Global Lead of Regulatory Legal, Compliance & Licensing Strategy

At Airwallex (airwallex.com), we're building the future of global finance on one platform. Founded in 2015 in Melbourne, Airwallex is the leading financial technology platform for modern businesses to grow beyond borders. With one of the world's most powerful payments infrastructure, our technology empowers businesses of all sizes to accept payments, move money globally, and simplify their financial operations, all on one single platform.

If you're excited to do the most ambitious work of your career and change the way money moves around the world - join us!

As the expansion of our financial infrastructure is core to our mission, applying for new licenses and developing and maintaining a robust regulatory compliance program to comply with all the licenses obtained are vital to the success of Airwallex. Ability to develop a strategy for license applications and a state-of-the-art regulatory legal and compliance framework are critical skills needed for this role.

This role is at a senior level, and works closely with, and reports directly, to the Chief Legal, Compliance and Risk Officer (CLRCO). You will be assisting the CLRCO in supervising the regulatory legal and compliance managers who are stationed in different parts of the world. You will be leading the strategic initiatives of the regulatory legal and compliance team, with a focus on maintaining, advancing, and uplifting Airwallex's regulatory compliance programs, coordinating Airwallex's compliance with all relevant regulatory frameworks and requirements in each market where Airwallex operates, and formulating and executing Airwallex's licensing strategy, including engagements with regulators in connection with all licensing applications. This critical role will require exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and collaboration with other key stakeholders across the organization.

You will play an influential role in our growth story. This position may be based in any of our offices, including those in Australia, Asia, Europe and America, as well as other locations deemed appropriate.

You Will:

• Lead the global initiatives compliance of the Regulatory Legal & Compliance (RCL) Team
  
  • Lead and guide members in the RCL team, playing a pivotal role in maintaining and advancing Airwallex's regulatory compliance programs to meet the ever-changing regulatory landscape
• Assist the RCL team in overseeing the Regulatory Compliance Programs
  
  • Create a state of the art regulatory playbook and program for each new license obtained for any of our products (where necessary) and in each new jurisdiction Airwallex operates within
• Provide strategic suggestions and solutions in the design and implementation of Policies and Procedures and the overall compliance program
  
  • Provide solutions and suggestions in the implementation of regulatory compliance programs, contributing to the strategic direction of these initiatives
  • Coordinate and align implementation with the Product and Commercial Legal and Risk functions
• Collaborate across departments
  
  • Partner with other stakeholders such as Engineering, Strategy, and Business Development to meet the opportunities and achieve the goals and key results set forth by the global Airwallex group.
• Develop and Implement a comprehensive compliance and licensing strategy
  
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive compliance strategy, ensuring Airwallex is in compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements across all markets and in all geos.
  • Ensures a scalable licensing application process through codification of best practices.
• Integrate Compliance into business decisions
  
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that compliance considerations are integrated into business decisions and processes.
• Build Strong Relationships with regulatory bodies
  
  • Build strong relationships with regulatory bodies and industry associations to promote positive engagement and advocacy, in particular during licensing process
• Ensuring a compliance culture at Airwallex
  
  • Design and implement a training program for all staff of Airwallex to ensure legal and regulatory compliance at all times.

You Have:

• 12+ years of relevant experience - Significant experience in a variety of regulatory legal and compliance roles, with experience in managing teams across multiple geographies.
• Industry Expertise - Experience in FinTech, e-commerce, RegTech, compliance consulting, risk, and strong working knowledge of scheme rules, accounting, and/ or financial services.
• Legal Qualifications - A degree in the law and experience with financial and other regulatory issues.
• Data Proficiency - Ability to work with data and leverage it for strategic decision-making.
• Leadership and Communication Skills - Outstanding time management, presentation, and relationship-building skills, coupled with the ability to understand the larger picture while operating in a focused manner.

If you're excited to do the most ambitious work of your career and change the way money moves around the world - join us!

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don't regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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