Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations - CEO Office

Airwallex • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

The CEO Office works directly with Airwallex’s executive leadership on some of the company’s most important strategic, operational, and organizational priorities. This is a small, high-trust team responsible for solving complex, company-critical problems across global expansion, product strategy, financial infrastructure, organizational scaling, and AI transformation. The team helps leadership navigate ambiguity, accelerate execution, and drive alignment across the company during periods of rapid growth and change. Airwallex is building the global financial infrastructure for modern businesses. With operations spanning multiple continents and rapid growth across payments, banking, software, and AI-enabled financial products, the company is entering a critical phase of global scale and platform expansion. This role offers close exposure to senior leadership, direct involvement in high-stakes decision-making, and the opportunity to work on some of the hardest scaling challenges inside a global fintech platform.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of experience in top-tier consulting, high-growth technology companies, investing, strategic finance, or similarly high-performance environments
• Demonstrated track record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives and driving measurable outcomes
• Exceptional problem-solving and structured thinking abilities
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex topics clearly and concisely
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with high ownership and accountability
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across seniority levels and functions
• High degree of commercial judgment and operational pragmatism
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in fintech, financial services, or other regulated industries
• Experience working directly with senior executives or founders
• Prior experience in consulting, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or strategic finance
• Experience scaling products, markets, or operational functions in international environments
• Strong data analysis and business modeling capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Airwallex’s leadership team on high-priority initiatives that shape the direction of the company globally.
• Operate across strategy and execution: helping frame problems, drive alignment, and ensure complex initiatives move from idea to outcome.
• Scaling new products and business lines globally
• International expansion and market entry strategy
• Regulatory and banking infrastructure initiatives
• Organisational effectiveness and operating model design
• Commercial acceleration and go-to-market execution
• M&A evaluation and post-merger integration
• AI-enabled operational transformation
• Cross-functional strategic initiatives tied to company priorities
• Regularly work with senior leaders across product, engineering, finance, commercial, legal, operations, and regional teams.

Benefits

• Accelerated learning
• True ownership
• Opportunity for impact
• Grow your career

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior