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Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system serving over 676,000 businesses globally, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok. The company operates as the regulated backbone for global payments, with 85+ licenses and presence across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with 2,300+ employees across 27 offices.
The Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) team builds and oversees Airwallex's global financial crime framework spanning AML/CTF, sanctions, risk assessment, FCC operations, monitoring, testing, and investigations. This team collaborates closely with Product, Operations, Risk, Regulatory Legal & Compliance, and regional MLROs to ensure controls are well-designed, practical, and effective as the company scales globally.
As Senior Manager, FCC Program Management, you will lead a multi-year effort to strengthen Airwallex's global financial crime framework across products and regions. This is a new role with broad scope. You will shape the target operating model, improve processes and systems, and bring stronger discipline to FCC-wide change. You will serve as the central connector across senior leaders and cross-functional teams, ensuring work is practical, well-sequenced, and embedded into business-as-usual operations.
Key responsibilities include: leading a global, multi-year FCC transformation across operating model, process, systems, testing, and controls; building and driving the roadmap with clear sequencing across priorities, dependencies, and risks; using AI, automation, and data tools to improve FCC program tracking, reporting, and delivery across complex global workstreams; running disciplined governance across working groups, steering committees, RAID logs, and executive updates; working hands-on with FCC and cross-functional leaders to turn complexity into clear plans, decisions, and action; and defining success measures, evidencing progress, and leading smooth transition into BAU.
The role is hybrid, based in London.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Qualifications:
- 10 years leading large, multi-workstream transformation programs in financial services or fintech
- Direct experience in financial crime program change across areas such as AML/CTF, sanctions, FCC operations, and monitoring and testing
- Practical experience using AI, automation, and modern tools to improve program planning, reporting, and execution in complex environments
- Track record of delivering multiple global or multi-region programs at more than one complex institution
- Highly organized, hands-on, and strong at turning complexity into action
- Strong executive presence, clear communication skills, and project management certification such as PMP or PRINCE2
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in fintech, payments, or digital banking, ideally in fast-moving, global environments
- Background in consulting, regulatory remediation, or large-scale risk and compliance change
- Strong proficiency with program tools, dashboards, and executive reporting
