Financial Crime Transformation Lead

Airwallex • New York, NY

8d • $200,000 - $230,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As Financial Crime Transformation Lead, you’ll lead a multi-year effort to strengthen Airwallex’s global financial crime framework as we scale across products and regions. This is a new role with broad scope: you’ll shape the target operating model, improve processes and systems, and bring stronger discipline to FCC-wide change. You’ll be the central connector across senior leaders and cross-functional teams, making sure work is practical, well sequenced, and built to stick in BAU.
This role is hybrid. Based in New York.

Requirements

• 10 years leading large, multi-workstream transformation programs in financial services or fintech.
• Direct experience in financial crime program change across areas such as AML/CTF, sanctions, FCC operations, and monitoring and testing.
• Practical experience using AI, automation, and modern tools to improve program planning, reporting, and execution in complex environments.
• A track record of delivering multiple global or multi-region programs at more than one complex institution.
• Highly organized, hands-on, and strong at turning complexity into action.
• Strong executive presence, clear communication skills, and project management certification such as PMP or PRINCE2.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in fintech, payments, or digital banking, ideally in fast-moving, global environments.
• Background in consulting, regulatory remediation, or large-scale risk and compliance change.
• Strong proficiency with program tools, dashboards, and executive reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global, multi-year FCC transformation across operating model, process, systems, testing, and controls.
• Build and drive the roadmap, with clear sequencing across priorities, dependencies, and risks.
• Use AI, automation, and data tools to improve FCC program tracking, reporting, and delivery across complex global workstreams.
• Run disciplined governance across working groups, SteerCos, RAID, and executive updates.
• Work hands-on with FCC and cross-functional leaders to turn complexity into clear plans, decisions, and action.
• Define success measures, evidence progress, and lead smooth transition into BAU.

Benefits

• Global financial crime framework across AML/CTF, sanctions, risk assessment, FCC operations, monitoring and testing, and investigations.
• Work closely with Product, Operations, Risk, Regulatory Legal & Compliance, and regional MLROs.
• Shape the target operating model, improve processes and systems, and bring stronger discipline to FCC-wide change.
• Central connector across senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Opportunity to work on complex, high-visibility problems with exceptional teammates.
• Grow your career as we build the future of global banking.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed