Associate Director, Obligations Management

Airwallex (UK) Limited

Job Overview

Location

US - New York

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Own the architecture, scaling, and maintenance of the global Obligations Register, comprehensively cataloging international regulatory rules, statutory laws, and Tier-1 financial partner requirements alongside their corresponding internal compliance controls.
• Collaborate with the Risk team to structure compliance controls and reporting obligations within the registry for effective independent monitoring, validation, and testing.
• Manage and continuously evolve the centralized global RFI knowledge base, synthesizing insights from local Regulatory Compliance teams to build uniform, legally defensible evidence portfolios for banking partners and regulatory bodies.
• Own the global central audit register, tracking internal audit findings, external examination gaps, and material regulatory issues to ensure accountability and verify robust root-cause remediation before deadlines.
• Partner with Regional Regulatory Legal teams to ingest ongoing legal interpretations and horizon scanning data, ensuring the global obligations registry is dynamically updated to prevent compliance gaps or control drift.
• Lead and scale a high-performing obligations management team, replacing manual trackers and spreadsheet dependencies with advanced, scalable GRC tooling and automated compliance dashboards.
• Transform abstract legal mandates into structured, data-driven, and audit-ready compliance inventories through close collaboration with Regional Regulatory Legal, Local Regulatory Compliance, Internal Audit, and Second-Line Risk teams.
• Ensure traceability of control performance and end-to-end lifecycle tracking of compliance issues from identification to verified closure.
• Drive the adoption of institutional Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software systems to automate policy mapping, issue remediation workflows, and reporting.
• Maintain a global mandate to align decentralized regional compliance functions with centralized hub standards while supporting Airwallex’s expansion across multi-jurisdictional markets.
• Operate at the intersection of law, regulation, risk, and business execution to enable responsible growth and protect customer, partner, and regulatory trust.
• Apply a systematic, high-ownership approach to problem-solving with exceptional corporate drafting skills and cross-functional agility to align global teams.
• Leverage AI and automation to enhance compliance efficiency, reduce manual effort, and improve accuracy in obligations tracking and reporting.

🎯 Requirements

• 10 to 12+ years of experience within corporate governance, regulatory compliance, internal audit, or operational risk management in a highly regulated financial services, fintech, or banking environment
• At least 3 to 5+ years of experience managing a compliance inventory, regulatory obligations framework, or GRC program at a senior level in a multi-jurisdictional environment
• Proven track record of constructing complex compliance matrices, mapping internal controls to international laws, supervising audit registers, and managing institutional RFI mechanisms
• High-ownership, systematic approach to problem-solving with exceptional corporate drafting skills and cross-functional agility to align decentralized regional teams with central hub standards
• Experience selecting, deploying, or configuring institutional GRC software systems to automate policy mapping and issue remediation workflows
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Public Policy, Risk Management, Business Administration, or a related structured analytical discipline

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work at the intersection of law, regulation, risk, and business execution within a global fintech leader valued at $8 billion
• Access to a team of over 2,200 innovative professionals across 26 global offices
• Exposure to world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Sequoia, and Salesforce Ventures
• Direct impact on building the future of global banking through scalable compliance infrastructure
• Culture of founder-like energy, accelerated learning, and true ownership
• Use of AI to work smarter and solve complex problems faster

Skills & Technologies

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About Airwallex (UK) Limited

Airwallex is a global financial technology company providing cross-border payment and banking infrastructure for businesses. It offers multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, card issuing, expense management, and embedded finance APIs. Founded in Melbourne in 2015, the company serves enterprises and SMEs across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, operating under licenses in multiple jurisdictions and processing billions in annualized transaction volume.

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