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.
The Opportunity：
This role will work closely with regional and global Compliance, Risk, Product and Operations teams to ensure that Airwallex meets its regulatory obligations and risk management standards through a robust, data‑driven Operations Quality Assurance (QA) framework, in line with our risk appetite and culture of compliance.
As an Operations Quality Assurance Manager, you will:
Lead a small team of QA analysts with different domain expertises (e.g., KYC, Transaction Monitoring, Name Screening, Underwriting, Merchant Risk Monitoring, etc.);
Design, implement and continuously enhance QA programs that cover all key operational functions; and
Deliver high‑quality QA reports and track remediation initiatives to effective closure.
You are expected to apply strong attention to detail, sound and objective business judgement, and excellent project management and stakeholder management skills in a fast‑growing business environment.
What you’ll be doing:
Gain an in‑depth understanding of Airwallex’s product offerings and AML / Risk‑related processes and controls across the end‑to‑end customer and transaction lifecycle;
Design and maintain a comprehensive operations QA framework covering compliance, risk controls and key customer-supporting functions to ensure operational standards;
Lead a small team of QA analysts and oversee the execution of monthly QA testing, ensuring team productivity and accuracy with high-quality deliverables;
Identify operational risks, process gaps and system limitations, determine root causes and impact, and provide suitable recommendations for remediations and enhancements;
Communicate QA outcomes clearly and concisely with key stakeholders and senior leadership, and track remedial actions and optimisation opportunities to effective closure;
Drive and support global projects and initiatives for operations excellence, providing data‑driven analytics and insights to support informed decision‑making
What you’ll bring:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Management, Statistics and Mathematics, Law or related disciplines;
5+ years of relevant experience in financial services, fintech or consulting, with one of the following profiles: Compliance expertise in AML/compliance review and advisory (preferably with CAMS/AAMLP certification); OR Risk control expertise in credit, fraud, brand and/or consumer risk management; OR QA/Auditing/Consulting backgrounds with strong exposures to compliance testing and risk assessments;
Strong understanding of AML/CTF regulations and/or risk management controls, industry practices, and regulatory/card scheme expectations and trends in the financial services, payments, or fintech industries;
Familiarity with AML processes (KYC, Transaction Monitoring and Name screening) OR Risk controls (Underwriting, Merchant Risk Monitoring)
Strong communication and time/project management skills
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
Fluency in both Mandarin and English (spoken and written);
Data and analytics skills (e.g. SQL, Looker) are a plus
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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.