Senior Manager, Sanctions Regulatory Analysis (Financial Crime Compliance)

Location: Onsite in Singapore, with other locations in Melbourne or Sydney, Australia

Company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system and regulated global payments infrastructure provider serving more than 675,000 businesses.

What you will do

• Act as the regional sanctions subject matter expert and second-line escalation point for complex L3 sanctions matches, special investigations, and potential block-and-reject decisions.
• Own regional L3 sanctions case investigations and decisioning, including reporting, disclosure, and recordkeeping assessments.
• Provide risk-based advice on cross-border payment flows, indirect exposure, jurisdictional conflicts, new products, customer segments, transactions, and geographic expansion.
• Maintain regional sanctions procedures and oversee first-line sanctions controls in alignment with global policy and local requirements.
• Assess sanctions, export-control, geopolitical, and regulatory developments and translate them into control, product, procedure, and risk-appetite enhancements.
• Train L2 reviewers, KYC, Operations, and other stakeholders, and lead responses to banking partners and external stakeholders on sanctions matters.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of relevant sanctions experience, preferably in fintech, payments, or a large financial institution.
• Experience managing L3 sanctions alerts, recommending transaction blocking or freezing, assessing sanctions-related licences and transactional permissibility, and managing reporting.
• Experience evaluating sanctions frameworks, designing and scaling sanctions programs, and recommending program enhancements.
• Understanding of in-region economic sanctions regulations and industry best practices; knowledge of US sanctions is strongly preferred.
• Experience operationalizing sanctions controls with technology teams in line with global policies, regional procedures, and risk appetite.
• Experience interacting with or supporting engagement with regulators or financial institution partners on sanctions matters.
• Expert knowledge of the Australian sanctions framework administered by DFAT and the Australian Sanctions Office.
• Strong understanding of New Zealand sanctions regimes administered by MFAT, including the Russia Sanctions Act and UN-based regulations.
• Expert knowledge of Asian regulatory regimes and guidelines administered by MAS and HKMA.
• Ability to navigate complex geopolitical risks and conflicting obligations, including China’s MOFCOM requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role within the second-line Financial Crime Compliance team.
• Work is based onsite in Singapore, with alternative locations in Melbourne or Sydney.
• Work in a global regulated payments infrastructure organization with operations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
• Equal opportunity employment with accommodation available for candidates with disabilities or special needs.

Hiring process

• Apply only through careers.airwallex.com or Airwallex’s official LinkedIn page.
• Official communication will come only from an @airwallex.com email address; Airwallex will not request bank details, sensitive identification numbers, or payment during recruitment.
• Unsolicited resumes from search firms or recruiters are not accepted.