Global AML Manager
About The Position
Airwallex is seeking a Global AML Manager to help manage global money laundering and terrorist financing risks across its financial services business. The role translates regulatory expectations and financial crime risks into practical, risk-based policies, controls, and guidance that support safe and sustainable growth. It works closely with Product, Commercial, Operations, Risk, Engineering, and regional compliance teams across a global payments business. The position supports the global AML/CTF framework, including global minimum standards and appropriate regional and local adaptations. It also advises on AML/CTF processes and controls, regulatory developments, escalated customer and transaction reviews, technology-enabled compliance workflows, regulatory examinations, audits, governance, and continuous improvement. The role is part of the Financial Crime Compliance team, a second-line function responsible for global AML/CTF and sanctions frameworks.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of experience in AML/CTF, financial crime compliance, or a related risk or regulatory function in financial services, fintech, payments, banking, or a similarly complex regulated environment.
- Demonstrated understanding of AML/CTF laws, regulations, enforcement trends, and industry practices across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience supporting or managing AML program components such as customer risk assessment, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity investigations, or sanctions-related financial crime controls.
- Experience working with customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, screening, case-management, or other compliance technology, including alert review, case disposition, or control enhancement processes.
- Ability to assess complex customer profiles, commercial transactions, products, and cross-border payment flows and identify practical, risk-based recommendations.
- Strong written communication, analytical, project management, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently and collaborate across a global program.
Nice To Haves
- CAMS or an equivalent globally recognized AML or financial crime compliance credential.
- Experience interacting with regulators, auditors, correspondent banks, financial institution partners, or other external stakeholders on AML/CTF matters.
- Experience in fintech and payments, including cross-border payments, virtual accounts, multi-currency wallets, or multi-entity regulated groups.
- Experience partnering with Product, Data, Engineering, or Operations teams to embed AML/CTF requirements into automated workflows, dashboards, or other technology-enabled compliance tools.
Responsibilities
- Support the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of Airwallex’s Global AML/CTF Policy Framework, including global minimum standards and regional or local adaptations.
- Develop, implement, and advise on risk-based AML/CTF processes and controls covering customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, beneficial ownership, ongoing monitoring, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity escalation, and higher-risk customer management.
- Monitor global AML/CTF regulatory developments, enforcement trends, and industry practices; assess their impact and support updates to policies, procedures, controls, and implementation plans.
- Provide advisory support for reviews and investigations of escalated customers, accounts, and transactions involving potential money laundering, terrorist financing, or other financial crime concerns.
- Partner with Risk Assessment, Product, Data, Engineering, Operations, and Compliance Technology teams to identify emerging risks, evaluate control effectiveness, and translate AML/CTF requirements into onboarding, monitoring, screening, payment, and case-management workflows.
- Support regulatory examinations, partner bank inquiries, and audits; prepare governance materials, metrics, risk indicators, and training; and contribute to due diligence, remediation, and continuous improvement projects.
- Maintain central program registers and govern action items arising from self-identified issues, assurance results, and regulatory findings, ensuring global program visibility, root-cause analysis, and remediation plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
