compliance Team is a global function providing trusted guidance on regulatory and compliance frameworks. The Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) team manages Airwallex's Global AML/CTF and Sanctions frameworks as a strategically important second-line function.
As Global Sanctions Manager, you will drive high-impact global initiatives to ensure Airwallex successfully navigates economic sanctions compliance as the business scales. Sanctions compliance is critical to the company's long-term success in building cross-border financial infrastructure.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serve as Sanctions Subject Matter Expert (SME) and ultimate second-line escalation point for complex sanctions matches, special investigations, and potential block-and-reject reporting
- Own and maintain Global Sanctions procedures with effective second-line oversight of first-line sanctions controls
- Compile management information and develop comprehensive dashboards tracking sanctions compliance program health and effectiveness
- Assist in maintenance, tuning, and optimization of sanctions screening technologies, list management systems, and case management platforms
- Partner with Risk Product teams to design, evaluate, and implement product-specific sanctions controls aligned with global regulatory requirements
- Monitor global sanctions and export-control developments, translating regulatory changes into practical, scalable control enhancements
- Deliver tailored sanctions training and written regulatory updates to global teams on alert adjudication, escalation procedures, and policy changes
- Lead responses to banking partners and external stakeholders on sanctions-related inquiries and due diligence reviews
Requirements:
- Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience, preferably at a fintech, payments company, or large financial institution specializing in sanctions
- Demonstrated understanding of US sanctions and industry best practices; knowledge of global regimes beyond the US is a plus
- Experience operationalizing sanctions controls in collaboration with technological teams, including list management
- Strong project management skills and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to understand and assess complex commercial transactions and products
- Self-starter capable of working independently while collaborating as part of a global program
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to provide recommendations to audiences across geographies
Preferred qualifications:
- Juris Doctor, relevant Master's degree, and/or advanced specialized certifications (e.g., CGSS, CAMS)
- Experience assessing sanctions frameworks and recommending enhancements, including designing and scaling programs
- History of interacting with external stakeholders such as regulators or financial institution partners on sanctions matters
