Director, Data Platform Engineering (relocate to Singapore)

– Operationalized capabilities that act on data and knowledge. These include reusable analytical workflows, agent-callable tools, automated pipelines, API endpoints, and transformation primitives. Together, they form the building blocks that allow AI agents and internal teams not only to query information but to reason, automate, and execute reliably.

We are looking for a leader who can architect and scale this governed stack across regions and use cases, while ensuring it remains accessible and intuitive for Data Science, AI engineering, and technical business stakeholders. The objective is to create a shared foundation that enables both human analysts and AI agents to reason consistently and act confidently.

A critical component of this role is ownership of the regional and global data localization strategy within our Databricks environment. This includes designing architectural patterns that satisfy regulatory requirements while preserving a unified global data model across priority markets. The platform must reconcile local compliance constraints with global consistency in definitions, metrics, and knowledge artifacts.

You will partner closely with Data Science, AI engineering, Product, and Risk teams to ensure the platform supports rapid experimentation, intelligent automation, and high-quality decision-making, transforming raw data into durable knowledge and deployable skills across the organization.

Ideal Experience

15+ years in data or platform engineering, with 5+ years leading engineering teams in complex, multi-region environments.

We’re hiring a

Director, Knowledge Platform Engineering

(based in

Singapore

) to own the architecture, delivery, and adoption of a governed, reusable

Data → Knowledge → Skills

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.

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.

Airwallex has established dual HQs in San Francisco, CA, and Singapore, and recently crossed the US$1B ARR threshold. The business was proudly founded in Melbourne, and now, in our 10th year, we have a team of over 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in technology across 26 offices worldwide. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures, TIAA Ventures, Visa, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine, and Square Peg, 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.