Principal Executive Recruiter, Talent Acquisition

Location: New York office three days a week

Salary: $180K–$260K base pay per year, plus potential equity and bonus

Company

Airwallex provides an AI-native financial operating system and regulated global payments infrastructure for businesses and financial product builders.

What you will do

• Own executive searches end to end, from sourcing and candidate engagement through offer acceptance.
• Partner with senior executives and leaders across GTM, G&A, Product, Engineering, and Design to define leadership roles and candidate profiles.
• Develop focused executive search strategies and provide market insight for critical hiring decisions.
• Build trusted relationships with senior candidates and deliver a strong executive candidate experience.
• Improve executive recruiting practices as the organization continues to scale globally.

Requirements

• 10+ years of recruitment experience, including hiring VP- and C-level talent in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment.
• Proven success recruiting and closing candidates across multiple domains.
• Strong collaboration, influencing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to quickly ramp up on new domains and make sound decisions with incomplete information.
• Ability to work from the New York office three days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience hiring for Product, Engineering, and Design roles.

Culture & Benefits

• Founder-level ownership, direct communication, curiosity, and first-principles decision-making.
• Opportunity to advise senior leaders and influence company-building decisions.
• US-based employees may receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, disability and life insurance, and well-being benefits.
• US-based employees receive 20 paid vacation days and 12 company holidays annually.
• Additional compensation may include equity, annual bonuses, commissions, or RSUs.