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Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform serving over 250,000 global businesses including Brex, Rippling, Navan, and Qantas. The company operates across 27 offices worldwide with 2,300+ employees and is valued at $11 billion, backed by leading investors including Sequoia, Visa, and Mastercard.
The Senior Compliance Manager & Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) role is a key position within Airwallex's Legal, Risk & Compliance team, based in Tokyo. This role drives the development and embedding of Airwallex's compliance program in the Japan market, reporting to the Regional Director of Financial Crime Compliance for Asia.
Key responsibilities include: owning and developing the Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) framework for Japan; managing FCC team targets and day-to-day execution of AML regulatory interactions and examinations; representing Airwallex with regulators and financial partners; developing and maintaining an effective anti-money laundering program; managing enhanced due diligence approvals, name screening alerts, and suspicious matter reports; advising commercial and operations teams on compliance matters; coordinating with financial partnership teams on external inquiries; developing monitoring and reporting processes for senior management and the board; designing reports on AML compliance initiatives and key risk indicators; and driving internal controls design and monitoring.
The ideal candidate brings a minimum of 8 years of financial crimes compliance experience in a financial institution, with fluency in both Japanese and English. Preferred qualifications include payment industry knowledge, prior MLRO/Deputy MLRO experience, regulatory interaction experience, and an auditing background. The role requires strong multitasking abilities, credible stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to handle challenging priorities under deadlines.
