Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations, LRCO

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 Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at Airwallex is a collaborative group of legal professionals and risk management experts. We’re passionate about safeguarding Airwallex’s operations, fostering a culture of compliance and integrity, and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape responsibly. The team provides expert guidance and proactive support across all areas of the business—identifying, mitigating, and managing legal and financial risks to enable sustainable growth.

What you’ll do

As the Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations, LRCO (Legal, Risk & Compliance Office), you will be reporting to the Chief of Staff of LRC and will be part of a team of ex-top consultants focusing on enhancing and upgrading the division’s strategy and processes. This role offers the potential to build and lead a high-performing team, scaling the governance program company-wide.

Responsibilities:

• Drive end-to-end ownership of high-stakes strategic initiatives and 'CEO-level' special projects that define our global trajectory.

• Serve as a trusted advisor and force multiplier for executive leadership, navigating complex cross-functional landscapes to align global stakeholders on mission-critical deliverables.

• Data-driven approach: Deploy first-principles thinking and advanced analytics to institutionalize organizational health and operational excellence.

• Architect a Global Division: Drive the division’s internal strategy by orchestrating global budgets, scaling organizational design, and leading high-impact people initiatives to institutionalize a high-performance culture.

Who you are
You have a 'founder's mentality'—you are equally comfortable debating high-level strategy with the C-suite as you are rolling up your sleeves to build a new process from scratch.

Minimum qualifications:

• 5-7+ years of experience, with a proven track record of leadership in a top-tier strategy consultancy (MBB preferred) or a high-growth environment

• Someone who enjoys ‘getting things done’ and finds ways to drive tangible outcomes

• A strategic thinker and analytical in your approach to developing strategies

• Success-oriented and hold yourself accountable for delivering key outcomes

• Someone who works collaboratively with people at all levels and across functions and cultures

• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• Having prior experience in Legal, Risk and Compliance is NOT a requirement.

Preferred qualifications:

• Technology, financial services and/or experience in a high growth environment is advantageous

• Experience with tool procurement, vendor management, and process automation

• Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s, or relevant certification).

Location: US, Europe, Singapore

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Equal opportunity

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.