Senior Director Global Controls and Obligations Management

• Lead the global framework for identifying interpreting and operationalising regulatory and partner obligations across jurisdictions products and licensed entities and translate those obligations into clear governance controls and execution requirements.
• Manage the design of key controls through implementation and build a scalable controls testing program that defines methodology evidence standards issue identification remediation tracking and reporting.
• Engage with third parties including auditors consultants service providers and external partners on control design testing reporting dependencies and oversight expectations.
• Design and deliver a global regulatory reporting governance framework including ownership models documentation standards control checks escalation paths and change management.
• Support regulatory exams audits inspections RFIs and related supervisory engagements by coordinating responses maintaining regulator-ready documentation and partnering with Regulatory Compliance which serves as Airwallex's primary point of contact with regulators and Regulatory Legal.
• Maintain and continuously improve the obligations and controls register and the supporting knowledge base so teams can clearly understand what is required who owns it how it is implemented and how compliance is evidenced.
• Lead coach and develop a high-performing team setting a high bar for judgment rigor accountability and cross-functional partnership.

• 15+ years of experience designing and managing complex controls in highly regulated financial services payments fintech banking or similar environments.
• Law degree with 15+ years of legal practice experience.
• Experience translating legal regulatory and partnership requirements into operational controls governance frameworks testing approaches and practical business processes.
• Experience interacting directly with regulators including supporting RFIs exams audits inspections or remediation efforts.
• Experience building or overseeing regulatory reporting governance obligations management controls testing or similar second line compliance infrastructure.
• In-house experience at a fintech technology payments banking or broader financial services company.
• Proven ability to lead high-performing teams and work effectively across Legal Compliance Risk Product Operations Finance and external advisors.
• Strong analytical drafting communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with global payments stored value treasury card acquiring embedded finance or multi-jurisdiction licensing models.
• Experience building or improving obligations registers controls libraries knowledge management systems or regulatory reporting operating models at scale.
• Experience working through heightened supervisory scrutiny enforcement matters or large-scale remediation programmes.
• Familiarity with third party risk management outsourcing governance and vendor oversight frameworks.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment with high standards evolving priorities and meaningful cross-functional ownership.

What We Do

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 200000+ 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 2200 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.

Why Work With Us

Airwallex was founded by people told their idea was unreasonable and we've hired that way ever since. We move fast think globally and give you ownership from day one. If you want to pioneer global finance at scale alongside the ambitious let's talk.

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