Financial Investigations Manager

Airwallex • San Francisco, CA

22h

About The Position

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 Major Investigations Team (MIT) is a proactive, intelligence‑driven function with a global remit to investigate complex, high‑risk financial crime and insider‑threat cases, identify emerging risks/typologies, and drive control enhancements across Airwallex. What you’ll do In this role, you will lead end-to-end insider-threat investigations across AML, CTF, sanctions, fraud, and COI risks, using complex datasets to uncover patterns and anomalies. You will develop insider-threat intelligence and share insights with Operations, Risk Product, and Commercial to strengthen controls. You will also help build and mature the insider-threat program, including policies, procedures, and training, in partnership with People, Legal, InfoSec, and Operations. Finally, you will advise senior stakeholders through clear reports and presentations while staying ahead of emerging threats and regulatory expectations. This role is based in San Francisco or New York.

Requirements

• 5 years conducting complex financial crime and insider‑threat investigations in a financial technology company, financial institution, technology, or similar regulated high-velocity environment
• Strong understanding of financial‑crime typologies, data‑privacy regulations, and investigative legal frameworks
• Advanced data analysis skills; proficiency with BigQuery/SQL/Python and data‑visualization tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to work independently within a globally dispersed team

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in a complex investigative team for a high-growth fintech
• Relevant certifications such as CAMS, CFI, CFE
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Mandarin, with the ability to navigate complex business nuances and build seamless relationships with our global stakeholders in APAC

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end insider‑threat investigations (AML, CTF, anti‑bribery, sanctions, fraud, expense fraud, COI, and related risks)
• Analyze large, complex datasets to detect patterns, anomalies, and indicators of insider activity
• Develop and share insider‑threat typologies and intelligence; contribute to an intelligence‑driven feedback loop with Operations, Risk Product, and Commercial
• Advise senior stakeholders; produce clear investigative reports and present findings to internal committees and leadership
• Maintain awareness of evolving threats, best practices, and regulatory requirements relevant to insider risk and financial crime

What This Job Offers

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