Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations, Regulatory & Compliance (Fintech)

Location: Singapore

Company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system providing global payments infrastructure and financial products for businesses worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end strategic projects covering global market expansion, regulatory licensing roadmaps, and operating model redesign.
• Partner with Product, Data Science, and Engineering to deploy AI-driven tools, automation workflows, and scalable technology across compliance operations.
• Design scalable governance structures, compliance frameworks, and 1LOD/2LOD interaction models.
• Prepare board-level presentations, strategic business cases, quantitative decision frameworks, and executive insights.
• Mobilize matrixed teams across Legal, Compliance, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Operations.
• Define and optimize strategic metrics, operational efficiency benchmarks, and ROI for compliance transformation investments.

Requirements

• 6–8+ years of professional experience, including at least 4+ years at a top-tier strategy consulting firm.
• Experience delivering strategic projects in financial services, global payments, fintech, or technology platforms.
• Strong problem-solving, quantitative, analytical, communication, storytelling, and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Experience influencing C-suite stakeholders and matrixed global teams.
• Role based in Singapore.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field.
• Experience with global payments infrastructure, cross-border flows, digital wallets, or multi-jurisdictional licensing.
• Hands-on experience leading digital transformation, process automation, or AI implementation in financial operations or compliance.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a high-growth, global financial platform operating across multiple regions and jurisdictions.
• Collaborate with global leadership and cross-functional teams on high-visibility initiatives.
• Operate in a fast-moving environment focused on structured problem-solving, founder-level ownership, and first-principles decision-making.