airwallex
Director, Compliance Monitoring and Oversight
At a Glance
- Location
- New York, United States
- Employment
- FULL_TIME
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Compensation
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- Department
- Airwallex
- Posted
- 2026-03-24
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Banking
- Defense
- Embedded Systems
- Energy
- Finance
- Legal
- Regulatory
Requirements
12+ years of experience in Compliance Assurance, Internal Audit, or Regulatory Testing within the financial services or fintech sector
You know how to pivot a monitoring program from a manual, transactional model to a strategic, risk-based assurance model
Deep understanding of testing methodologies (design effectiveness vs.
operating effectiveness), sampling strategies, and root cause analysis
You are comfortable presenting "bad news" constructively to C-level executives and driving consensus on remediation
Previous experience in a Big 4 or Internal Audit function is highly desirable
Responsibilities
As the Director of Compliance Monitoring and Oversight, you will be the global architect of Airwallex’s "Second Line of Defense" assurance function.
You will lead a small, high-performing international team responsible for validating the effectiveness of our financial crime controls across all regions and products.
You will be responsible for maturing our global monitoring framework to ensure it is scalable, data-driven, and aligned with the complexities of our rapidly expanding footprint.
You will move beyond box-ticking to provide strategic insights on control health to the Board and Senior Management, helping the business grow safely and sustainably.
Global framework strategy:
Own the strategic evolution of the Compliance Monitoring and Oversight framework.
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 and financial risks.
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 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.