Director, FCC Monitoring & Testing

Airwallex (UK) Limited

Job Overview

Location

US - San Francisco

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As Director, FCC Monitoring & Testing, you will shape and scale Airwallex’s global financial crime compliance monitoring and testing framework, establishing a rigorous, data-driven second-line assurance function.
• You will lead a high-performing global team to independently validate the design and operating effectiveness of AML, Sanctions, and KYC/KYB controls across all production environments and establish a monitoring framework and associated metrics to support executive decisioning and ongoing maintenance of program and control operating effectiveness.
• The Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) team at Airwallex is a strategically vital function operating under a clear Three Lines of Defence model. As the independent second line, FCC owns the global AML/CTF programme, sanctions framework, risk assessment methodology, and governance infrastructure across all global entities.
• You will translate complex testing outcomes and thematic trends into clear, decision-useful reporting for executive leadership and governance forums, providing constructive challenge to stakeholders and tracking the root-cause remediation of control deficiencies.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Law, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related quantitative/analytical discipline.
• CAMS certification or an ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (or equivalent professional credential).
• 12 to 15+ years of experience within FCC quality assurance, compliance monitoring, internal audit, or a related second/third-line control function inside a fintech, payments, or highly regulated banking environment.
• At least 5+ years leading a global or multi-jurisdictional monitoring, testing, or control validation function at a senior level.
• Deep technical knowledge of financial crime controls across transaction monitoring, sanctions/PEP screening, customer due diligence, and digital KYC/KYB workflows.
• Proven mastery of risk-based testing methodologies, including scoping, sampling, design and operating effectiveness assessments, issue writing, and remediation validation.

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to shape global fintech risk strategies and help establish foundations for long-term growth.
• Work with exceptional teammates across Product, Engineering, Operations, and regional leadership to turn testing insights into operational accountability.
• Represent the FCC monitoring and testing function during regulatory examinations, internal or external audits, and banking partner reviews.
• Access to a global organization valued at US$8 billion with backing from world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, and Sequoia.
• Flexibility to be based in the US or EMEA with a global mandate.
• Culture that values founder-like energy, real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership.

Skills & Technologies

Python

Onsite

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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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