Compliance Manager, FCC

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.

About the 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.

What you'll do

We are hiring a Compliance Manager, FCC to oversee the execution of our day-to-day financial crime compliance operations in the United States.

In this role, you will work closely with the US Deputy BSA Officer, managing the local execution of our compliance program. You will ensure accurate reporting, robust transaction monitoring, and operational adherence to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the USA PATRIOT Act, and relevant State Money Transmission Laws.

Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Operational Management: Lead the day-to-day AML/CTF operations, including the oversight of customer onboarding (KYC/KYB), sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring alerts

• SAR Preparation: Investigate suspicious activity and draft Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) for review and submission by the BSA Officer

• Program Implementation: Assist the BSA Officer in localizing global policies for the US market and ensuring controls are effectively implemented across the business

• Regulatory Reporting: Oversee the accurate and timely preparation of reports to FinCEN and assist in gathering data for state regulatory examinations

• Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD): Conduct deep-dive reviews on high-risk customers and complex business structures, providing recommendations to senior compliance leadership

• Audit & Exam Support: Act as a key point of contact for gathering documentation and data during internal audits and state regulatory exams (e.g., NYDFS, CA DFPI)

• Training: Deliver BSA/AML training to local sales and support teams and serve as the subject matter expert for internal staff inquiries

• Policy Maintenance: Ensure local desk procedures and operational manuals are kept up to date with changing US federal and state regulations

Minimum qualifications:

• Experience: 6-8 years of financial crime/AML experience in US fintechs, MSBs, or payments companies

• Regulatory Knowledge: