Senior Manager, FCC Program Management

Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time intelligent economy. More than 676000 businesses including McLaren Racing Qantas SHEIN and TikTok use us directly or through our platform partners to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own.

We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. Were the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident but by design. A decade plus 85 licenses and a financial infrastructure spanning North America Europe the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

Were co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with more than 2300 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy people who move fast with good judgment dig in with real curiosity and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full.

The Financial Crimes Compliance team builds and oversees Airwallexs global financial crime framework across AML/CTF sanctions risk assessment FCC operations monitoring and testing and investigations. The team works closely with Product Operations Risk Regulatory Legal & Compliance and regional MLROs to make sure our controls are well designed practical and effective as Airwallex scales globally.

As Senior Manager FCC Program Management youll lead a multi-year effort to strengthen Airwallexs global financial crime framework as we scale across products and regions. This is a new role with broad scope: youll shape the target operating model improve processes and systems and bring stronger discipline to FCC-wide change. Youll be the central connector across senior leaders and cross-functional teams making sure work is practical well sequenced and built to stick in BAU.

This role is hybrid. Based in London.

• Lead a global multi-year FCC transformation across operating model process systems testing and controls.

• Build and drive the roadmap with clear sequencing across priorities dependencies and risks.

• Use AI automation and data tools to improve FCC program tracking reporting and delivery across complex global workstreams.

• Run disciplined governance across working groups SteerCos RAID and executive updates.

• Work hands-on with FCC and cross-functional leaders to turn complexity into clear plans decisions and action.

• Define success measures evidence progress and lead smooth transition into BAU.

Were looking for people who meet the minimum requirements for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have but are not mandatory.

• 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.

• A 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.

• 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.

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Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit qualifications competence and talent. We dont regard color religion race national origin sexual orientation ancestry citizenship sex marital or family status disability gender or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know.

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