Senior Manager, FCC Monitoring

Responsibilities

• Assess the ongoing effectiveness of the Group Financial Crime Program across governance, risk assessments, monitoring frameworks, issue management, regulatory reporting, and regulatory change
• Build and embed a risk-based monitoring approach across key focus areas, including EWRA, TMP, ECDD, and SMRs
• Monitor adherence to AML and sanctions obligations across key jurisdictions, identifying compliance gaps, emerging risks, and areas that need remediation
• Deliver clear, useful reporting to senior leaders, governance forums, and Board stakeholders on program effectiveness, risk exposure, and remediation progress
• Partner across FCC, MLRO, Risk, Legal, Product, Operations, and Technology teams to drive follow-through and strengthen the program over time

Requirements

• 10 years of experience in Financial Crime Compliance, AML, sanctions, or financial crime risk management in a global financial institution, fintech, payments business, or regulatory environment
• Deep understanding of global AML and sanctions frameworks, including regulatory expectations across the US, UK and EMEA, Australia, New Zealand, and broader APAC
• Proven experience building or running a monitoring program and improving the effectiveness of a financial crime compliance framework over time
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior executives, regulators, and global business leaders on complex financial crime matters
• Strong judgment, independence, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage your own workload and operate effectively in a fast-moving environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with or supporting Group MLRO, Regional MLRO, or Country MLRO functions
• Experience in a global fintech, payments business, digital bank, or other fast-paced financial services environment
• Risk and controls experience, with a practical understanding of how to assess program design and operating effectiveness
• Experience preparing executive-level reporting and escalating material issues through the right governance forums
• CAMS, ICA, or another recognized financial crime, compliance, or risk qualification

About the Company

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 250,000 businesses worldwide with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.