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Legal, Risk & Compliance

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degreeBachelor's (B.Sc.)
loacation US - San Francisco, United States Of America
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About Airwallex Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us. Attributes We Value We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles . You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor. You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next. About the team The Legal, Risk & Compliance ( LRC ) team at Airwallex is a collaborative group of legal minds and risk management experts. We're passionate about safeguarding Airwallex's operations, fostering a culture of compliance and ethical conduct, and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape with integrity. We provide expert guidance and support to all areas of the business, proactively identifying, mitigating, and managing legal, compliance and financial risks. The Global Regulatory Compliance Team forms part of the second line of defense ( 2LOD ) at Airwallex whilst operating within the larger LRC function. We are a proactive and trusted business partner committed to enabling Airwallex's growth and strategic goals by providing an advisory and oversight role. Our team culture is collaborative, impact-driven with a focus on continuous improvement. You'll be part of a team that values transparency, empowerment, and high performance. This role is a newly created role with a specific focus on our US business. This role will be a key member of the Global Regulatory Compliance Team, based in our New York or San Francisco office with a direct line to the Lead Regulatory Compliance Manager, Americas. What you'll do As Manager, Regulatory Compliance, US you will deliver on the regulatory engagement strategy for Airwallex US and help drive our US State MTL licensing program. You will maintain our licensing responsibilities and coordinate with all internal and external parties as necessary to ensure compliance through the communication of regulatory requirements, cross-functional collaboration to productize solutions and offerings, implementation and execution of processes, filing of all requisite reports, renewal of registrations and licenses, end-to-end management of regulatory examinations, and interfacing with US regulators on ad-hoc inquiries. You will analyze new and existing products and provide guidance to ensure that our 2LOD controls are fit for purpose and comply with regulatory obligations and guide the first line business to enable the maturity of both customer-facing and internal back-office processes and product features. The role is based in San Francisco. Responsibilities: Support the Airwallex Group's expansion by managing the regulatory compliance components of license authorization processes Act as a key stakeholder in relation to license applications, business plan updates and information requests between Airwallex and our regulators Ensure that our regulatory compliance and integrity risk reporting obligations are maintained for all Airwallex Group entities in the US region Support and/or manage on-site exams and inspections (in collaboration with our LRC colleagues) Advise the business with respect to regulatory change initiatives with a particular focus on how to effectively manage compliance risk attached to new laws and regulations in the jurisdictions we operate Develop policies, processes and provide advice in relation to regulatory risk obligations that exist within the 1st line business Manage regulatory compliance risk within the Airwallex Risk Management Framework and associated escalation process (inc. the Group Risk Committee) Advise the business in relation to conduct risk and ethics matters (where appropriate) relating to our financial services licenses Deliver the Compliance Monitoring Program; Conduct targeted and thematic reviews on a wide range of topics to ensure appropriate organizational maturity Deliver the Airwallex Group's Compliance Training for employees and conduct ad-hoc training to specific business areas as required Conduct 'Proactive Special Ops' projects to unlock business or operational issues to enable Airwallex to achieve its strategic goals more rapidly Who you are We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 6 years of regulatory compliance experience in a financial institution, FinTech, legal/consulting firm, or combination of the above Familiarity with financial regulatory laws, rules, regulations and industry best practices across US and the Americas region Data proficiency - ability to work with data and leverage it for strategic decision-making Ability to operate strategically and think creatively to solve complex regulatory compliance challenges Superior communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex topics to a wide range of stakeholders including regulators, executive leadership, and front-line staff Experience with developing and/or maintaining a compliance program within a financial institution, preferably in respect of payments activity Exposure to licensing processes, regulatory expansion, and RegTech or technology-driven compliance solutions Deep understanding of financial products/services and related conduct risk, ethics, and controls Preferred qualifications: Experience dealing with State MTL Regulatory Authorities and other financial services regulators across the Americas Deep understanding of the NMLS online regulatory portal and associated systems Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @ airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page. Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary. Equal opportunity 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 don’t 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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